12–13 Tammuz

12–13 Tammuz
12–13 Tammuz
	Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn
Observed by	Chabad-Lubavich community
Type	Commemoration
Significance	Birthday ; and release day of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn from Soviet Prison
Begins	Night of 12 Tammuz
Ends	Night of 13 Tammuz
Date	12–13 Tammuz
2024 date	July 18–19
2025 date	July 8–9
2026 date	June 27–28
2027 date	July 17–18
Frequency	Annual
First time	July 3, 1927 (12 Tammuz, 5687)

12–13 Tammuz or Yud beis v' yud gimel Tammuz (Hebrew: י"ב וי"ג תמוז /jud bˈeɪz vi jud ˈɡɪmɛl ˈtɑ muːz/ lit. 'The twelfth and thirteenth of Tammuz') is a holiday on the Chabad-Lubavitch calendar that commemorates the liberation of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the sixth Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty, from Soviet imprisonment. The holiday also marks his birthday. It is one of the three holidays named "day of liberation" by Chabad-Lubavitch