Pesach 1778 / פֶּסַח 5538
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Pesach for Hebrew Year 5538 began in the Diaspora on Saturday, 11 April 1778 and ended on Sunday, 19 April 1778 .
Passover (Hebrew: פֶּסַח Pesach) commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar, which is in spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays.
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Date Detail
Saturday, April 11 Apr 11 , 1778
Erev Pesach
Sunday, April 12 Apr 12
Pesach I
Monday, April 13 Apr 13
Pesach II
Tuesday, April 14 Apr 14
Pesach III (CH’’M)
Wednesday, April 15 Apr 15
Pesach IV (CH’’M)
Thursday, April 16 Apr 16
Pesach V (CH’’M)
Friday, April 17 Apr 17
Pesach VI (CH’’M)
Saturday, April 18 Apr 18
Pesach VII
Sunday, April 19 Apr 19
Pesach VIII
Dates in bold are yom tov , so they have similar
obligations and restrictions to Shabbat in the sense that normal “work”
is forbidden.
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Dates for Pesach
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Pesach 1775
Friday Fri , April 14 Apr 14
Saturday Sat , April 22 Apr 22
15-22 Nisan 5535
Pesach 1776
Wednesday Wed , April 3 Apr 3
Thursday Thu , April 11 Apr 11
15-22 Nisan 5536
Pesach 1777
Monday Mon , April 21 Apr 21
Tuesday Tue , April 29 Apr 29
15-22 Nisan 5537
Pesach 1778
Saturday Sat , April 11 Apr 11
Sunday Sun , April 19 Apr 19
15-22 Nisan 5538
Pesach 1779
Wednesday Wed , March 31 Mar 31
Thursday Thu , April 8 Apr 8
15-22 Nisan 5539
Pesach 1780
Wednesday Wed , April 19 Apr 19
Thursday Thu , April 27 Apr 27
15-22 Nisan 5540
Pesach 1781
Monday Mon , April 9 Apr 9
Tuesday Tue , April 17 Apr 17
15-22 Nisan 5541
Pesach 1782
Friday Fri , March 29 Mar 29
Saturday Sat , April 6 Apr 6
15-22 Nisan 5542
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This page displays the Diaspora holiday schedule.
The Israel schedule is used by
Jews living in modern Israel.
Pesach I
/ פֶּסַח א׳
Sunday, 12 April 1778 / 15 Nisan 5538
Torah Portion:
Exodus 12:21-51 ; Numbers 28:16-25
1:
Exodus 12:21-24
· 4 p’sukim
2:
Exodus 12:25-28
· 4 p’sukim
3:
Exodus 12:29-36
· 8 p’sukim
4:
Exodus 12:37-42
· 6 p’sukim
5:
Exodus 12:43-51
· 9 p’sukim
maf:
Numbers 28:16-25
· 10 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim:
Joshua 3:5-7 , 5:2-6:1 , 6:27
· 19 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim:
Joshua 5:2-6:1 , 6:27
· 16 p’sukim
Pesach II
/ פֶּסַח ב׳
Monday, 13 April 1778 / 16 Nisan 5538
Torah Portion:
Leviticus 22:26-23:44 ; Numbers 28:16-25
1:
Leviticus 22:26-23:3
· 11 p’sukim
2:
Leviticus 23:4-14
· 11 p’sukim
3:
Leviticus 23:15-22
· 8 p’sukim
4:
Leviticus 23:23-32
· 10 p’sukim
5:
Leviticus 23:33-44
· 12 p’sukim
maf:
Numbers 28:16-25
· 10 p’sukim
Haftarah:
II Kings 23:1-9 , 23:21-25
· 14 p’sukim
Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 1
/ פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם א׳
Tuesday, 14 April 1778 / 17 Nisan 5538
Torah Portion:
Exodus 13:1-16 ; Numbers 28:19-25
1:
Exodus 13:1-4
· 4 p’sukim
2:
Exodus 13:5-10
· 6 p’sukim
3:
Exodus 13:11-16
· 6 p’sukim
4:
Numbers 28:19-25
· 7 p’sukim
Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 2
/ פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ב׳
Wednesday, 15 April 1778 / 18 Nisan 5538
Torah Portion:
Exodus 22:24-23:19 ; Numbers 28:19-25
1:
Exodus 22:24-26
· 3 p’sukim
2:
Exodus 22:27-23:5
· 9 p’sukim
3:
Exodus 23:6-19
· 14 p’sukim
4:
Numbers 28:19-25
· 7 p’sukim
Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 3
/ פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ג׳
Thursday, 16 April 1778 / 19 Nisan 5538
Torah Portion:
Exodus 34:1-26 ; Numbers 28:19-25
1:
Exodus 34:1-10
· 10 p’sukim
2:
Exodus 34:11-17
· 7 p’sukim
3:
Exodus 34:18-26
· 9 p’sukim
4:
Numbers 28:19-25
· 7 p’sukim
Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 4
/ פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳
Friday, 17 April 1778 / 20 Nisan 5538
Torah Portion:
Numbers 9:1-14 , 28:19-25
1:
Numbers 9:1-5
· 5 p’sukim
2:
Numbers 9:6-8
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Numbers 9:9-14
· 6 p’sukim
4:
Numbers 28:19-25
· 7 p’sukim
Pesach VII (on Shabbat)
/ פֶּסַח ז׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 18 April 1778 / 21 Nisan 5538
Torah Portion:
Exodus 13:17-15:26 ; Numbers 28:19-25
1:
Exodus 13:17-19
· 3 p’sukim
2:
Exodus 13:20-22
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Exodus 14:1-4
· 4 p’sukim
4:
Exodus 14:5-8
· 4 p’sukim
5:
Exodus 14:9-14
· 6 p’sukim
6:
Exodus 14:15-25
· 11 p’sukim
7:
Exodus 14:26-15:26
· 32 p’sukim
maf:
Numbers 28:19-25
· 7 p’sukim
Haftarah:
II Samuel 22:1-51
· 51 p’sukim
Megillah
1:
Song of Songs 1:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
2:
Song of Songs 2:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
3:
Song of Songs 3:1-11
· 11 p’sukim
4:
Song of Songs 4:1-16
· 16 p’sukim
5:
Song of Songs 5:1-16
· 16 p’sukim
6:
Song of Songs 6:1-12
· 12 p’sukim
7:
Song of Songs 7:1-14
· 14 p’sukim
8:
Song of Songs 8:1-14
· 14 p’sukim
Pesach VIII
/ פֶּסַח ח׳
Sunday, 19 April 1778 / 22 Nisan 5538
Torah Portion:
Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17 ; Numbers 28:19-25
1:
Deuteronomy 15:19-23
· 5 p’sukim
2:
Deuteronomy 16:1-3
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Deuteronomy 16:4-8
· 5 p’sukim
4:
Deuteronomy 16:9-12
· 4 p’sukim
5:
Deuteronomy 16:13-17
· 5 p’sukim
maf:
Numbers 28:19-25
· 7 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Isaiah 10:32-12:6
· 25 p’sukim
References
The
Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
(paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh:
The Holy Scriptures
(paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Passover” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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