Seventeenth of Tammuz
The Seventeenth of Tammuz (Hebrew: שבעה עשר בתמוז, romanized: Shivah 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 4th Hebrew month of Tammuz and marks the beginning of the three-week mourning period leading up to Tisha B'Av.
| Seventeenth of Tammuz | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Hebrew: שבעה עשר בתמוז |
| Type | Jewish religious and national |
| Significance | Date when the walls of Jerusalem were breached |
| Observances | Fasting, prayer |
| Date | 17th day of Tammuz |
| 2023 date | 6 July |
| 2024 date | 23 July |
| 2025 date | 13 July |
| 2026 date | 2 July |
| Related to | The fasts of the Tenth of Tevet and Tisha B'Av, the Three Weeks & the Nine Days |
The day also traditionally commemorates the destruction of the two tablets of the Ten Commandments and other historical calamities that befell the Jewish people on the same date.
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