Shabbat Chazon 2003 / שַׁבָּת חֲזוֹן 5763

Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision 🕍

Shabbat Chazon for Hebrew Year 5763 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Devarim.

Shabbat Chazon (“Sabbath [of] vision” שבת חזון) takes its name from the Haftarah that is read on the Shabbat immediately prior to the mournful fast of Tisha B’Av, from the words of rebuke and doom coming from Isaiah in the Book of Isaiah 1:1-27. It is also referred to as the Black Sabbath due to its status as the saddest Shabbat of the year (as opposed to the White Sabbath, Shabbat Shuvah, immediately precededing Yom Kippur).

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Dates for Shabbat Chazon

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shabbat Chazon 2000
Parashat Devarim
4 Av 5760
Shabbat Chazon 2001
Parashat Devarim
8 Av 5761
Shabbat Chazon 2002
Parashat Devarim
4 Av 5762
Shabbat Chazon 2003
Parashat Devarim
4 Av 5763
Shabbat Chazon 2004
Parashat Devarim
6 Av 5764
Shabbat Chazon 2005
Parashat Devarim
8 Av 5765
Shabbat Chazon 2006
Parashat Devarim
4 Av 5766
Shabbat Chazon 2007
Parashat Devarim
6 Av 5767

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
"Shabbat Chazon – of Vision" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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