Shabbat HaGadol 298 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 298 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4058

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4058 began on Friday, 8 April 0298 and ended on Saturday, 9 April 0298. 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 296 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4	14 Nisan 4056
Shabbat HaGadol 297 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	10 Nisan 4057
Shabbat HaGadol 298 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 8Apr 8	SaturdaySat, April 9Apr 9	10 Nisan 4058
Shabbat HaGadol 299 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 31Mar 31	SaturdaySat, April 1Apr 1	12 Nisan 4059
Shabbat HaGadol 300 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17	8 Nisan 4060
Shabbat HaGadol 301 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 5Apr 5	SaturdaySat, April 6Apr 6	10 Nisan 4061
Shabbat HaGadol 302 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	12 Nisan 4062
Shabbat HaGadol 303 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 13Mar 13	SaturdaySat, March 14Mar 14	8 Nisan 4063

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 9 April 0298 / 10 Nisan 4058

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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