Shabbat HaGadol 388 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 388 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4148

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4148 began on Friday, 1 April 0388 and ended on Saturday, 2 April 0388. 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 386 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	12 Nisan 4146
Shabbat HaGadol 387 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 20Mar 20	SaturdaySat, March 21Mar 21	14 Nisan 4147
Shabbat HaGadol 388 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 1Apr 1	SaturdaySat, April 2Apr 2	8 Nisan 4148
Shabbat HaGadol 389 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	10 Nisan 4149
Shabbat HaGadol 390 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 13Apr 13	SaturdaySat, April 14Apr 14	12 Nisan 4150
Shabbat HaGadol 391 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	8 Nisan 4151
Shabbat HaGadol 392 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 20Mar 20	SaturdaySat, March 21Mar 21	10 Nisan 4152
Shabbat HaGadol 393 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 9Apr 9	SaturdaySat, April 10Apr 10	12 Nisan 4153

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 2 April 0388 / 8 Nisan 4148

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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