Shabbat HaGadol 986 - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat)

Shabbat HaGadol 986 / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל 4746

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Shabbat HaGadol for Hebrew Year 4746 began on Friday, 31 March 0986 and ended on Saturday, 1 April 0986. 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 983 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	8 Nisan 4743
Shabbat HaGadol 984 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	10 Nisan 4744
Shabbat HaGadol 985 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 8Apr 8	SaturdaySat, April 9Apr 9	12 Nisan 4745
Shabbat HaGadol 986 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 31Mar 31	SaturdaySat, April 1Apr 1	14 Nisan 4746
Shabbat HaGadol 987 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17	10 Nisan 4747
Shabbat HaGadol 988 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 4Apr 4	SaturdaySat, April 5Apr 5	10 Nisan 4748
Shabbat HaGadol 989 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 27Mar 27	SaturdaySat, March 28Mar 28	14 Nisan 4749
Shabbat HaGadol 990 Parashat Metzora	FridayFri, April 9Apr 9	SaturdaySat, April 10Apr 10	8 Nisan 4750

Tanakh

Shabbat HaGadol / שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל
Saturday, 1 April 0986 / 14 Nisan 4746

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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