Pesach 2017 / פֶּסַח 5777
Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 🫓🍷
Pesach for Hebrew Year 5777 began in the Diaspora on and ended on .
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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Dates for Pesach
Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Dates |
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Pesach 2014 | 15-22 Nisan 5774 | ||
Pesach 2015 | 15-22 Nisan 5775 | ||
Pesach 2016 | 15-22 Nisan 5776 | ||
Pesach 2017 | 15-22 Nisan 5777 | ||
Pesach 2018 | 15-22 Nisan 5778 | ||
Pesach 2019 | 15-22 Nisan 5779 | ||
Pesach 2020 | 15-22 Nisan 5780 | ||
Pesach 2021 | 15-22 Nisan 5781 |
Tanakh
Pesach I
/ פֶּסַח א׳
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: Joshua 5:2-6:1 · 15 p’sukim
Pesach II
/ פֶּסַח ב׳
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׳
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׳
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
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
Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 3
/ פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ג׳
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 VII
/ פֶּסַח ז׳
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׳
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
- Sefaria Tanakh
- Sefaria.org
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Passover" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

Family Haggadah (Artscroll Mesorah Series)
by Scherkan Zlotowitz

A Different Night, The Family Participation Haggadah
by David Dishon and Noam Zion

Keeping Passover
by Ira Steingroot

Creating Lively Passover Seders
by David Arnow