Shabbat HaGadol 740 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 740 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4500

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4500 began on Friday, 15 March 0740 and ended on Saturday, 16 March 0740. 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 737 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	10 Nisan 4497
Shabbat HaGadol 738 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 8Apr 8	SaturdaySat, April 9Apr 9	10 Nisan 4498
Shabbat HaGadol 739 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 31Mar 31	SaturdaySat, April 1Apr 1	14 Nisan 4499
Shabbat HaGadol 740 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 15Mar 15	SaturdaySat, March 16Mar 16	10 Nisan 4500
Shabbat HaGadol 741 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 4Apr 4	SaturdaySat, April 5Apr 5	10 Nisan 4501
Shabbat HaGadol 742 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 27Mar 27	SaturdaySat, March 28Mar 28	12 Nisan 4502
Shabbat HaGadol 743 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 16Apr 16	SaturdaySat, April 17Apr 17	14 Nisan 4503
Shabbat HaGadol 744 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 31Mar 31	SaturdaySat, April 1Apr 1	10 Nisan 4504

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 16 March 0740 / 10 Nisan 4500

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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