Shabbat HaGadol 731 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 731 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4491

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4491 began on Friday, 27 March 0731 and ended on Saturday, 28 March 0731. 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 728 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	12 Nisan 4488
Shabbat HaGadol 729 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 15Mar 15	SaturdaySat, March 16Mar 16	8 Nisan 4489
Shabbat HaGadol 730 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 4Apr 4	SaturdaySat, April 5Apr 5	8 Nisan 4490
Shabbat HaGadol 731 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 27Mar 27	SaturdaySat, March 28Mar 28	12 Nisan 4491
Shabbat HaGadol 732 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 15Apr 15	SaturdaySat, April 16Apr 16	12 Nisan 4492
Shabbat HaGadol 733 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 31Mar 31	SaturdaySat, April 1Apr 1	8 Nisan 4493
Shabbat HaGadol 734 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	10 Nisan 4494
Shabbat HaGadol 735 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 12Apr 12	SaturdaySat, April 13Apr 13	12 Nisan 4495

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 28 March 0731 / 12 Nisan 4491

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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