Shabbat Chazon 2044 / שַׁבָּת חֲזוֹן 5804

Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision 🕍

Shabbat Chazon for Hebrew Year 5804 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 2041
Parashat Devarim
6 Av 5801
Shabbat Chazon 2042
Parashat Devarim
9 Av 5802
Shabbat Chazon 2043
Parashat Devarim
9 Av 5803
Shabbat Chazon 2044
Parashat Devarim
6 Av 5804
Shabbat Chazon 2045
Parashat Devarim
8 Av 5805
Shabbat Chazon 2046
Parashat Devarim
9 Av 5806
Shabbat Chazon 2047
Parashat Devarim
4 Av 5807
Shabbat Chazon 2048
Parashat Devarim
8 Av 5808

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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