Tammuz (תָּמוּז) Basics

Intro to the Jewish month of Tammuz

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Moon of Fullness (June/July)
Tammuz is the month of claiming personal sovereignty and risking success, failure, and change.

Basics

• Linear Month: 10

• Torah Month: 4

• Season: Summer

• Holidays: Tzom Tammuz

• Offerings¹:  Red Ribbons, Jerusalem Stone

• Element²:  Mayim (מים) Water within Eish (אשׁ) Fire

• Spiritual Focus³: Creativity through Divine Connection

• Netivah: Immah (אםא) Mother

• Constellation: Sartan (סרטן) Cancer/Crab

• Letter: Chet – ח

• Tribe: Reuben (ראובן)  

• Sense: Sight

• Symbol: Heart

• Tarot Card⁴: Chariot

• Soul Trait⁵: B’lev Shalem (בלב שלם) Wholehearted

Note: Letter, Tribe, and Sense are derived from the Sefer Yetzirah
See NOTES below for additional information on sources of these all correspondences.