Shabbat HaGadol 949 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 949 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4709

Warning! Results for year 1752 C.E. and earlier may be inaccurate.
Hebcal does not take into account a correction of ten days that was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII known as the Gregorian Reformation. ^[1]

Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) 🕍

Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4709 began on Friday, 14 March 0949 and ended on Saturday, 15 March 0949. 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.

Read more from Wikipedia

Dates for Shabbat HaGadol

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Shabbat HaGadol 946 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	8 Nisan 4706
Shabbat HaGadol 947 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 7Apr 7	SaturdaySat, April 8Apr 8	10 Nisan 4707
Shabbat HaGadol 948 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 29Mar 29	SaturdaySat, March 30Mar 30	12 Nisan 4708
Shabbat HaGadol 949 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 14Mar 14	SaturdaySat, March 15Mar 15	8 Nisan 4709
Shabbat HaGadol 950 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 3Apr 3	SaturdaySat, April 4Apr 4	8 Nisan 4710
Shabbat HaGadol 951 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	12 Nisan 4711
Shabbat HaGadol 952 Parashat Achrei Mot	FridayFri, April 14Apr 14	SaturdaySat, April 15Apr 15	12 Nisan 4712
Shabbat HaGadol 953 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, March 31Mar 31	8 Nisan 4713

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 15 March 0949 / 8 Nisan 4709

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.

Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.