Shabbat HaGadol 648 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 648 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4408

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Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4408 began on Friday, 14 April 0648 and ended on Saturday, 15 April 0648. 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

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Shabbat HaGadol 646 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4	10 Nisan 4406
Shabbat HaGadol 647 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	12 Nisan 4407
Shabbat HaGadol 648 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 14Apr 14	SaturdaySat, April 15Apr 15	14 Nisan 4408
Shabbat HaGadol 649 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	10 Nisan 4409
Shabbat HaGadol 650 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	12 Nisan 4410
Shabbat HaGadol 651 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 11Apr 11	SaturdaySat, April 12Apr 12	12 Nisan 4411
Shabbat HaGadol 652 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	8 Nisan 4412
Shabbat HaGadol 653 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	12 Nisan 4413

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 15 April 0648 / 14 Nisan 4408

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

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

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