Shabbat HaGadol 4878 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 8638

Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 8638 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on . 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

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shabbat HaGadol 4875
Parashat Tzav
10 Nisan 8635
Shabbat HaGadol 4876
Parashat Tzav
12 Nisan 8636
Shabbat HaGadol 4877
Parashat Achrei Mot
12 Nisan 8637
Shabbat HaGadol 4878
Parashat Tzav
8 Nisan 8638
Shabbat HaGadol 4879
Parashat Tzav
12 Nisan 8639
Shabbat HaGadol 4880
Parashat Achrei Mot
12 Nisan 8640
Shabbat HaGadol 4881
Parashat Tzav
8 Nisan 8641
Shabbat HaGadol 4882
Parashat Tzav
10 Nisan 8642

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל

Torah Portion: Parashat Tzav · Leviticus 6:1-8:36

  1. 1: Leviticus 6:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 6:12-7:10 · 22 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 7:11-38 · 28 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 8:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 8:14-21 · 8 p’sukim
  6. 6: Leviticus 8:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
  7. 7: Leviticus 8:30-36 · 7 p’sukim
  8. 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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