Shabbat HaGadol 4796 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 8556

Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 8556 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on . This corresponds to Parashat Achrei Mot.

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

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shabbat HaGadol 4793
Parashat Metzora
8 Nisan 8553
Shabbat HaGadol 4794
Parashat Tzav
10 Nisan 8554
Shabbat HaGadol 4795
Parashat Tzav
12 Nisan 8555
Shabbat HaGadol 4796
Parashat Achrei Mot
14 Nisan 8556
Shabbat HaGadol 4797
Parashat Tzav
10 Nisan 8557
Shabbat HaGadol 4798
Parashat Metzora
10 Nisan 8558
Shabbat HaGadol 4799
Parashat Tzav
12 Nisan 8559
Shabbat HaGadol 4800
Parashat Tzav
8 Nisan 8560

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל

Torah Portion: Parashat Achrei Mot · Leviticus 16:1-18:30

  1. 1: Leviticus 16:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 16:18-24 · 7 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 16:25-34 · 10 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 17:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 17:8-18:5 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: Leviticus 18:6-21 · 16 p’sukim
  7. 7: Leviticus 18:22-30 · 9 p’sukim
  8. maf: Leviticus 18:28-30 · 3 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
by Michael Strassfeld

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