Shabbat HaGadol 534 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 534 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4294

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4294 began on Friday, 9 April 0534 and ended on Saturday, 10 April 0534. 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

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Shabbat HaGadol 531 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17	10 Nisan 4291
Shabbat HaGadol 532 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 4Apr 4	SaturdaySat, April 5Apr 5	12 Nisan 4292
Shabbat HaGadol 533 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 20Mar 20	SaturdaySat, March 21Mar 21	8 Nisan 4293
Shabbat HaGadol 534 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 9Apr 9	SaturdaySat, April 10Apr 10	8 Nisan 4294
Shabbat HaGadol 535 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 1Apr 1	SaturdaySat, April 2Apr 2	12 Nisan 4295
Shabbat HaGadol 536 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	14 Nisan 4296
Shabbat HaGadol 537 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 5Apr 5	SaturdaySat, April 6Apr 6	8 Nisan 4297
Shabbat HaGadol 538 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	10 Nisan 4298

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 10 April 0534 / 8 Nisan 4294

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

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