Shabbat HaGadol 1053 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 1053 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4813

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4813 began on Friday, 8 April 1053 and ended on Saturday, 9 April 1053. This corresponds to Parashat Metzora.

Shabbat HaGadol (“Great Shabbat” שבת הגדול) is the Shabbat immediately before Passover. According to tradition, the name recalls the first such Shabbat in Egypt, when the Israelites received the commandment to set aside a lamb for the Passover sacrifice. There is a special Haftarah reading on this Shabbat from the book of Malachi. Traditionally, a lengthy sermon is given to the community in the afternoon.

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Dates for Shabbat HaGadol

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Shabbat HaGadol 1051 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	8 Nisan 4811
Shabbat HaGadol 1052 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	10 Nisan 4812
Shabbat HaGadol 1053 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 8Apr 8	SaturdaySat, April 9Apr 9	12 Nisan 4813
Shabbat HaGadol 1054 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	8 Nisan 4814
Shabbat HaGadol 1055 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 13Apr 13	SaturdaySat, April 14Apr 14	8 Nisan 4815
Shabbat HaGadol 1056 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 4Apr 4	SaturdaySat, April 5Apr 5	12 Nisan 4816
Shabbat HaGadol 1057 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 27Mar 27	SaturdaySat, March 28Mar 28	14 Nisan 4817
Shabbat HaGadol 1058 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 9Apr 9	SaturdaySat, April 10Apr 10	8 Nisan 4818

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 9 April 1053 / 12 Nisan 4813

Torah Portion: Parashat Metzora · Leviticus 14:1-15:33

1: Leviticus 14:1-12 · 12 p’sukim
2: Leviticus 14:13-20 · 8 p’sukim
3: Leviticus 14:21-32 · 12 p’sukim
4: Leviticus 14:33-53 · 21 p’sukim
5: Leviticus 14:54-15:15 · 19 p’sukim
6: Leviticus 15:16-28 · 13 p’sukim
7: Leviticus 15:29-33 · 5 p’sukim
maf: Leviticus 15:31-33 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah*: Malachi 3:4-24 · 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaGadol

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link): Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link): Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh: Sefaria.org
“Shabbat HaGadol” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia: Wikimedia Foundation Inc.

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