Shabbat Shuvah ("Sabbath [of] Return" שבת שובה) refers to the Shabbat that occurs during the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Only one Shabbat can occur between these dates. This Shabbat is named after the first word of the Haftarah (Hosea 14:2-10) and literally means "Return!" It is perhaps a play on, but not to be confused with, the word Teshuvah (the word for repentance).
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List of Dates
Shabbat Shuva begins at sundown in the Diaspora on:- Fri, 10 September 2010 (3rd of Tishrei, 5771)
- Fri, 30 September 2011 (3rd of Tishrei, 5772)
- Fri, 21 September 2012 (6th of Tishrei, 5773)
- Fri, 06 September 2013 (3rd of Tishrei, 5774)
- Fri, 26 September 2014 (3rd of Tishrei, 5775)
- Fri, 18 September 2015 (6th of Tishrei, 5776)
Haftarah: Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- "Special Shabbat" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.