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Nov 9, 2009 · Passover, or Pesach, is a weeklong festival that commemorates the biblical story of the Israelites' departure from ancient Egypt. Learn about the history, rituals, traditions and meaning of this sacred and widely observed Jewish holiday.
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Jun 18, 2024 · Passover, in Judaism, holiday commemorating the Hebrews’ liberation from slavery in Egypt and the “passing over” of the forces of destruction, or the sparing of the firstborn of the Israelites, when the Lord “smote the land of Egypt” on the eve of the Exodus.
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Mar 13, 2018 · Passover (AKA Pesach) is the springtime holiday observed by Jewish people everywhere on the date when G‑d took the Jewish people out of Egypt. It lasts for eight days (seven days in Israel ), during which no bread, or anything that contains grain that has fermented, is to be consumed or even owned. Read: What Is Passover?
Apr 4, 2009 · What Is Passover? The eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover is celebrated in the early spring, from the 15th through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan, April 22 - 30, 2024. Passover ( Pesach) commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt.
Passover, also called Pesach (/ ˈ p ɛ s ɑː x, ˈ p eɪ-/; Biblical Hebrew: חַג הַפֶּסַח , romanized: Ḥag hapPesaḥ, lit. 'Pilgrimage of the Passing Over'), is a major Jewish holiday for Rabbinical Judaism, Karaite Judaism, and Samaritanism, one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals, that celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Biblical Egypt.
Passover or Pass-over. During the Seder we tell the story of Passover: how G‑d "passed over" the Jewish homes and spared the first born Israelites from the fate that was in store for their Egyptian counterparts.
Passover, or "Pesach" in Hebrew, is an eight-day (or seven in Israel) celebration that commemorates the Jewish people's escape from slavery in ancient Egypt. Though the story behind Passover took...
