Shabbat HaGadol 2179 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 5939

Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 5939 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on . This corresponds to Parashat Metzora.

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 2176
Parashat Metzora
10 Nisan 5936
Shabbat HaGadol 2177
Parashat Tzav
14 Nisan 5937
Shabbat HaGadol 2178
Parashat Tzav
10 Nisan 5938
Shabbat HaGadol 2179
Parashat Metzora
10 Nisan 5939
Shabbat HaGadol 2180
Parashat Tzav
12 Nisan 5940
Shabbat HaGadol 2181
Parashat Tzav
8 Nisan 5941
Shabbat HaGadol 2182
Parashat Metzora
10 Nisan 5942
Shabbat HaGadol 2183
Parashat Tzav
12 Nisan 5943

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל

Torah Portion: Parashat Metzora · Leviticus 14:1-15:33

  1. 1: Leviticus 14:1-12 · 12 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 14:13-20 · 8 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 14:21-32 · 12 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 14:33-53 · 21 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 14:54-15:15 · 19 p’sukim
  6. 6: Leviticus 15:16-28 · 13 p’sukim
  7. 7: Leviticus 15:29-33 · 5 p’sukim
  8. 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.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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