Pesach 2020 / פֶּסַח 5780

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 🫓🍷

Pesach for Hebrew Year 5780 began in the Diaspora on Wednesday, 8 April 2020 and ended on Thursday, 16 April 2020.

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 / פֶּסַח א׳
Thursday, 9 April 2020 / 15 Nisan 5780

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 12:29-36 · 8 p’sukim ·
4. 4: Exodus 12:37-42 · 6 p’sukim ·
5. 5: Exodus 12:43-51 · 9 p’sukim ·
6. maf: Numbers 28:16-25 · 10 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: Joshua 5:2-6:1 · 15 p’sukim

Pesach II / פֶּסַח ב׳
Friday, 10 April 2020 / 16 Nisan 5780

Torah Portion: Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 28:16-25

1. 1: Leviticus 22:26-23:3 · 11 p’sukim ·
2. 2: Leviticus 23:4-14 · 11 p’sukim ·
3. 3: Leviticus 23:15-22 · 8 p’sukim ·
4. 4: Leviticus 23:23-32 · 10 p’sukim ·
5. 5: Leviticus 23:33-44 · 12 p’sukim ·
6. maf: Numbers 28:16-25 · 10 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: II Kings 23:1-9, 23:21-25 · 14 p’sukim

Pesach Shabbat Chol ha-Moed / פֶּסַח שַׁבָּת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד
Saturday, 11 April 2020 / 17 Nisan 5780

Torah Portion: Exodus 33:12-34:26; Numbers 28:19-25

1. 1: Exodus 33:12-16 · 5 p’sukim ·
2. 2: Exodus 33:17-19 · 3 p’sukim ·
3. 3: Exodus 33:20-23 · 4 p’sukim ·
4. 4: Exodus 34:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
5. 5: Exodus 34:4-10 · 7 p’sukim ·
6. 6: Exodus 34:11-17 · 7 p’sukim ·
7. 7: Exodus 34:18-26 · 9 p’sukim ·
8. maf: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14 · 14 p’sukim

Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 2 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ב׳
Sunday, 12 April 2020 / 18 Nisan 5780

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 Chol ha-Moed Day 3 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ג׳
Monday, 13 April 2020 / 19 Nisan 5780

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 Chol ha-Moed Day 4 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳
Tuesday, 14 April 2020 / 20 Nisan 5780

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׳
Wednesday, 15 April 2020 / 21 Nisan 5780

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

Pesach VIII / פֶּסַח ח׳
Thursday, 16 April 2020 / 22 Nisan 5780

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17; Numbers 28:19-25

1. 1: Deuteronomy 15:19-23 · 5 p’sukim ·
2. 2: Deuteronomy 16:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
3. 3: Deuteronomy 16:4-8 · 5 p’sukim ·
4. 4: Deuteronomy 16:9-12 · 4 p’sukim ·
5. 5: Deuteronomy 16:13-17 · 5 p’sukim ·
6. 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

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Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society

"Passover" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

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Books (paid links)