Shabbat HaGadol 152 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 152 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 3912

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 3912 began on Friday, 31 March 0152 and ended on Saturday, 1 April 0152. 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 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
Shabbat HaGadol 155 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	10 Nisan 3915
Shabbat HaGadol 156 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	12 Nisan 3916
Shabbat HaGadol 157 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 8Apr 8	SaturdaySat, April 9Apr 9	12 Nisan 3917

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 1 April 0152 / 10 Nisan 3912

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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