Pesach 5940 / פֶּסַח 9700
Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 🫓
Pesach for Hebrew Year 9700 begins in Israel 🇮🇱 at sundown on Friday, 19 April 5940 and ends at nightfall on Friday, 26 April 5940 .
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
Friday, April 19 Apr 19 , 5940
Erev Pesach
Saturday, April 20 Apr 20
Pesach I
Sunday, April 21 Apr 21
Pesach II (CH’’M)
Monday, April 22 Apr 22
Pesach III (CH’’M)
Tuesday, April 23 Apr 23
Pesach IV (CH’’M)
Wednesday, April 24 Apr 24
Pesach V (CH’’M)
Thursday, April 25 Apr 25
Pesach VI (CH’’M)
Friday, April 26 Apr 26
Pesach VII
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 in Israel 🇮🇱
Holiday Starts Ends in Israel 🇮🇱 Hebrew Dates
Pesach 5937
Wednesday Wed , April 21 Apr 21
Wednesday Wed , April 28 Apr 28
15-21 Nisan 9697
Pesach 5938
Wednesday Wed , May 11 May 11
Wednesday Wed , May 18 May 18
15-21 Nisan 9698
Pesach 5939
Monday Mon , May 1 May 1
Monday Mon , May 8 May 8
15-21 Nisan 9699
Pesach 5940
Friday Fri , April 19 Apr 19
Friday Fri , April 26 Apr 26
15-21 Nisan 9700
Pesach 5941
Wednesday Wed , May 7 May 7
Wednesday Wed , May 14 May 14
15-21 Nisan 9701
Pesach 5942
Monday Mon , April 27 Apr 27
Monday Mon , May 4 May 4
15-21 Nisan 9702
Pesach 5943
Friday Fri , April 16 Apr 16
Friday Fri , April 23 Apr 23
15-21 Nisan 9703
Pesach 5944
Wednesday Wed , May 3 May 3
Wednesday Wed , May 10 May 10
15-21 Nisan 9704
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This page displays the Israel holiday schedule.
The Diaspora schedule is used by
Jews living outside of modern Israel.
Pesach I (on Shabbat)
/ פֶּסַח יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 20 April 5940 / 15 Nisan 9700
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 12:29-32
· 4 p’sukim
4:
Exodus 12:33-36
· 4 p’sukim
5:
Exodus 12:37-42
· 6 p’sukim
6:
Exodus 12:43-47
· 5 p’sukim
7:
Exodus 12:48-51
· 4 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
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 II (CH’’M)
/ פֶּסַח ב׳ (חוה״מ)
Israel only - according to Vaani T'fillati Siddur Yisraeli Sunday, 21 April 5940 / 16 Nisan 9700
Torah Portion:
Leviticus 22:26-23:44 ; Numbers 28:19-25
1:
Leviticus 22:26-23:8
· 16 p’sukim
2:
Leviticus 23:9-14
· 6 p’sukim
3:
Leviticus 23:15-44
· 30 p’sukim
4:
Numbers 28:19-25
· 7 p’sukim
Pesach III (CH’’M)
/ פֶּסַח ג׳ (חוה״מ)
Monday, 22 April 5940 / 17 Nisan 9700
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 IV (CH’’M)
/ פֶּסַח ד׳ (חוה״מ)
Tuesday, 23 April 5940 / 18 Nisan 9700
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 V (CH’’M)
/ פֶּסַח ה׳ (חוה״מ)
Wednesday, 24 April 5940 / 19 Nisan 9700
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 VI (CH’’M)
/ פֶּסַח ו׳ (חוה״מ)
Thursday, 25 April 5940 / 20 Nisan 9700
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
/ פֶּסַח ז׳
Friday, 26 April 5940 / 21 Nisan 9700
Torah Portion:
Exodus 13:17-15:26 ; Numbers 28:19-25
1:
Exodus 13:17-22
· 6 p’sukim
2:
Exodus 14:1-8
· 8 p’sukim
3:
Exodus 14:9-14
· 6 p’sukim
4:
Exodus 14:15-25
· 11 p’sukim
5:
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
References
The
Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
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Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh:
The Holy Scriptures
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Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Passover” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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