Shabbat HaGadol 716 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 716 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4476

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4476 began on Friday, 7 April 0716 and ended on Saturday, 8 April 0716. 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 714 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4	10 Nisan 4474
Shabbat HaGadol 715 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	14 Nisan 4475
Shabbat HaGadol 716 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 7Apr 7	SaturdaySat, April 8Apr 8	8 Nisan 4476
Shabbat HaGadol 717 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	10 Nisan 4477
Shabbat HaGadol 718 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	12 Nisan 4478
Shabbat HaGadol 719 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 11Apr 11	SaturdaySat, April 12Apr 12	14 Nisan 4479
Shabbat HaGadol 720 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	10 Nisan 4480
Shabbat HaGadol 721 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	12 Nisan 4481

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 8 April 0716 / 8 Nisan 4476

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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