Shabbat HaGadol 4940 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 8700

Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 8700 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on . This corresponds to Parashat Metzora.

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 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
Shabbat HaGadol 4941
Parashat Tzav
14 Nisan 8701
Shabbat HaGadol 4942
Parashat Metzora
8 Nisan 8702
Shabbat HaGadol 4943
Parashat Tzav
10 Nisan 8703
Shabbat HaGadol 4944
Parashat Tzav
12 Nisan 8704

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל

Torah Portion: Parashat Metzora · Leviticus 14:1-15:33

  1. 1: Leviticus 14:1-12 · 12 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 14:13-20 · 8 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 14:21-32 · 12 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 14:33-53 · 21 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 14:54-15:15 · 19 p’sukim
  6. 6: Leviticus 15:16-28 · 13 p’sukim
  7. 7: Leviticus 15:29-33 · 5 p’sukim
  8. maf: Leviticus 15:31-33 · 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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