Shabbat Nachamu for Hebrew Year 10979 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 7216 | 11 Av 10976 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 7217 | 11 Av 10977 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 7218 | 15 Av 10978 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 7219 | 11 Av 10979 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 7220 | 11 Av 10980 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 7221 | 13 Av 10981 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 7222 | 15 Av 10982 | ||
Shabbat Nachamu 7223 | 11 Av 10983 |
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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