Shabbat HaGadol 5127 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 8887

Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 8887 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 5124
Parashat Achrei Mot
12 Nisan 8884
Shabbat HaGadol 5125
Parashat Tzav
8 Nisan 8885
Shabbat HaGadol 5126
Parashat Tzav
12 Nisan 8886
Shabbat HaGadol 5127
Parashat Achrei Mot
12 Nisan 8887
Shabbat HaGadol 5128
Parashat Tzav
8 Nisan 8888
Shabbat HaGadol 5129
Parashat Tzav
10 Nisan 8889
Shabbat HaGadol 5130
Parashat Metzora
12 Nisan 8890
Shabbat HaGadol 5131
Parashat Tzav
8 Nisan 8891

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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