Shabbat HaGadol 579 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 579 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4339

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4339 began on Friday, 26 March 0579 and ended on Saturday, 27 March 0579. 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

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Shabbat HaGadol 576 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	12 Nisan 4336
Shabbat HaGadol 577 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 14Mar 14	SaturdaySat, March 15Mar 15	8 Nisan 4337
Shabbat HaGadol 578 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4	10 Nisan 4338
Shabbat HaGadol 579 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	12 Nisan 4339
Shabbat HaGadol 580 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 14Apr 14	SaturdaySat, April 15Apr 15	12 Nisan 4340
Shabbat HaGadol 581 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	8 Nisan 4341
Shabbat HaGadol 582 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	12 Nisan 4342
Shabbat HaGadol 583 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 11Apr 11	SaturdaySat, April 12Apr 12	12 Nisan 4343

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 27 March 0579 / 12 Nisan 4339

Torah Portion: Parashat Tzav · Leviticus 6:1-8:36

1: Leviticus 6:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
2: Leviticus 6:12-7:10 · 22 p’sukim
3: Leviticus 7:11-38 · 28 p’sukim
4: Leviticus 8:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
5: Leviticus 8:14-21 · 8 p’sukim
6: Leviticus 8:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
7: Leviticus 8:30-36 · 7 p’sukim
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.

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The Jewish Holidays
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