Pesach 8556 / פֶּסַח 12316
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Pesach for Hebrew Year 12316 begins in the Diaspora at sundown on Wednesday, 5 May 8556 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 13 May 8556 .
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
Wednesday, May 5 May 5 , 8556
Erev Pesach
Thursday, May 6 May 6
Pesach I
Friday, May 7 May 7
Pesach II
Saturday, May 8 May 8
Pesach III (CH’’M)
Sunday, May 9 May 9
Pesach IV (CH’’M)
Monday, May 10 May 10
Pesach V (CH’’M)
Tuesday, May 11 May 11
Pesach VI (CH’’M)
Wednesday, May 12 May 12
Pesach VII
Thursday, May 13 May 13
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 8553
Wednesday Wed , May 9 May 9
Thursday Thu , May 17 May 17
15-22 Nisan 12313
Pesach 8554
Monday Mon , April 29 Apr 29
Tuesday Tue , May 7 May 7
15-22 Nisan 12314
Pesach 8555
Saturday Sat , May 17 May 17
Sunday Sun , May 25 May 25
15-22 Nisan 12315
Pesach 8556
Wednesday Wed , May 5 May 5
Thursday Thu , May 13 May 13
15-22 Nisan 12316
Pesach 8557
Monday Mon , April 25 Apr 25
Tuesday Tue , May 3 May 3
15-22 Nisan 12317
Pesach 8558
Saturday Sat , May 13 May 13
Sunday Sun , May 21 May 21
15-22 Nisan 12318
Pesach 8559
Wednesday Wed , May 2 May 2
Thursday Thu , May 10 May 10
15-22 Nisan 12319
Pesach 8560
Wednesday Wed , May 21 May 21
Thursday Thu , May 29 May 29
15-22 Nisan 12320
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The Israel schedule is used by
Jews living in modern Israel.
Pesach I
/ פֶּסַח א׳
Thursday, 6 May 8556 / 15 Nisan 12316
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׳
Friday, 7 May 8556 / 16 Nisan 12316
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 Shabbat Chol ha-Moed
/ פֶּסַח שַׁבָּת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד
Saturday, 8 May 8556 / 17 Nisan 12316
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 Chol ha-Moed Day 2 on Sunday
/ פֶּסַח ד׳ (חוה״מ)
Sunday, 9 May 8556 / 18 Nisan 12316
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 3 on Monday
/ פֶּסַח ה׳ (חוה״מ)
Monday, 10 May 8556 / 19 Nisan 12316
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 4
/ פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳
Tuesday, 11 May 8556 / 20 Nisan 12316
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׳
Wednesday, 12 May 8556 / 21 Nisan 12316
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
Pesach VIII
/ פֶּסַח ח׳
Thursday, 13 May 8556 / 22 Nisan 12316
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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