Definitions

  • n. The third of Tammuz; the yahrzeit of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902–1994), the seventh and last Lubavitcher Rebbe, commemorated by the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

Example Sentences

  • "When Chassidim continue to give maamad, even after Gimmel Tammuz, although we don’t see the Rebbe, this expresses the force of our hiskashrus to him, without changes!" (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • ג' תַּמּוּז, lit. 'third of Tammuz'

    • Who Uses This

      • Chabad: Jews affiliated with the Chabad Lubavitch movement

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      Gimel Tammuz, Gimmel Tamuz, Gimel Tamuz

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