Shabbat HaGadol 1543 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 1543 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 5303

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 5303 began on Friday, 26 March 1543 and ended on Saturday, 27 March 1543. 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 1540 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	12 Nisan 5300
Shabbat HaGadol 1541 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 18Apr 18	SaturdaySat, April 19Apr 19	12 Nisan 5301
Shabbat HaGadol 1542 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4	8 Nisan 5302
Shabbat HaGadol 1543 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	12 Nisan 5303
Shabbat HaGadol 1544 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 14Apr 14	SaturdaySat, April 15Apr 15	12 Nisan 5304
Shabbat HaGadol 1545 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	8 Nisan 5305
Shabbat HaGadol 1546 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	10 Nisan 5306
Shabbat HaGadol 1547 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 11Apr 11	SaturdaySat, April 12Apr 12	12 Nisan 5307

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 27 March 1543 / 12 Nisan 5303

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.

Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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