Pesach 2021 / פֶּסַח 5781

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 🫓

Pesach for Hebrew Year 5781 began in Israel 🇮🇱 on Saturday, 27 March 2021 and ended on Saturday, 3 April 2021.

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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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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Pesach I / פֶּסַח א׳
Sunday, 28 March 2021 / 15 Nisan 5781

Torah Portion: Exodus 12:21-51; Numbers 28:16-25

1. 1: Exodus 12:21-24 · 4 p’sukim
2. 2: Exodus 12:25-28 · 4 p’sukim
3. 3: Exodus 12:29-36 · 8 p’sukim
4. 4: Exodus 12:37-42 · 6 p’sukim
5. 5: Exodus 12:43-51 · 9 p’sukim
6. 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 (CH’’M) / פֶּסַח ב׳ (חוה״מ)
Israel only - according to Vaani T'fillati Siddur Yisraeli
Monday, 29 March 2021 / 16 Nisan 5781

Torah Portion: Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 28:19-25

1. 1: Leviticus 22:26-23:8 · 16 p’sukim
2. 2: Leviticus 23:9-14 · 6 p’sukim
3. 3: Leviticus 23:15-44 · 30 p’sukim
4. 4: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim

Pesach III (CH’’M) / פֶּסַח ג׳ (חוה״מ)
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 / 17 Nisan 5781

Torah Portion: Exodus 13:1-16; Numbers 28:19-25

1. 1: Exodus 13:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
2. 2: Exodus 13:5-10 · 6 p’sukim
3. 3: Exodus 13:11-16 · 6 p’sukim
4. 4: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim

Pesach IV (CH’’M) / פֶּסַח ד׳ (חוה״מ)
Wednesday, 31 March 2021 / 18 Nisan 5781

Torah Portion: Exodus 22:24-23:19; Numbers 28:19-25

1. 1: Exodus 22:24-26 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Exodus 22:27-23:5 · 9 p’sukim
3. 3: Exodus 23:6-19 · 14 p’sukim
4. 4: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim

Pesach V (CH’’M) / פֶּסַח ה׳ (חוה״מ)
Thursday, 1 April 2021 / 19 Nisan 5781

Torah Portion: Exodus 34:1-26; Numbers 28:19-25

1. 1: Exodus 34:1-10 · 10 p’sukim
2. 2: Exodus 34:11-17 · 7 p’sukim
3. 3: Exodus 34:18-26 · 9 p’sukim
4. 4: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim

Pesach VI (CH’’M) / פֶּסַח ו׳ (חוה״מ)
Friday, 2 April 2021 / 20 Nisan 5781

Torah Portion: Numbers 9:1-14, 28:19-25

1. 1: Numbers 9:1-5 · 5 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 9:6-8 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 9:9-14 · 6 p’sukim
4. 4: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim

Pesach VII (on Shabbat) / פֶּסַח ז׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 3 April 2021 / 21 Nisan 5781

Torah Portion: Exodus 13:17-15:26; Numbers 28:19-25

1. 1: Exodus 13:17-19 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Exodus 13:20-22 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Exodus 14:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
4. 4: Exodus 14:5-8 · 4 p’sukim
5. 5: Exodus 14:9-14 · 6 p’sukim
6. 6: Exodus 14:15-25 · 11 p’sukim
7. 7: Exodus 14:26-15:26 · 32 p’sukim
8. maf: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim

Haftarah: II Samuel 22:1-51 · 51 p’sukim

Megillah

1. 1: Song of Songs 1:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
2. 2: Song of Songs 2:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
3. 3: Song of Songs 3:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
4. 4: Song of Songs 4:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
5. 5: Song of Songs 5:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
6. 6: Song of Songs 6:1-12 · 12 p’sukim
7. 7: Song of Songs 7:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
8. 8: Song of Songs 8:1-14 · 14 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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