Tammuz

Jewish month

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Fast of Tammuz

  • In Fast of Tammuz

    …a minor Jewish observance (on Tammuz 17) that inaugurates three weeks of mourning (see Three Weeks) that culminate in the 24-hour fast of Tisha be-Av. Though probably an adaptation of some pagan festival, the Jewish people have associated the fast with several unhappy historical events: the breaching of the walls…

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Jewish calendar

    Jewish religious year