תמוז
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz
♋ Cancer (Sartan / סרטן) · Summer · Tribe of Reuben · June–July
Two-Day Rosh Chodesh · 5786
Begins at sunset
Sunday evening, June 14, 2026
Sunset in New York: 8:28 PM
ends sunset on Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Molad
Monday, 6 hours, 46 minutes and 16 chalakim
1 chelek = 3⅓ seconds · 18 chalakim = 1 minute · 1,080 chalakim = 1 hour
Tamuz (תמוז) · 30 days · ♋ Cancer (Sartan / סרטן)
Holidays
17 Tammuz (Fast Day — beginning of the Three Weeks)
Torah Reading
Rosh Chodesh: Numbers 28:1–15. On the 17th of Tammuz fast day: Exodus 32:11–14 and 34:1–10.
Hebrew Year
5786
About
The Month of Tamuz
Tammuz is a month of intense summer heat and historical tragedy. The 17th of Tammuz is a fast day marking the breach of Jerusalem’s walls, which begins the Three Weeks of mourning leading to Tisha B’Av. Despite its somber associations, Tammuz contains the potential for great rectification — the very challenges of this month carry seeds of future redemption.
Significance
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz
Rosh Chodesh Tammuz offers a moment of light before the difficult period ahead. The joyful aspect of Rosh Chodesh — with Hallel and festive additions — reminds us that even in challenging times, renewal is possible. The new moon of Tammuz is a time to pray for the transformation of sorrow into joy.
Spiritual Themes
Themes of Tamuz
Tammuz is associated with the sense of sight and the power of vision. The Kabbalists teach that the rectification of Tammuz lies in learning to see beyond the surface — to perceive the hidden good within apparent tragedy. The sin of the Golden Calf and the sin of the Spies, both connected to Tammuz, were failures of spiritual vision.
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Mazal
Cancer (Sartan / סרטן)
Tribe
Reuben
Season
Summer
Observances
Customs of Tamuz
- •Fast of 17 Tammuz: no eating or drinking from dawn to nightfall
- •Three Weeks of mourning begin: no weddings, music, or haircuts
- •Increased study of laws of the Temple
History
Historical Events in Tamuz
- •Moses broke the Tablets (17 Tammuz)
- •The walls of Jerusalem were breached (17 Tammuz, 69 CE)
- •The daily tamid offering ceased in the First Temple (17 Tammuz)
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