Shabbat HaGadol 184 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 184 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 3944

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 3944 began on Friday, 9 April 0184 and ended on Saturday, 10 April 0184. This corresponds to Parashat Achrei Mot.

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 182 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	8 Nisan 3942
Shabbat HaGadol 183 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 21Mar 21	SaturdaySat, March 22Mar 22	12 Nisan 3943
Shabbat HaGadol 184 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 9Apr 9	SaturdaySat, April 10Apr 10	12 Nisan 3944
Shabbat HaGadol 185 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 25Mar 25	SaturdaySat, March 26Mar 26	8 Nisan 3945
Shabbat HaGadol 186 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18	10 Nisan 3946
Shabbat HaGadol 187 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 6Apr 6	SaturdaySat, April 7Apr 7	12 Nisan 3947
Shabbat HaGadol 188 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 21Mar 21	SaturdaySat, March 22Mar 22	8 Nisan 3948
Shabbat HaGadol 189 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 13Mar 13	SaturdaySat, March 14Mar 14	10 Nisan 3949

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 10 April 0184 / 12 Nisan 3944

Torah Portion: Parashat Achrei Mot · Leviticus 16:1-18:30

1: Leviticus 16:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
2: Leviticus 16:18-24 · 7 p’sukim
3: Leviticus 16:25-34 · 10 p’sukim
4: Leviticus 17:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
5: Leviticus 17:8-18:5 · 14 p’sukim
6: Leviticus 18:6-21 · 16 p’sukim
7: Leviticus 18:22-30 · 9 p’sukim
maf: Leviticus 18:28-30 · 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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