Shabbat HaGadol 979 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 979 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4739

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4739 began on Friday, 16 April 0979 and ended on Saturday, 17 April 0979. 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 977 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 4Apr 4	SaturdaySat, April 5Apr 5	8 Nisan 4737
Shabbat HaGadol 978 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 27Mar 27	SaturdaySat, March 28Mar 28	12 Nisan 4738
Shabbat HaGadol 979 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 16Apr 16	SaturdaySat, April 17Apr 17	12 Nisan 4739
Shabbat HaGadol 980 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 31Mar 31	SaturdaySat, April 1Apr 1	8 Nisan 4740
Shabbat HaGadol 981 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	10 Nisan 4741
Shabbat HaGadol 982 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 12Apr 12	SaturdaySat, April 13Apr 13	12 Nisan 4742
Shabbat HaGadol 983 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	8 Nisan 4743
Shabbat HaGadol 984 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	10 Nisan 4744

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 17 April 0979 / 12 Nisan 4739

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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