Shabbat HaGadol 640 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 640 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4400

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4400 began on Friday, 10 April 0640 and ended on Saturday, 11 April 0640. 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 638 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	8 Nisan 4398
Shabbat HaGadol 639 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	10 Nisan 4399
Shabbat HaGadol 640 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 10Apr 10	SaturdaySat, April 11Apr 11	12 Nisan 4400
Shabbat HaGadol 641 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 2Apr 2	SaturdaySat, April 3Apr 3	14 Nisan 4401
Shabbat HaGadol 642 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	10 Nisan 4402
Shabbat HaGadol 643 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 7Apr 7	SaturdaySat, April 8Apr 8	10 Nisan 4403
Shabbat HaGadol 644 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	12 Nisan 4404
Shabbat HaGadol 645 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 14Mar 14	SaturdaySat, March 15Mar 15	8 Nisan 4405

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 11 April 0640 / 12 Nisan 4400

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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