Shabbat HaGadol 618 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 618 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4378

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4378 began on Friday, 10 April 0618 and ended on Saturday, 11 April 0618. 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 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
Shabbat HaGadol 617 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	14 Nisan 4377
Shabbat HaGadol 618 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 10Apr 10	SaturdaySat, April 11Apr 11	8 Nisan 4378
Shabbat HaGadol 619 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 2Apr 2	SaturdaySat, April 3Apr 3	10 Nisan 4379
Shabbat HaGadol 620 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	12 Nisan 4380
Shabbat HaGadol 621 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 13Apr 13	SaturdaySat, April 14Apr 14	14 Nisan 4381
Shabbat HaGadol 622 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	10 Nisan 4382

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 11 April 0618 / 8 Nisan 4378

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.

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The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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