Shabbat Chazon 2052 / שַׁבָּת חֲזוֹן 5812

Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision 🕍

Shabbat Chazon for Hebrew Year 5812 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 2049
Parashat Devarim
9 Av 5809
Shabbat Chazon 2050
Parashat Devarim
4 Av 5810
Shabbat Chazon 2051
Parashat Devarim
6 Av 5811
Shabbat Chazon 2052
Parashat Devarim
8 Av 5812
Shabbat Chazon 2053
Parashat Devarim
4 Av 5813
Shabbat Chazon 2054
Parashat Devarim
4 Av 5814
Shabbat Chazon 2055
Parashat Devarim
6 Av 5815
Shabbat Chazon 2056
Parashat Devarim
9 Av 5816

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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