Day of fasting on which five misfortunes befell the Jewish people:<\/p>\n
1) Moshe broke the Tablets of the Law (1313 BCE) after descending from Mount Sinai.<\/p>\n
2) Service in the First Temple was interrupted (423 BCE).<\/p>\n
3) The wall of Jerusalem was destroyed (69 CE).<\/p>\n
4) Apostemus the Wicked held a public burning of the Torah.<\/p>\n
5) They placed an idol of idolatry in the Heijal, the holiest place in the Temple.<\/p>\n
This day marks the beginning of the \""Three weeks"\"<\/a> a period of mourning for the destruction of the Temples of Jerusalem that culminates on the 9th of Av, with another day of fasting.<\/p>\n When the 17th of Tammuz falls on Shabbat, the fast is moved to the following Sunday.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to see the rest of the fasting days in Judaism.<\/p>\n Video about the 17th of Tammuz
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