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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Dates for Pesach in Israel 🇮🇱
Holiday Starts Ends in Israel 🇮🇱 Hebrew Dates
Pesach 2016
Friday Fri , April 22 Apr 22
Friday Fri , April 29 Apr 29
15-21 Nisan 5776
Pesach 2017
Monday Mon , April 10 Apr 10
Monday Mon , April 17 Apr 17
15-21 Nisan 5777
Pesach 2018
Friday Fri , March 30 Mar 30
Friday Fri , April 6 Apr 6
15-21 Nisan 5778
Pesach 2019
Friday Fri , April 19 Apr 19
Friday Fri , April 26 Apr 26
15-21 Nisan 5779
Pesach 2020
Wednesday Wed , April 8 Apr 8
Wednesday Wed , April 15 Apr 15
15-21 Nisan 5780
Pesach 2021
Saturday Sat , March 27 Mar 27
Saturday Sat , April 3 Apr 3
15-21 Nisan 5781
Pesach 2022
Friday Fri , April 15 Apr 15
Friday Fri , April 22 Apr 22
15-21 Nisan 5782
Pesach 2023
Wednesday Wed , April 5 Apr 5
Wednesday Wed , April 12 Apr 12
15-21 Nisan 5783
Tanakh
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:
Exodus 12:21-24
· 4 p’sukim
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2:
Exodus 12:25-28
· 4 p’sukim
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3:
Exodus 12:29-32
· 4 p’sukim
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4:
Exodus 12:33-36
· 4 p’sukim
·
5:
Exodus 12:37-42
· 6 p’sukim
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6:
Exodus 12:43-47
· 5 p’sukim
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7:
Exodus 12:48-51
· 4 p’sukim
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maf:
Numbers 28:16-25
· 10 p’sukim
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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:
Leviticus 22:26-23:8
· 16 p’sukim
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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)
Monday, 22 April 2019 / 17 Nisan 5779
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)
Tuesday, 23 April 2019 / 18 Nisan 5779
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
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3:
Exodus 23:6-19
· 14 p’sukim
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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:
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 VI (CH’’M)
/ פֶּסַח ו׳ (חוה״מ)
Thursday, 25 April 2019 / 20 Nisan 5779
Torah Portion:
Numbers 9:1-14 , 28:19-25
1:
Numbers 9:1-5
· 5 p’sukim
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2:
Numbers 9:6-8
· 3 p’sukim
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3:
Numbers 9:9-14
· 6 p’sukim
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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:
Exodus 13:17-22
· 6 p’sukim
·
2:
Exodus 14:1-8
· 8 p’sukim
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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
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Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
Tanakh:
The Holy Scriptures
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Jewish Publication Society
"Passover" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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