Shabbat Nachamu for Hebrew Year 8987 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 5224 | 13 Av 8984 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 5225 | 13 Av 8985 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 5226 | 16 Av 8986 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 5227 | 11 Av 8987 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 5228 | 13 Av 8988 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 5229 | 16 Av 8989 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 5230 | 16 Av 8990 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 5231 | 13 Av 8991 |
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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