Shabbat HaGadol 1260 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 1260 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 5020

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Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 5020 began on Friday, 2 April 1260 and ended on Saturday, 3 April 1260. 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 1257 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	8 Nisan 5017
Shabbat HaGadol 1258 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	10 Nisan 5018
Shabbat HaGadol 1259 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 11Apr 11	SaturdaySat, April 12Apr 12	10 Nisan 5019
Shabbat HaGadol 1260 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 2Apr 2	SaturdaySat, April 3Apr 3	14 Nisan 5020
Shabbat HaGadol 1261 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	10 Nisan 5021
Shabbat HaGadol 1262 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 7Apr 7	SaturdaySat, April 8Apr 8	10 Nisan 5022
Shabbat HaGadol 1263 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	12 Nisan 5023
Shabbat HaGadol 1264 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 18Apr 18	SaturdaySat, April 19Apr 19	14 Nisan 5024

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 3 April 1260 / 14 Nisan 5020

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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