Shabbat HaGadol 240 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 240 / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל 4000

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4000 began on Friday, 20 March 0240 and ended on Saturday, 21 March 0240. 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 237 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	12 Nisan 3997
Shabbat HaGadol 238 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 13Apr 13	SaturdaySat, April 14Apr 14	12 Nisan 3998
Shabbat HaGadol 239 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	8 Nisan 3999
Shabbat HaGadol 240 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 20Mar 20	SaturdaySat, March 21Mar 21	10 Nisan 4000
Shabbat HaGadol 241 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 9Apr 9	SaturdaySat, April 10Apr 10	12 Nisan 4001
Shabbat HaGadol 242 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 25Mar 25	SaturdaySat, March 26Mar 26	8 Nisan 4002
Shabbat HaGadol 243 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18	10 Nisan 4003
Shabbat HaGadol 244 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 5Apr 5	SaturdaySat, April 6Apr 6	10 Nisan 4004

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבַּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 21 March 0240 / 10 Nisan 4000

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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