Shabbat HaGadol 542 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 542 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4302

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4302 began on Friday, 13 April 0542 and ended on Saturday, 14 April 0542. 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 539 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 20Mar 20	SaturdaySat, March 21Mar 21	14 Nisan 4299
Shabbat HaGadol 540 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 1Apr 1	SaturdaySat, April 2Apr 2	8 Nisan 4300
Shabbat HaGadol 541 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	10 Nisan 4301
Shabbat HaGadol 542 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 13Apr 13	SaturdaySat, April 14Apr 14	12 Nisan 4302
Shabbat HaGadol 543 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 5Apr 5	SaturdaySat, April 6Apr 6	14 Nisan 4303
Shabbat HaGadol 544 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 20Mar 20	SaturdaySat, March 21Mar 21	10 Nisan 4304
Shabbat HaGadol 545 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 9Apr 9	SaturdaySat, April 10Apr 10	10 Nisan 4305
Shabbat HaGadol 546 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 1Apr 1	SaturdaySat, April 2Apr 2	12 Nisan 4306

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 14 April 0542 / 12 Nisan 4302

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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