Shabbat HaGadol 153 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 153 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 3913

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 3913 began on Friday, 23 March 0153 and ended on Saturday, 24 March 0153. 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 150 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 27Mar 27	SaturdaySat, March 28Mar 28	12 Nisan 3910
Shabbat HaGadol 151 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 12Mar 12	SaturdaySat, March 13Mar 13	8 Nisan 3911
Shabbat HaGadol 152 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, March 31Mar 31	SaturdaySat, April 1Apr 1	10 Nisan 3912
Shabbat HaGadol 153 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	12 Nisan 3913
Shabbat HaGadol 154 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 12Apr 12	SaturdaySat, April 13Apr 13	14 Nisan 3914
Shabbat HaGadol 155 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	10 Nisan 3915
Shabbat HaGadol 156 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	12 Nisan 3916
Shabbat HaGadol 157 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 8Apr 8	SaturdaySat, April 9Apr 9	12 Nisan 3917

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 24 March 0153 / 12 Nisan 3913

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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