Holidays We Celebrate: Learn With Us!
What is Passover?
Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) is a major Jewish spring festival celebrating freedom and family as we remember the Exodus from Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. The main observances of this holiday center around a special home service called the
, which includes a festive meal, the prohibition on eating , and the eating of .On the 15th day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar, Jews gather with family and friends in the evening to read from a book called the
, meaning "telling," which contains the order of prayers, rituals, readings, and songs for the Passover seder. The Haggadah helps us retell the events of the Exodus, so that each generation may learn and remember this story that is so central to Jewish life and history.Passover is celebrated for either seven or eight days, depending on family and communal custom. In Israel and for most Reform Jews around the world, Passover is seven days, but for many other Jews, it is eight days.
- Union for Reform Judaism
https://reformjudaism.org/jewish-holidays/passover
https://pjlibrary.org/passover
To learn more about our Passover events, go to the KKBE Calendar.