Pesach 2019 / פֶּסַח 5779

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 🫓

Pesach for Hebrew Year 5779 began in Israel 🇮🇱 on Friday, 19 April 2019 and ended on Friday, 26 April 2019.

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, 20 April 2019 / 15 Nisan 5779

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: Joshua 5:2-6:1 · 15 p’sukim

Pesach II (CH’’M) / פֶּסַח ב׳ (חוה״מ)
Sunday, 21 April 2019 / 16 Nisan 5779

Torah Portion: Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 28:19-25

1. 1: Leviticus 22:26-23:8 · 16 p’sukim ·
2. 2: Leviticus 23:9-14 · 6 p’sukim ·
3. 3: Leviticus 23:15-44 · 30 p’sukim ·
4. 4: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim ·

Pesach III (CH’’M) / פֶּסַח ג׳ (חוה״מ)
Monday, 22 April 2019 / 17 Nisan 5779

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 IV (CH’’M) / פֶּסַח ד׳ (חוה״מ)
Tuesday, 23 April 2019 / 18 Nisan 5779

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 V (CH’’M) / פֶּסַח ה׳ (חוה״מ)
Wednesday, 24 April 2019 / 19 Nisan 5779

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 VI (CH’’M) / פֶּסַח ו׳ (חוה״מ)
Thursday, 25 April 2019 / 20 Nisan 5779

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, 26 April 2019 / 21 Nisan 5779

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

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Sefaria Tanakh

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Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society

"Passover" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

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