Shabbat Nachamu for Hebrew Year 8897 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .
Shabbat Nachamu (“Sabbath of comfort/ing) takes its name from the haftarah from Isaiah in the Book of Isaiah 40:1-26 that speaks of “comforting” the Jewish people for their suffering. It the first of seven haftarahs of consolation leading up to the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Shabbat Nachamu 5134 | 16 Av 8894 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 5135 | 16 Av 8895 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 5136 | 11 Av 8896 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 5137 | 15 Av 8897 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 5138 | 16 Av 8898 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 5139 | 11 Av 8899 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 5140 | 13 Av 8900 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 5141 | 15 Av 8901 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Vaetchanan · Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11
Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 · 26 p’sukim
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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