Shabbath Shalom

Shabbat HaGadol / שבת הגדול

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.

The Torah commanded them to take their lambs and tie them to the bedpost. When they did so, their Egyptian neighbors saw this and asked:
"What is the lamb for?"
The Children of Israel answered: "It is to be slaughtered as a Passover sacrifice as G-d has commanded us."
The Egyptians, for whom the lamb was a deity, gnashed their teeth in anger but could not utter a sound in protest.

What is Shabbat Hagadol

Times for: Jerusalem, Israel
Candle Lighting: 40 mins. before Shkiah | Time Zone: +2 | DST: yes

Date	Time
Friday, March 30, 2012	Light Candles at: 6:17 pm 1
Shabbat, March 31, 2012	Shabbat Ends: 7:35 pm 1

¹ IMPORTANT: The system indicates that Daylight Saving Time is in effect in this area. The listings above have been adjusted accordingly.


 

Times for: Milan, Italy
Candle Lighting: 18 mins. before Shkiah | Time Zone: +1 | DST: yes

Date	Time
Friday, March 30, 2012	Light Candles at: 7:31 pm 1
Shabbat, March 31, 2012	Shabbat Ends: 8:35 pm 1