Pesach 8636 / פֶּסַח 12396
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Pesach for Hebrew Year 12396 begins in the Diaspora at sundown on Saturday, 21 May 8636 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 29 May 8636 .
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
Saturday, May 21 May 21 , 8636
Erev Pesach
Sunday, May 22 May 22
Pesach I
Monday, May 23 May 23
Pesach II
Tuesday, May 24 May 24
Pesach III (CH’’M)
Wednesday, May 25 May 25
Pesach IV (CH’’M)
Thursday, May 26 May 26
Pesach V (CH’’M)
Friday, May 27 May 27
Pesach VI (CH’’M)
Saturday, May 28 May 28
Pesach VII
Sunday, May 29 May 29
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 8633
Friday Fri , April 26 Apr 26
Saturday Sat , May 4 May 4
15-22 Nisan 12393
Pesach 8634
Wednesday Wed , May 14 May 14
Thursday Thu , May 22 May 22
15-22 Nisan 12394
Pesach 8635
Monday Mon , May 4 May 4
Tuesday Tue , May 12 May 12
15-22 Nisan 12395
Pesach 8636
Saturday Sat , May 21 May 21
Sunday Sun , May 29 May 29
15-22 Nisan 12396
Pesach 8637
Wednesday Wed , May 10 May 10
Thursday Thu , May 18 May 18
15-22 Nisan 12397
Pesach 8638
Monday Mon , April 30 Apr 30
Tuesday Tue , May 8 May 8
15-22 Nisan 12398
Pesach 8639
Monday Mon , May 20 May 20
Tuesday Tue , May 28 May 28
15-22 Nisan 12399
Pesach 8640
Friday Fri , May 8 May 8
Saturday Sat , May 16 May 16
15-22 Nisan 12400
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The Israel schedule is used by
Jews living in modern Israel.
Pesach I
/ פֶּסַח א׳
Sunday, 22 May 8636 / 15 Nisan 12396
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׳
Monday, 23 May 8636 / 16 Nisan 12396
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 Chol ha-Moed Day 1
/ פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם א׳
Tuesday, 24 May 8636 / 17 Nisan 12396
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 2
/ פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ב׳
Wednesday, 25 May 8636 / 18 Nisan 12396
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 3
/ פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ג׳
Thursday, 26 May 8636 / 19 Nisan 12396
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 Chol ha-Moed Day 4
/ פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳
Friday, 27 May 8636 / 20 Nisan 12396
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 (on Shabbat)
/ פֶּסַח ז׳
Saturday, 28 May 8636 / 21 Nisan 12396
Torah Portion:
Exodus 13:17-15:26 ; Numbers 28:19-25
1:
Exodus 13:17-19
· 3 p’sukim
2:
Exodus 13:20-22
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Exodus 14:1-4
· 4 p’sukim
4:
Exodus 14:5-8
· 4 p’sukim
5:
Exodus 14:9-14
· 6 p’sukim
6:
Exodus 14:15-25
· 11 p’sukim
7:
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׳
Sunday, 29 May 8636 / 22 Nisan 12396
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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