Shabbat HaGadol 285 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 285 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4045

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4045 began on Friday, 3 April 0285 and ended on Saturday, 4 April 0285. 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 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
Shabbat HaGadol 288 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	12 Nisan 4048
Shabbat HaGadol 289 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	14 Nisan 4049
Shabbat HaGadol 290 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 4Apr 4	SaturdaySat, April 5Apr 5	8 Nisan 4050

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 4 April 0285 / 12 Nisan 4045

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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