Shabbat HaGadol 1557 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 1557 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 5317

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 5317 began on Friday, 22 March 1557 and ended on Saturday, 23 March 1557. This corresponds to Parashat Tzav.

Shabbat HaGadol (“Great Shabbat” שבת הגדול) is the Shabbat immediately before Passover. There is a special Haftarah reading on this Shabbat of the book of Malachi. Traditionally a lengthy and expansive sermon is given to the general community in the afternoon.

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Dates for Shabbat HaGadol

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Shabbat HaGadol 1554 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	14 Nisan 5314
Shabbat HaGadol 1555 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 8Apr 8	SaturdaySat, April 9Apr 9	8 Nisan 5315
Shabbat HaGadol 1556 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	10 Nisan 5316
Shabbat HaGadol 1557 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	12 Nisan 5317
Shabbat HaGadol 1558 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 11Apr 11	SaturdaySat, April 12Apr 12	14 Nisan 5318
Shabbat HaGadol 1559 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 27Mar 27	SaturdaySat, March 28Mar 28	10 Nisan 5319
Shabbat HaGadol 1560 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 15Apr 15	SaturdaySat, April 16Apr 16	10 Nisan 5320
Shabbat HaGadol 1561 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 7Apr 7	SaturdaySat, April 8Apr 8	12 Nisan 5321

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 23 March 1557 / 12 Nisan 5317

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
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