Shabbat Chazon 2027 / שַׁבָּת חֲזוֹן 5787

Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision 🕍

Shabbat Chazon for Hebrew Year 5787 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2024
Parashat Devarim
6 Av 5784
Shabbat Chazon 2025
Parashat Devarim
8 Av 5785
Shabbat Chazon 2026
Parashat Devarim
4 Av 5786
Shabbat Chazon 2027
Parashat Devarim
4 Av 5787
Shabbat Chazon 2028
Parashat Devarim
6 Av 5788
Shabbat Chazon 2029
Parashat Devarim
9 Av 5789
Shabbat Chazon 2030
Parashat Devarim
4 Av 5790
Shabbat Chazon 2031
Parashat Devarim
6 Av 5791

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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