Shabbat ha-Gadol

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Pronunciations

Shabbat ha-Gadol (shah-BAHT hah-gah-DOL) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "Not I, but I learned a cool related fact: the חסל סידור פסח כהלכתו at the end of the Seder is from a much longer piyut that was originally said on Shabbat Hagadol." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH שבת הגדול shabát hagadól 'the great/big shabbat' > Y שבת־הגדול shabes-hagodl

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      Shabbat haGadol, Shabbos ha-Gadol, Shabbos haGadol, Shabbes ha-Gadol, Shabbes haGadol, Shabes ha-Godl, Shabbes ha-Godl, Shabbos ha-Godl, Shabos ha-Godl

Notes

  • "Traditionally, parts of the haggadah are read, and the rabbi discusses the customs of Pesach. The service also includes readings from the Book of Malachi that mention the return of the Prophet Elijah and the coming of the Mashiach. Also called the Great Sabbath." (JPS)

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