Pesach 5979 / פֶּסַח 9739
Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 🫓
Pesach for Hebrew Year 9739 begins in Israel 🇮🇱 at sundown on Monday, 7 May 5979 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 14 May 5979 .
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
Monday, May 7 May 7 , 5979
Erev Pesach
Tuesday, May 8 May 8
Pesach I
Wednesday, May 9 May 9
Pesach II (CH’’M)
Thursday, May 10 May 10
Pesach III (CH’’M)
Friday, May 11 May 11
Pesach IV (CH’’M)
Saturday, May 12 May 12
Pesach V (CH’’M)
Sunday, May 13 May 13
Pesach VI (CH’’M)
Monday, May 14 May 14
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 5976
Monday Mon , May 10 May 10
Monday Mon , May 17 May 17
15-21 Nisan 9736
Pesach 5977
Friday Fri , April 29 Apr 29
Friday Fri , May 6 May 6
15-21 Nisan 9737
Pesach 5978
Wednesday Wed , April 19 Apr 19
Wednesday Wed , April 26 Apr 26
15-21 Nisan 9738
Pesach 5979
Monday Mon , May 7 May 7
Monday Mon , May 14 May 14
15-21 Nisan 9739
Pesach 5980
Saturday Sat , April 26 Apr 26
Saturday Sat , May 3 May 3
15-21 Nisan 9740
Pesach 5981
Wednesday Wed , April 15 Apr 15
Wednesday Wed , April 22 Apr 22
15-21 Nisan 9741
Pesach 5982
Wednesday Wed , May 5 May 5
Wednesday Wed , May 12 May 12
15-21 Nisan 9742
Pesach 5983
Monday Mon , April 25 Apr 25
Monday Mon , May 2 May 2
15-21 Nisan 9743
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Jews living outside of modern Israel.
Pesach I
/ פֶּסַח א׳
Tuesday, 8 May 5979 / 15 Nisan 9739
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 (CH’’M)
/ פֶּסַח ב׳ (חוה״מ)
Israel only - according to Vaani T'fillati Siddur Yisraeli Wednesday, 9 May 5979 / 16 Nisan 9739
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)
Thursday, 10 May 5979 / 17 Nisan 9739
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)
Friday, 11 May 5979 / 18 Nisan 9739
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 Shabbat Chol ha-Moed
/ פֶּסַח שַׁבָּת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד
Saturday, 12 May 5979 / 19 Nisan 9739
Torah Portion:
Exodus 33:12-34:26 ; Numbers 28:19-25
1:
Exodus 33:12-16
· 5 p’sukim
2:
Exodus 33:17-19
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Exodus 33:20-23
· 4 p’sukim
4:
Exodus 34:1-3
· 3 p’sukim
5:
Exodus 34:4-10
· 7 p’sukim
6:
Exodus 34:11-17
· 7 p’sukim
7:
Exodus 34:18-26
· 9 p’sukim
maf:
Numbers 28:19-25
· 7 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Ezekiel 37:1-14
· 14 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 VI (CH’’M)
/ פֶּסַח ו׳ (חוה״מ)
Sunday, 13 May 5979 / 20 Nisan 9739
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׳
Monday, 14 May 5979 / 21 Nisan 9739
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
(paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Passover” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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