Shabbat HaGadol 487 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 487 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4247

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4247 began on Friday, 21 March 0487 and ended on Saturday, 22 March 0487. 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 484 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	12 Nisan 4244
Shabbat HaGadol 485 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 13Apr 13	SaturdaySat, April 14Apr 14	12 Nisan 4245
Shabbat HaGadol 486 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	8 Nisan 4246
Shabbat HaGadol 487 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 21Mar 21	SaturdaySat, March 22Mar 22	10 Nisan 4247
Shabbat HaGadol 488 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 9Apr 9	SaturdaySat, April 10Apr 10	12 Nisan 4248
Shabbat HaGadol 489 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 25Mar 25	SaturdaySat, March 26Mar 26	8 Nisan 4249
Shabbat HaGadol 490 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18	10 Nisan 4250
Shabbat HaGadol 491 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 6Apr 6	SaturdaySat, April 7Apr 7	10 Nisan 4251

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 22 March 0487 / 10 Nisan 4247

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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