Shabbat HaGadol 1251 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 1251 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 5011

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Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 5011 began on Friday, 7 April 1251 and ended on Saturday, 8 April 1251. 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 1249 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 2Apr 2	SaturdaySat, April 3Apr 3	12 Nisan 5009
Shabbat HaGadol 1250 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	8 Nisan 5010
Shabbat HaGadol 1251 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 7Apr 7	SaturdaySat, April 8Apr 8	8 Nisan 5011
Shabbat HaGadol 1252 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	12 Nisan 5012
Shabbat HaGadol 1253 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 21Mar 21	SaturdaySat, March 22Mar 22	14 Nisan 5013
Shabbat HaGadol 1254 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4	8 Nisan 5014
Shabbat HaGadol 1255 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	10 Nisan 5015
Shabbat HaGadol 1256 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 14Apr 14	SaturdaySat, April 15Apr 15	12 Nisan 5016

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 8 April 1251 / 8 Nisan 5011

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.

Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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