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Pesach 2021 / פֶּסַח 5781

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 🫓🍷

Pesach for Hebrew Year 5781 began in the Diaspora on Saturday, 27 March 2021 and ended on Sunday, 4 April 2021.

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.

Date	Detail
Saturday, March 27Mar 27, 2021	Erev Pesach
Sunday, March 28Mar 28	Pesach I
Monday, March 29Mar 29	Pesach II
Tuesday, March 30Mar 30	Pesach III (CH’’M)
Wednesday, March 31Mar 31	Pesach IV (CH’’M)
Thursday, April 1Apr 1	Pesach V (CH’’M)
Friday, April 2Apr 2	Pesach VI (CH’’M)
Saturday, April 3Apr 3	Pesach VII
Sunday, April 4Apr 4	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

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Dates
Pesach 2018	FridayFri, March 30Mar 30	SaturdaySat, April 7Apr 7	15-22 Nisan 5778
Pesach 2019	FridayFri, April 19Apr 19	SaturdaySat, April 27Apr 27	15-22 Nisan 5779
Pesach 2020	WednesdayWed, April 8Apr 8	ThursdayThu, April 16Apr 16	15-22 Nisan 5780
Pesach 2021	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	SundaySun, April 4Apr 4	15-22 Nisan 5781
Pesach 2022	FridayFri, April 15Apr 15	SaturdaySat, April 23Apr 23	15-22 Nisan 5782
Pesach 2023	WednesdayWed, April 5Apr 5	ThursdayThu, April 13Apr 13	15-22 Nisan 5783
Pesach 2024	MondayMon, April 22Apr 22	TuesdayTue, April 30Apr 30	15-22 Nisan 5784
Pesach 2025	SaturdaySat, April 12Apr 12	SundaySun, April 20Apr 20	15-22 Nisan 5785

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Tanakh

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

• Pesach I
• Day II
• Chol ha-Moed Day 1
• Chol ha-Moed Day 2
• Chol ha-Moed Day 3
• Chol ha-Moed Day 4
• Day VII (on Shabbat)
• Day VIII

Pesach I / פֶּסַח א׳ Sunday, 28 March 2021 / 15 Nisan 5781

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 12:29-36 · 8 p’sukim
4. 4: Exodus 12:37-42 · 6 p’sukim
5. 5: Exodus 12:43-51 · 9 p’sukim
6. 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׳ Monday, 29 March 2021 / 16 Nisan 5781

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׳ Tuesday, 30 March 2021 / 17 Nisan 5781

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׳ Wednesday, 31 March 2021 / 18 Nisan 5781

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׳ Thursday, 1 April 2021 / 19 Nisan 5781

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׳ Friday, 2 April 2021 / 20 Nisan 5781

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 (on Shabbat) / פֶּסַח ז׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת) Saturday, 3 April 2021 / 21 Nisan 5781

Torah Portion: Exodus 13:17-15:26; Numbers 28:19-25; Song of Songs 1:1-8:14

1. 1: Exodus 13:17-19 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Exodus 13:20-22 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Exodus 14:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
4. 4: Exodus 14:5-8 · 4 p’sukim
5. 5: Exodus 14:9-14 · 6 p’sukim
6. 6: Exodus 14:15-25 · 11 p’sukim
7. 7: Exodus 14:26-15:26 · 32 p’sukim
8. maf: Numbers 28:19-25 · 7 p’sukim

Haftarah: II Samuel 22:1-51 · 51 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

Pesach VIII / פֶּסַח ח׳ Sunday, 4 April 2021 / 22 Nisan 5781

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

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

Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6 · 25 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.