Shabbat HaGadol 1956 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 5716

Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 5716 began on and ended on . 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

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shabbat HaGadol 1953
Parashat Tzav
12 Nisan 5713
Shabbat HaGadol 1954
Parashat Achrei Mot
14 Nisan 5714
Shabbat HaGadol 1955
Parashat Tzav
10 Nisan 5715
Shabbat HaGadol 1956
Parashat Tzav
12 Nisan 5716
Shabbat HaGadol 1957
Parashat Achrei Mot
12 Nisan 5717
Shabbat HaGadol 1958
Parashat Tzav
8 Nisan 5718
Shabbat HaGadol 1959
Parashat Metzora
10 Nisan 5719
Shabbat HaGadol 1960
Parashat Tzav
12 Nisan 5720

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל

Torah Portion: Parashat Tzav · Leviticus 6:1-8:36

  1. 1: Leviticus 6:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 6:12-7:10 · 22 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 7:11-38 · 28 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 8:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 8:14-21 · 8 p’sukim
  6. 6: Leviticus 8:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
  7. 7: Leviticus 8:30-36 · 7 p’sukim
  8. 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.
Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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