Pesach 1966 / פֶּסַח 5726
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Pesach for Hebrew Year 5726 began in Israel 🇮🇱 on Monday, 4 April 1966 and ended on Monday, 11 April 1966 .
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, April 4 Apr 4 , 1966
Erev Pesach
Tuesday, April 5 Apr 5
Pesach I
Wednesday, April 6 Apr 6
Pesach II (CH’’M)
Thursday, April 7 Apr 7
Pesach III (CH’’M)
Friday, April 8 Apr 8
Pesach IV (CH’’M)
Saturday, April 9 Apr 9
Pesach V (CH’’M)
Sunday, April 10 Apr 10
Pesach VI (CH’’M)
Monday, April 11 Apr 11
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 1963
Monday Mon , April 8 Apr 8
Monday Mon , April 15 Apr 15
15-21 Nisan 5723
Pesach 1964
Friday Fri , March 27 Mar 27
Friday Fri , April 3 Apr 3
15-21 Nisan 5724
Pesach 1965
Friday Fri , April 16 Apr 16
Friday Fri , April 23 Apr 23
15-21 Nisan 5725
Pesach 1966
Monday Mon , April 4 Apr 4
Monday Mon , April 11 Apr 11
15-21 Nisan 5726
Pesach 1967
Monday Mon , April 24 Apr 24
Monday Mon , May 1 May 1
15-21 Nisan 5727
Pesach 1968
Friday Fri , April 12 Apr 12
Friday Fri , April 19 Apr 19
15-21 Nisan 5728
Pesach 1969
Wednesday Wed , April 2 Apr 2
Wednesday Wed , April 9 Apr 9
15-21 Nisan 5729
Pesach 1970
Monday Mon , April 20 Apr 20
Monday Mon , April 27 Apr 27
15-21 Nisan 5730
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Pesach I
/ פֶּסַח א׳
Tuesday, 5 April 1966 / 15 Nisan 5726
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, 6 April 1966 / 16 Nisan 5726
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, 7 April 1966 / 17 Nisan 5726
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, 8 April 1966 / 18 Nisan 5726
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, 9 April 1966 / 19 Nisan 5726
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, 10 April 1966 / 20 Nisan 5726
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, 11 April 1966 / 21 Nisan 5726
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
(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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