Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 13634 occurs at dawn on .
The Seventeenth of Tammuz (Hebrew: שבעה עשר בתמוז, Shiv’ah Asar b’Tammuz) is a Jewish fast day commemorating the breach of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple. It falls on the 17th day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz and marks the beginning of the three-week mourning period leading up to Tisha B’Av. Like other minor fasts, Tzom Tammuz begins at dawn (first light) and ends at nightfall (full dark). If the 17th of Tammuz falls on a Shabbat, the fast is instead observed the next day, the 18th of Tammuz (on Sunday).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Tzom Tammuz 9871 | 17 Tamuz 13631 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9872 | 17 Tamuz 13632 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9873 | 17 Tamuz 13633 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9874 | 17 Tamuz 13634 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9875 | 18 Tamuz 13635 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9876 | 17 Tamuz 13636 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9877 | 17 Tamuz 13637 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9878 | 18 Tamuz 13638 |
Torah Portion: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10
Torah Portion: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10
Haftarah: Isaiah 55:6-56:8 · 16 p’sukim
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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