Pesach

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 הַמּוֹעֵד

The 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

B'rit Hadashah

Anytime during the festival: Matthew 26-28; Mark 14-16; Luke 22-24; John 13-21

1 Corinthians 5:6-8

About this festival

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.

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