Shabbat HaGadol 115 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 115 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 3875

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 3875 began on Friday, 22 March 0115 and ended on Saturday, 23 March 0115. This corresponds to Parashat Tzav.

Shabbat HaGadol (“Great Shabbat” שבת הגדול) is the Shabbat immediately before Passover. There is a special Haftarah reading on this Shabbat of the book of Malachi. Traditionally a lengthy and expansive sermon is given to the general community in the afternoon.

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Dates for Shabbat HaGadol

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Shabbat HaGadol 112 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 25Mar 25	SaturdaySat, March 26Mar 26	12 Nisan 3872
Shabbat HaGadol 113 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 10Mar 10	SaturdaySat, March 11Mar 11	8 Nisan 3873
Shabbat HaGadol 114 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	8 Nisan 3874
Shabbat HaGadol 115 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	10 Nisan 3875
Shabbat HaGadol 116 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 10Apr 10	SaturdaySat, April 11Apr 11	12 Nisan 3876
Shabbat HaGadol 117 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	8 Nisan 3877
Shabbat HaGadol 118 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	10 Nisan 3878
Shabbat HaGadol 119 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 7Apr 7	SaturdaySat, April 8Apr 8	12 Nisan 3879

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 23 March 0115 / 10 Nisan 3875

Torah Portion: Parashat Tzav · Leviticus 6:1-8:36

1: Leviticus 6:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
2: Leviticus 6:12-7:10 · 22 p’sukim
3: Leviticus 7:11-38 · 28 p’sukim
4: Leviticus 8:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
5: Leviticus 8:14-21 · 8 p’sukim
6: Leviticus 8:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
7: Leviticus 8:30-36 · 7 p’sukim
maf: Leviticus 8:33-36 · 4 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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The Jewish Holidays
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