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<font color="#000080"><i>At 18:02 12-04-19 +0000, Mandel, Seth via
Mesorah stated the following:<br><br>
</i></font><blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">"The Shabbos
preceding Passover is traditionally known as Shabbos HaGadol — the Great
Shabbos."<br><br>
As you all know, that is not what the Hebrew means The great
Shabbos would be haShabbos
haG'dolah.</blockquote><font size=4 color="#000080"><br>
There are many explanations, such as the drasha is given by a
gadol. And hence Shabbat is in nismakh, with a patah under the
bet.<br><br>
But the truth is that Shabbat can be of either gender.<br><br>
<b>Ira L. Jacobson<br><br>
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<font size=2>The Previous Rebbe once said, "If all the Jews, great
and small <br>
alike, together said, 'Father, enough! Have pity on us and send <br>
us our Moshiach!' - Moshiach would certainly come!"<br>
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</x-tab>(Sefer HaSichot
5696)<br><br>
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