Shabbat HaGadol 612 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 612 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4372

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4372 began on Friday, 20 March 0612 and ended on Saturday, 21 March 0612. 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 609 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	10 Nisan 4369
Shabbat HaGadol 610 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 13Apr 13	SaturdaySat, April 14Apr 14	12 Nisan 4370
Shabbat HaGadol 611 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	8 Nisan 4371
Shabbat HaGadol 612 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 20Mar 20	SaturdaySat, March 21Mar 21	10 Nisan 4372
Shabbat HaGadol 613 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 9Apr 9	SaturdaySat, April 10Apr 10	12 Nisan 4373
Shabbat HaGadol 614 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 1Apr 1	SaturdaySat, April 2Apr 2	14 Nisan 4374
Shabbat HaGadol 615 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18	10 Nisan 4375
Shabbat HaGadol 616 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 5Apr 5	SaturdaySat, April 6Apr 6	10 Nisan 4376

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 21 March 0612 / 10 Nisan 4372

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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