Pesach 2020 / פֶּסַח 5780

Pesach (Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread) for Hebrew Year 5780 began on Wednesday, 8 April 2020 in the Diaspora 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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Dates for Pesach

Tanakh

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

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 12:29-36 (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

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

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

• 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 - 23:9; 23:21 - 23:25

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

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

• 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 - 37:14

Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 2 / פֶּסַח יוֹם ד׳ (חוֹל הַמוֹעד)
Sunday, 12 April 2020 / 18 Nisan 5780

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 יוֹם ה׳ (חוֹל הַמוֹעד)
Monday, 13 April 2020 / 19 Nisan 5780

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 יוֹם ו׳ (חוֹל הַמוֹעד)
Tuesday, 14 April 2020 / 20 Nisan 5780

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׳
Wednesday, 15 April 2020 / 21 Nisan 5780

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

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

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

• 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

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Sefaria Tanakh

Sefaria.org

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures

Jewish Publication Society

"Passover" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

Wikimedia Foundation Inc.

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