Shabbat HaGadol 1746 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 1746 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 5506

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 5506 began on Friday, 1 April 1746 and ended on Saturday, 2 April 1746. 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 1743 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 5Apr 5	SaturdaySat, April 6Apr 6	12 Nisan 5503
Shabbat HaGadol 1744 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 20Mar 20	SaturdaySat, March 21Mar 21	8 Nisan 5504
Shabbat HaGadol 1745 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 9Apr 9	SaturdaySat, April 10Apr 10	8 Nisan 5505
Shabbat HaGadol 1746 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 1Apr 1	SaturdaySat, April 2Apr 2	12 Nisan 5506
Shabbat HaGadol 1747 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	14 Nisan 5507
Shabbat HaGadol 1748 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 5Apr 5	SaturdaySat, April 6Apr 6	8 Nisan 5508
Shabbat HaGadol 1749 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	10 Nisan 5509
Shabbat HaGadol 1750 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 17Apr 17	SaturdaySat, April 18Apr 18	12 Nisan 5510

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 2 April 1746 / 12 Nisan 5506

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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