Shabbat HaGadol 636 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 636 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4396

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4396 began on Friday, 25 March 0636 and ended on Saturday, 26 March 0636. 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 633 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	12 Nisan 4393
Shabbat HaGadol 634 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 21Mar 21	SaturdaySat, March 22Mar 22	14 Nisan 4394
Shabbat HaGadol 635 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4	8 Nisan 4395
Shabbat HaGadol 636 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 25Mar 25	SaturdaySat, March 26Mar 26	10 Nisan 4396
Shabbat HaGadol 637 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 14Apr 14	SaturdaySat, April 15Apr 15	12 Nisan 4397
Shabbat HaGadol 638 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	8 Nisan 4398
Shabbat HaGadol 639 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	10 Nisan 4399
Shabbat HaGadol 640 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 10Apr 10	SaturdaySat, April 11Apr 11	12 Nisan 4400

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 26 March 0636 / 10 Nisan 4396

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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