Shabbat Nachamu 5208 / שַׁבָּת נַחֲמוּ 8968

Shabbat after Tish’a B’Av (Shabbat of Consolation) 🕍

Shabbat Nachamu for Hebrew Year 8968 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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Dates for Shabbat Nachamu

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shabbat Nachamu 5205 16 Av 8965
Shabbat Nachamu 5206 16 Av 8966
Shabbat Nachamu 5207 11 Av 8967
Shabbat Nachamu 5208 13 Av 8968
Shabbat Nachamu 5209 16 Av 8969
Shabbat Nachamu 5210 11 Av 8970
Shabbat Nachamu 5211 13 Av 8971
Shabbat Nachamu 5212 16 Av 8972

Tanakh

Shabbat Nachamu / שַׁבָּת נַחֲמוּ

Torah Portion: Parashat Vaetchanan · Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11

  1. 1: Deuteronomy 3:23-4:4 · 11 p’sukim
  2. 2: Deuteronomy 4:5-40 · 36 p’sukim
  3. 3: Deuteronomy 4:41-49 · 9 p’sukim
  4. 4: Deuteronomy 5:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
  5. 5: Deuteronomy 5:19-6:3 · 15 p’sukim
  6. 6: Deuteronomy 6:4-25 · 22 p’sukim
  7. 7: Deuteronomy 7:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
  8. maf: Deuteronomy 7:9-11 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 · 26 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Shabbat Nachamu” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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