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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List of Dates
Shabbat Nachamu begins at sundown in the Diaspora on:- Fri, 12 August 2011 (13th of Av, 5771)
- Fri, 03 August 2012 (16th of Av, 5772)
- Fri, 19 July 2013 (13th of Av, 5773)
- Fri, 08 August 2014 (13th of Av, 5774)
- Fri, 31 July 2015 (16th of Av, 5775)
- Fri, 19 August 2016 (16th of Av, 5776)
Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1 - 40:26
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- "Special Shabbat" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.