Shabbat HaGadol 149 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 149 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 3909

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 3909 began on Friday, 4 April 0149 and ended on Saturday, 5 April 0149. 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 147 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 31Mar 31	SaturdaySat, April 1Apr 1	14 Nisan 3907
Shabbat HaGadol 148 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 15Mar 15	SaturdaySat, March 16Mar 16	10 Nisan 3908
Shabbat HaGadol 149 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 4Apr 4	SaturdaySat, April 5Apr 5	10 Nisan 3909
Shabbat HaGadol 150 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 27Mar 27	SaturdaySat, March 28Mar 28	12 Nisan 3910
Shabbat HaGadol 151 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 12Mar 12	SaturdaySat, March 13Mar 13	8 Nisan 3911
Shabbat HaGadol 152 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, March 31Mar 31	SaturdaySat, April 1Apr 1	10 Nisan 3912
Shabbat HaGadol 153 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	12 Nisan 3913
Shabbat HaGadol 154 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 12Apr 12	SaturdaySat, April 13Apr 13	14 Nisan 3914

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 5 April 0149 / 10 Nisan 3909

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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