Festival reading
פֶּסַח
Pesach
Next observed
Thursday, April 22, 2027·15 Nisan 5787
Passover — the seven-day festival of redemption from slavery in Egypt, beginning with the Seder meal. It opens and closes with festival days, with intermediate days in between; the seventh day recalls the parting of the sea.
The readings
Pesach I
פֶּסַח א׳- Torah
- Exodus 12:21-51; Numbers 28:16-25
- Haftarah
- Joshua 3:5-7, 5:2-6:1, 6:27
Pesach II
פֶּסַח ב׳- Torah
- Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 28:16-25
- Haftarah
- II Kings 23:1-9, 23:21-25
Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 1
פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם א׳Chol ha-Moed — the intermediate days of the festival, when most work is permitted
- Torah
- Exodus 13:1-16; Numbers 28:19-25
Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 2
פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ב׳ (בְּיוֹם רִאשׁוֹן)Chol ha-Moed — the intermediate days of the festival, when most work is permitted
- Torah
- Exodus 13:1-16; Numbers 28:19-25
Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 3
פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ג׳ (בְּיוֹם שָׁנִי)Chol ha-Moed — the intermediate days of the festival, when most work is permitted
- Torah
- Exodus 22:24-23:19; Numbers 28:19-25
Pesach Chol ha-Moed Day 4
פֶּסַח חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳Chol ha-Moed — the intermediate days of the festival, when most work is permitted
- Torah
- Numbers 9:1-14, 28:19-25
Pesach Shabbat Chol ha-Moed
פֶּסַח שַׁבָּת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵדThe Sabbath that falls during the intermediate days of the festival
- Torah
- Exodus 33:12-34:26; Numbers 28:19-25
- Haftarah
- Ezekiel 37:1-14
Pesach VII
פֶּסַח ז׳- Torah
- Exodus 13:17-15:26; Numbers 28:19-25
- Haftarah
- II Samuel 22:1-51
Pesach VIII
פֶּסַח ח׳- Torah
- Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17; Numbers 28:19-25
- Haftarah
- Isaiah 10:32-12:6