Shabbat HaGadol 258 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 258 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4018

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4018 began on Friday, 2 April 0258 and ended on Saturday, 3 April 0258. 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 255 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 6Apr 6	SaturdaySat, April 7Apr 7	12 Nisan 4015
Shabbat HaGadol 256 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 21Mar 21	SaturdaySat, March 22Mar 22	8 Nisan 4016
Shabbat HaGadol 257 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 10Apr 10	SaturdaySat, April 11Apr 11	10 Nisan 4017
Shabbat HaGadol 258 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 2Apr 2	SaturdaySat, April 3Apr 3	12 Nisan 4018
Shabbat HaGadol 259 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	8 Nisan 4019
Shabbat HaGadol 260 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 6Apr 6	SaturdaySat, April 7Apr 7	8 Nisan 4020
Shabbat HaGadol 261 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	12 Nisan 4021
Shabbat HaGadol 262 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 14Mar 14	SaturdaySat, March 15Mar 15	8 Nisan 4022

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 3 April 0258 / 12 Nisan 4018

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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