Pesach 1896 / פֶּסַח 5656
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Pesach for Hebrew Year 5656 began in the Diaspora on Saturday, 28 March 1896 and ended on Sunday, 5 April 1896 .
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, March 28 Mar 28 , 1896
Erev Pesach
Sunday, March 29 Mar 29
Pesach I
Monday, March 30 Mar 30
Pesach II
Tuesday, March 31 Mar 31
Pesach III (CH’’M)
Wednesday, April 1 Apr 1
Pesach IV (CH’’M)
Thursday, April 2 Apr 2
Pesach V (CH’’M)
Friday, April 3 Apr 3
Pesach VI (CH’’M)
Saturday, April 4 Apr 4
Pesach VII
Sunday, April 5 Apr 5
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 1893
Friday Fri , March 31 Mar 31
Saturday Sat , April 8 Apr 8
15-22 Nisan 5653
Pesach 1894
Friday Fri , April 20 Apr 20
Saturday Sat , April 28 Apr 28
15-22 Nisan 5654
Pesach 1895
Monday Mon , April 8 Apr 8
Tuesday Tue , April 16 Apr 16
15-22 Nisan 5655
Pesach 1896
Saturday Sat , March 28 Mar 28
Sunday Sun , April 5 Apr 5
15-22 Nisan 5656
Pesach 1897
Friday Fri , April 16 Apr 16
Saturday Sat , April 24 Apr 24
15-22 Nisan 5657
Pesach 1898
Wednesday Wed , April 6 Apr 6
Thursday Thu , April 14 Apr 14
15-22 Nisan 5658
Pesach 1899
Saturday Sat , March 25 Mar 25
Sunday Sun , April 2 Apr 2
15-22 Nisan 5659
Pesach 1900
Friday Fri , April 13 Apr 13
Saturday Sat , April 21 Apr 21
15-22 Nisan 5660
Tanakh
This page displays the Diaspora holiday schedule.
The Israel schedule is used by
Jews living in modern Israel.
Pesach I
/ פֶּסַח א׳
Sunday, 29 March 1896 / 15 Nisan 5656
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, 30 March 1896 / 16 Nisan 5656
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, 31 March 1896 / 17 Nisan 5656
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, 1 April 1896 / 18 Nisan 5656
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, 2 April 1896 / 19 Nisan 5656
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, 3 April 1896 / 20 Nisan 5656
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, 4 April 1896 / 21 Nisan 5656
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, 5 April 1896 / 22 Nisan 5656
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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