Pesach 2019 / פֶּסַח 5779

Pesach (Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread) for Hebrew Year 5779 began on Friday, 19 April 2019 in Israel 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

Tanakh

Pesach I (on Shabbat) / פֶּסַח יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 20 April 2019 / 15 Nisan 5779

Torah Portion: Exodus 12:21-12:51; Numbers 28:16-28:25

• 1: Exodus 12:21-24 (4 p'sukim)
• 2: Exodus 12:25-28 (4 p'sukim)
• 3: Exodus 12:29-32 (4 p'sukim)
• 4: Exodus 12:33-36 (4 p'sukim)
• 5: Exodus 12:37-42 (6 p'sukim)
• 6: Exodus 12:43-47 (5 p'sukim)
• 7: Exodus 12:48-51 (4 p'sukim)
• maf: Numbers 28:16-25 (10 p'sukim)

Haftarah: Joshua 5:2 - 6:1

Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 1 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמוֹעֵד יוֹם א׳
Sunday, 21 April 2019 / 16 Nisan 5779

Torah Portion: Exodus 13:1-13:16

• 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 הַמוֹעֵד יוֹם ב׳
Monday, 22 April 2019 / 17 Nisan 5779

Torah Portion: Exodus 22:24-23:19

• 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 Chol ha-Moed Day 3 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמוֹעֵד יוֹם ג׳
Tuesday, 23 April 2019 / 18 Nisan 5779

Torah Portion: Exodus 34:1-34:26

• 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 Chol ha-Moed Day 4 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳
Wednesday, 24 April 2019 / 19 Nisan 5779

Torah Portion: Numbers 9:1-28:25

• 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 יוֹם ז׳
Friday, 26 April 2019 / 21 Nisan 5779

Torah Portion: Exodus 13:17-15:26; Numbers 28:19-28:25

• 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

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)