Shabbat HaGadol 681 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 681 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4441

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Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4441 began on Friday, 8 April 0681 and ended on Saturday, 9 April 0681. 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 679 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	8 Nisan 4439
Shabbat HaGadol 680 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	10 Nisan 4440
Shabbat HaGadol 681 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 8Apr 8	SaturdaySat, April 9Apr 9	12 Nisan 4441
Shabbat HaGadol 682 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	8 Nisan 4442
Shabbat HaGadol 683 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17	10 Nisan 4443
Shabbat HaGadol 684 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 4Apr 4	SaturdaySat, April 5Apr 5	12 Nisan 4444
Shabbat HaGadol 685 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 20Mar 20	SaturdaySat, March 21Mar 21	8 Nisan 4445
Shabbat HaGadol 686 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 9Apr 9	SaturdaySat, April 10Apr 10	8 Nisan 4446

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 9 April 0681 / 12 Nisan 4441

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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