Shabbat HaGadol 4936 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 8696

Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 8696 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 4933
Parashat Tzav
12 Nisan 8693
Shabbat HaGadol 4934
Parashat Achrei Mot
12 Nisan 8694
Shabbat HaGadol 4935
Parashat Tzav
8 Nisan 8695
Shabbat HaGadol 4936
Parashat Tzav
10 Nisan 8696
Shabbat HaGadol 4937
Parashat Metzora
12 Nisan 8697
Shabbat HaGadol 4938
Parashat Tzav
8 Nisan 8698
Shabbat HaGadol 4939
Parashat Tzav
10 Nisan 8699
Shabbat HaGadol 4940
Parashat Metzora
10 Nisan 8700

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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