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Shabbat Tzav (Shabbat HaGadol):
Leviticus 6:1-8:36;
Malachi 3:4-24.

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be found by delving fur-
by is the
ther into the haftorah. As
Shabbat before
noted above, the prophet
Pesach called
Malachi informs us that
the "Great" Shabbat?
Elijah, whom we meet in
A number of responses
the Book of Kings as a
are 0 Given . Rashi tells us that
prophet filled with righ-
this name commemorates a
teous wrath, is destined
great miracle that took place
on the Shabbat before the
Rabbi Yigal Tsaidi to return to earth before
the coming_of God's
first Pesach, which fell on
Special to the
"Great Day" What will this
the 10th of Nisan. On that
Jewish News
prophet do? "And he will
day, the Children of Israel
return the hearts of fathers to those
were commanded to set aside the
lambs for the offerings that would soon of their sons and the hearts of sons
honor the miracle of Passover night.
to those of their fathers!' The link to
The fact that they were able to do so Pesach becomes quite clear. What bet-
with impunity, even though the lamb
ter time of year to speak of harmony
between parents and children?
was an Egyptian deity, was a "great"
miracle, hence the "Great" Shabbat.
On the night of the seder, we recall
_Torah Shlemah, on the other hand, the events of the Redemption from
Egypt as though we ourselves had
cites the MaHarShal, who postulates
witnessed them. We also invite Elijah
that the name is derived from that
into our homes to herald the Ultimate
week's haftorah, which says, "Behold I
Redemption, to return the hearts of
am sending to you Elijah the prophet,
before the arrival of the great and ter- parents to those of their children.
Pesach celebrates the link between
rible day of the Lord." [Malachi, 3:23]
It is not unusual to refer to a special generations, that grows stronger every
Shabbat by a name that alludes to
year as parents and children ask ques-
tions of one another. On Pesach, the
the haftorah. The Shabbat preceding
father does not ask, "What happened
Tisha b'Av is called Shabbat Hazon
in Egypt:' but, "What is taking place
because the haftorah begins "Hazon
between us, my children, at this very
Yeshayahu," the vision of Isaiah. The
moment?" How will this great night,
‘Shabbat following Tisha b'Av is called
Shabbat Nahamu from its haftorah,
so different from all other nights,
serve as a bridge between generations,
which begins,"Nahamu, nahamu
a bond between past and future?
ami" bring comfort to My nation."
Surely, the redemption from Egypt,
Nevertheless, the MaHarShal him-
like the Ultimate Redemption to
self is not pleased with this response,
which it is connected, is not merely a
since the other Shabbatot take their
names from the very first word in their great day. It is, just as the prophet pro-
claims, "the great day of the Lord." ❑
respective haftorot, whereas the afore-
mentioned quotation from Malachi
Dr. Yigal Tsaidi is educational director of
appears at the end of the selection.
Yeshivat Akiva in Southfield.
Why then is the name "Gadol" given to
the Shabbat before Pesach?
Conversations
Moreover, the events celebrated on
In light of the Midrash cited above
Pesach and the haftorah cited above
and the words of the haftorah,
seem loosely related at best. The for-
what message does the miracle
mer, after all, deals with the Exodus
of Pesach, specifically the events
from Egypt, while the latter refers to
of Shabbat HaGadol, impart for
the ultimate redemption, the coming
Jewish parents and children of
of the Messiah, which will be her-
every generation? How will you, as
alded by Elijah. Upon reflection, one
parent and/or child, incorporate
may wonder why this portion of the
Prophets is read in conjunction with
the meaning of this message into
your own celebration of the seder?
the Pesach holiday at all.
The answer to this question may