Shabbat HaGadol ("Great Shabbat" שבת הגדול) is the Shabbat immediately before Passover. There is a special Haftarah reading on this Shabbat of the book of Malachi. Traditionally a lengthy and expansive sermon is given to the general community in the afternoon.
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List of Dates
Shabbat HaGadol begins in the Diaspora on:- Fri, 15 April 2011 at sundown (12th of Nisan, 5771)
- Fri, 30 March 2012 at sundown (8th of Nisan, 5772)
- Fri, 22 March 2013 at sundown (12th of Nisan, 5773)
- Fri, 11 April 2014 at sundown (12th of Nisan, 5774)
- Fri, 27 March 2015 at sundown (8th of Nisan, 5775)
- Fri, 15 April 2016 at sundown (8th of Nisan, 5776)
Haftarah: Malachi 3:4 - 3:24
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- "Special Shabbat" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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