Shabbat HaGadol 282 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 282 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4042

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Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4042 began on Friday, 7 April 0282 and ended on Saturday, 8 April 0282. 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 280 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	8 Nisan 4040
Shabbat HaGadol 281 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	12 Nisan 4041
Shabbat HaGadol 282 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 7Apr 7	SaturdaySat, April 8Apr 8	12 Nisan 4042
Shabbat HaGadol 283 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	8 Nisan 4043
Shabbat HaGadol 284 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 14Mar 14	SaturdaySat, March 15Mar 15	10 Nisan 4044
Shabbat HaGadol 285 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4	12 Nisan 4045
Shabbat HaGadol 286 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	8 Nisan 4046
Shabbat HaGadol 287 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 8Apr 8	SaturdaySat, April 9Apr 9	8 Nisan 4047

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 8 April 0282 / 12 Nisan 4042

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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