Why is the Shabbat before Passover called 'Shabbat HaGadol'?
Synopsis
Authorities discuss the reason the Shabbat before Passover is called 'Shabbat HaGadol.' The primary explanation is that the 10th of Nissan in the year of the Exodus fell on Shabbat, and the miracle of the Egyptians being silenced when the Israelites took lambs occurred on that day.
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