Shabbat HaGadol 748 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 748 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4508

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4508 began on Friday, 19 March 0748 and ended on Saturday, 20 March 0748. 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 745 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	12 Nisan 4505
Shabbat HaGadol 746 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 12Apr 12	SaturdaySat, April 13Apr 13	14 Nisan 4506
Shabbat HaGadol 747 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	10 Nisan 4507
Shabbat HaGadol 748 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	12 Nisan 4508
Shabbat HaGadol 749 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 8Apr 8	SaturdaySat, April 9Apr 9	12 Nisan 4509
Shabbat HaGadol 750 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	8 Nisan 4510
Shabbat HaGadol 751 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 13Apr 13	SaturdaySat, April 14Apr 14	10 Nisan 4511
Shabbat HaGadol 752 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 4Apr 4	SaturdaySat, April 5Apr 5	12 Nisan 4512

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 20 March 0748 / 12 Nisan 4508

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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