Heading For Shabbos Nachamu

ב"ה ואתחנן שבת נחמו

With the help of Hashem. Parshas Vaetchanan, Shabbos Nachamu.

This is the opening heading of the piece, invoking the help of Hashem and identifying the occasion as Parshas Vaetchanan, which falls on Shabbos Nachamu, the Shabbos of consolation following Tisha B'Av.

Summary: This line serves as the introductory heading for the Sfas Emes's divrei Torah on Parshas Vaetchanan. It opens with the customary invocation of Hashem's help and marks the setting as Shabbos Nachamu, the Shabbos of comfort that follows the mourning of Tisha B'Av. As such, it frames the Torah that follows within the theme of consolation and the anticipated geulah.