Shabbat HaGadol 222 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 222 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 3982

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 3982 began on Friday, 5 April 0222 and ended on Saturday, 6 April 0222. 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 220 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 31Mar 31	SaturdaySat, April 1Apr 1	10 Nisan 3980
Shabbat HaGadol 221 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	14 Nisan 3981
Shabbat HaGadol 222 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 5Apr 5	SaturdaySat, April 6Apr 6	8 Nisan 3982
Shabbat HaGadol 223 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	10 Nisan 3983
Shabbat HaGadol 224 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	12 Nisan 3984
Shabbat HaGadol 225 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 8Apr 8	SaturdaySat, April 9Apr 9	14 Nisan 3985
Shabbat HaGadol 226 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	10 Nisan 3986
Shabbat HaGadol 227 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17	12 Nisan 3987

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 6 April 0222 / 8 Nisan 3982

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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