Shabbat HaGadol 861 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 861 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4621

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4621 began on Friday, 1 April 0861 and ended on Saturday, 2 April 0861. 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 858 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	8 Nisan 4618
Shabbat HaGadol 859 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 21Mar 21	SaturdaySat, March 22Mar 22	10 Nisan 4619
Shabbat HaGadol 860 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 9Apr 9	SaturdaySat, April 10Apr 10	12 Nisan 4620
Shabbat HaGadol 861 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, April 1Apr 1	SaturdaySat, April 2Apr 2	14 Nisan 4621
Shabbat HaGadol 862 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18	10 Nisan 4622
Shabbat HaGadol 863 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 6Apr 6	SaturdaySat, April 7Apr 7	10 Nisan 4623
Shabbat HaGadol 864 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	14 Nisan 4624
Shabbat HaGadol 865 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 10Apr 10	SaturdaySat, April 11Apr 11	8 Nisan 4625

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 2 April 0861 / 14 Nisan 4621

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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