Shabbat HaGadol 111 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 111 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 3871

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 3871 began on Friday, 3 April 0111 and ended on Saturday, 4 April 0111. 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 109 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	12 Nisan 3869
Shabbat HaGadol 110 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 14Mar 14	SaturdaySat, March 15Mar 15	8 Nisan 3870
Shabbat HaGadol 111 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4	8 Nisan 3871
Shabbat HaGadol 112 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 25Mar 25	SaturdaySat, March 26Mar 26	12 Nisan 3872
Shabbat HaGadol 113 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 10Mar 10	SaturdaySat, March 11Mar 11	8 Nisan 3873
Shabbat HaGadol 114 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	8 Nisan 3874
Shabbat HaGadol 115 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	10 Nisan 3875
Shabbat HaGadol 116 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 10Apr 10	SaturdaySat, April 11Apr 11	12 Nisan 3876

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 4 April 0111 / 8 Nisan 3871

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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