Shabbat HaGadol 656 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 656 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4416

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4416 began on Friday, 11 April 0656 and ended on Saturday, 12 April 0656. 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 653 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	12 Nisan 4413
Shabbat HaGadol 654 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 7Apr 7	SaturdaySat, April 8Apr 8	12 Nisan 4414
Shabbat HaGadol 655 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	8 Nisan 4415
Shabbat HaGadol 656 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 11Apr 11	SaturdaySat, April 12Apr 12	10 Nisan 4416
Shabbat HaGadol 657 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4	12 Nisan 4417
Shabbat HaGadol 658 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	8 Nisan 4418
Shabbat HaGadol 659 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 8Apr 8	SaturdaySat, April 9Apr 9	8 Nisan 4419
Shabbat HaGadol 660 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	12 Nisan 4420

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 12 April 0656 / 10 Nisan 4416

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
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