Shabbat HaGadol 119 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 119 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 3879

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 3879 began on Friday, 7 April 0119 and ended on Saturday, 8 April 0119. 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 117 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	8 Nisan 3877
Shabbat HaGadol 118 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	10 Nisan 3878
Shabbat HaGadol 119 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 7Apr 7	SaturdaySat, April 8Apr 8	12 Nisan 3879
Shabbat HaGadol 120 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	14 Nisan 3880
Shabbat HaGadol 121 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 14Mar 14	SaturdaySat, March 15Mar 15	10 Nisan 3881
Shabbat HaGadol 122 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4	10 Nisan 3882
Shabbat HaGadol 123 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	14 Nisan 3883
Shabbat HaGadol 124 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 7Apr 7	SaturdaySat, April 8Apr 8	8 Nisan 3884

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 8 April 0119 / 12 Nisan 3879

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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