Pesach 2225 / פֶּסַח 5985

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 🫓🍷

Pesach for Hebrew Year 5985 begins in the Diaspora at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Traditional symbols on a seder plate for the Jewish festival of Passover

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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This page displays the Diaspora holiday schedule. The Israel schedule is used by Jews living in modern Israel.

DateDetail
Erev Pesach
Pesach I
Pesach II
Pesach III (CH’’M)
Pesach IV (CH’’M)
Pesach V (CH’’M)
Pesach VI (CH’’M)
Pesach VII
Pesach VIII

Dates in bold are yom tov, so they have similar obligations and restrictions to Shabbat in the sense that normal “work” is forbidden.

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Dates for Pesach

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Dates
Pesach 2222 15-22 Nisan 5982
Pesach 2223 15-22 Nisan 5983
Pesach 2224 15-22 Nisan 5984
Pesach 2225 15-22 Nisan 5985
Pesach 2226 15-22 Nisan 5986
Pesach 2227 15-22 Nisan 5987
Pesach 2228 15-22 Nisan 5988
Pesach 2229 15-22 Nisan 5989

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This page displays the Diaspora holiday schedule. The Israel schedule is used by Jews living in modern Israel.

Pesach I (on Shabbat) / פֶּסַח יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)

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 for Ashkenazim: Joshua 3:5-7, 5:2-6:1, 6:27 · 19 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: Joshua 5:2-6:1, 6:27 · 16 p’sukim

Pesach II / פֶּסַח ב׳

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 Chol ha-Moed Day 1 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם א׳

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 Chol ha-Moed Day 2 / פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ב׳

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׳

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׳

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׳

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 (on Shabbat) / פֶּסַח ח׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 28:19-25; Song of Songs 1:1-8:14

  1. 1: Deuteronomy 14:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
  2. 2: Deuteronomy 15:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
  3. 3: Deuteronomy 15:19-23 · 5 p’sukim
  4. 4: Deuteronomy 16:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
  5. 5: Deuteronomy 16:4-8 · 5 p’sukim
  6. 6: Deuteronomy 16:9-12 · 4 p’sukim
  7. 7: Deuteronomy 16:13-17 · 5 p’sukim
  8. maf: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim

Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6 · 25 p’sukim

Megillah
  1. 1: Song of Songs 1:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  2. 2: Song of Songs 2:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  3. 3: Song of Songs 3:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
  4. 4: Song of Songs 4:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
  5. 5: Song of Songs 5:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
  6. 6: Song of Songs 6:1-12 · 12 p’sukim
  7. 7: Song of Songs 7:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  8. 8: Song of Songs 8:1-14 · 14 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Passover” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
Family Haggadah (Artscroll Mesorah Series)

Family Haggadah (Artscroll Mesorah Series)
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A Different Night, The Family Participation Haggadah

A Different Night, The Family Participation Haggadah
by David Dishon and Noam Zion

Keeping Passover : Everything You Need to Know to Bring the Ancient Tradition to Life and Create Your Own Passover Celebration

Keeping Passover
by Ira Steingroot

Creating Lively Passover Seders: A Sourcebook of Engaging Tales, Texts & Activities

Creating Lively Passover Seders
by David Arnow

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