Shabbat HaGadol 703 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 703 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4463

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Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4463 began on Friday, 3 April 0703 and ended on Saturday, 4 April 0703. 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 701 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	12 Nisan 4461
Shabbat HaGadol 702 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 14Mar 14	SaturdaySat, March 15Mar 15	8 Nisan 4462
Shabbat HaGadol 703 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4	8 Nisan 4463
Shabbat HaGadol 704 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 25Mar 25	SaturdaySat, March 26Mar 26	12 Nisan 4464
Shabbat HaGadol 705 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 14Apr 14	SaturdaySat, April 15Apr 15	12 Nisan 4465
Shabbat HaGadol 706 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	8 Nisan 4466
Shabbat HaGadol 707 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	10 Nisan 4467
Shabbat HaGadol 708 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 10Apr 10	SaturdaySat, April 11Apr 11	12 Nisan 4468

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 4 April 0703 / 8 Nisan 4463

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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