Pesach 6048 / פֶּסַח 9808

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 🫓

Pesach for Hebrew Year 9808 begins in Israel 🇮🇱 at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Traditional symbols on a seder plate for the Jewish festival of Passover

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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This page displays the Israel holiday schedule. The Diaspora schedule is used by Jews living outside of modern Israel.

DateDetail
Erev Pesach
Pesach I
Pesach II (CH’’M)
Pesach III (CH’’M)
Pesach IV (CH’’M)
Pesach V (CH’’M)
Pesach VI (CH’’M)
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 🇮🇱

HolidayStartsEnds in Israel 🇮🇱Hebrew Dates
Pesach 6045 15-21 Nisan 9805
Pesach 6046 15-21 Nisan 9806
Pesach 6047 15-21 Nisan 9807
Pesach 6048 15-21 Nisan 9808
Pesach 6049 15-21 Nisan 9809
Pesach 6050 15-21 Nisan 9810
Pesach 6051 15-21 Nisan 9811
Pesach 6052 15-21 Nisan 9812

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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)

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 12:29-32 · 4 p’sukim
  4. 4: Exodus 12:33-36 · 4 p’sukim
  5. 5: Exodus 12:37-42 · 6 p’sukim
  6. 6: Exodus 12:43-47 · 5 p’sukim
  7. 7: Exodus 12:48-51 · 4 p’sukim
  8. 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. 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

Pesach II (CH’’M) / פֶּסַח ב׳ (חוה״מ)
Israel only - according to Vaani T'fillati Siddur Yisraeli

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 / פֶּסַח ז׳

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

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

Haftarah: II Samuel 22:1-51 · 51 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
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
Keeping Passover : Everything You Need to Know to Bring the Ancient Tradition to Life and Create Your Own Passover Celebration

Keeping Passover
by Ira Steingroot

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