Shabbat HaGadol 570 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4330

Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4330 began on Friday, 6 April 0570 and ended on Saturday, 7 April 0570. 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

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 7 April 0570 / 14 Nisan 4330

Torah Portion: Parashat Achrei Mot · Leviticus 16:1-18:30

1. 1: Leviticus 16:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
2. 2: Leviticus 16:18-24 · 7 p’sukim
3. 3: Leviticus 16:25-34 · 10 p’sukim
4. 4: Leviticus 17:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
5. 5: Leviticus 17:8-18:5 · 14 p’sukim
6. 6: Leviticus 18:6-21 · 16 p’sukim
7. 7: Leviticus 18:22-30 · 9 p’sukim
8. 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

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