12 Tamuz 5756

Saturday, June 29, 1996 corresponds to 12 Tamuz 5756 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.

The Torah portion for this week is Parashat Chukat-Balak (פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת־בָּלָק). The weekly Torah reading cycle divides the Five Books of Moses into portions read in synagogues each Shabbat.