Shabbat HaGadol 1200 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4960
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Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍
Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4960 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Tzav.
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 1198
Parashat Tzav |
12 Nisan 4958 | ||
| Shabbat HaGadol 1199
Parashat Achrei Mot |
12 Nisan 4959 | ||
| Shabbat HaGadol 1200
Parashat Tzav |
8 Nisan 4960 | ||
| Shabbat HaGadol 1201
Parashat Tzav |
10 Nisan 4961 | ||
| Shabbat HaGadol 1202
Parashat Metzora |
12 Nisan 4962 | ||
| Shabbat HaGadol 1203
Parashat Tzav |
8 Nisan 4963 | ||
| Shabbat HaGadol 1204
Parashat Tzav |
10 Nisan 4964 | ||
| Shabbat HaGadol 1205
Parashat Metzora |
12 Nisan 4965 |
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Tanakh
Shabbat HaGadol
/ שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Torah Portion: Parashat Tzav · Leviticus 6:1-8:36
- 1: Leviticus 6:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
- 2: Leviticus 6:12-7:10 · 22 p’sukim
- 3: Leviticus 7:11-38 · 28 p’sukim
- 4: Leviticus 8:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
- 5: Leviticus 8:14-21 · 8 p’sukim
- 6: Leviticus 8:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
- 7: Leviticus 8:30-36 · 7 p’sukim
- maf: Leviticus 8:33-36 · 4 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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The Jewish Holidays
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