Shabbat HaGadol 708 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 708 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4468

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4468 began on Friday, 10 April 0708 and ended on Saturday, 11 April 0708. 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 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
Shabbat HaGadol 709 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	8 Nisan 4469
Shabbat HaGadol 710 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	10 Nisan 4470
Shabbat HaGadol 711 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 7Apr 7	SaturdaySat, April 8Apr 8	12 Nisan 4471
Shabbat HaGadol 712 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	14 Nisan 4472
Shabbat HaGadol 713 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 11Apr 11	SaturdaySat, April 12Apr 12	8 Nisan 4473

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 11 April 0708 / 12 Nisan 4468

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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