Pesach 8690 / פֶּסַח 12450

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 🫓🍷

Pesach for Hebrew Year 12450 begins in the Diaspora at sundown on Friday, 25 April 8690 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 3 May 8690.

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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Pesach I (on Shabbat) / פֶּסַח יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 26 April 8690 / 15 Nisan 12450

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

Pesach II / פֶּסַח ב׳
Sunday, 27 April 8690 / 16 Nisan 12450

Torah Portion: Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 28:16-25

1. 1: Leviticus 22:26-23:3 · 11 p’sukim
2. 2: Leviticus 23:4-14 · 11 p’sukim
3. 3: Leviticus 23:15-22 · 8 p’sukim
4. 4: Leviticus 23:23-32 · 10 p’sukim
5. 5: Leviticus 23:33-44 · 12 p’sukim
6. 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׳
Monday, 28 April 8690 / 17 Nisan 12450

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 Chol ha-Moed Day 2 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ב׳
Tuesday, 29 April 8690 / 18 Nisan 12450

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 Chol ha-Moed Day 3 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ג׳
Wednesday, 30 April 8690 / 19 Nisan 12450

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 Chol ha-Moed Day 4 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳
Thursday, 1 May 8690 / 20 Nisan 12450

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׳
Friday, 2 May 8690 / 21 Nisan 12450

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

Pesach VIII (on Shabbat) / פֶּסַח ח׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 3 May 8690 / 22 Nisan 12450

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 28:19-25

1. 1: Deuteronomy 14:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
2. 2: Deuteronomy 15:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
3. 3: Deuteronomy 15:19-23 · 5 p’sukim
4. 4: Deuteronomy 16:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
5. 5: Deuteronomy 16:4-8 · 5 p’sukim
6. 6: Deuteronomy 16:9-12 · 4 p’sukim
7. 7: Deuteronomy 16:13-17 · 5 p’sukim
8. maf: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim

Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6 · 25 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

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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