What Is Passover (Pesach)? - Chabad.org
WEBApr 4, 2009 · Passover is an 8-day festival celebrating the Israelites' Exodus from Egyptian slavery. The most important event in Jewish history is marked by eating matzah and bitter herbs, drinking wine, telling the Passover story and not eating leaven (chametz).
Passover ‑ Story, Meaning & Traditions | HISTORY
WEBNov 9, 2009 · Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is one of the Jewish religion’s most sacred and widely observed holidays. In Judaism, Passover commemorates the story of the Israelites’ departure from ancient...
Passover (Pesach) 101 - My Jewish Learning
WEBPassover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is one of the three major pilgrimage festivals of ancient Israel and commemorates the Exodus from Egypt. Its name comes from the miracle in which God “passed over” the houses of the Israelites during the tenth plague.
Passover | Story, Meaning, Traditions, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 10, 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.
Passover Meaning - Chabad.org
WEBMar 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.
Passover (Pesach) History - My Jewish Learning
WEBPesach has been one of the favorite subjects of Jewish artists through the centuries, and they have created beautiful illuminated Haggadot. There are wonderful examples of these from Prague, Amsterdam, and Venice during the 16th and 17th centuries.
The Jewish Holiday of Passover (Pesach) - Learn Religions
WEBApr 17, 2019 · Passover is one of the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays. It commemorates the Biblical story of Exodus, when Hebrew slaves were released by God from bondage in Egypt. Called Pesach (pay-sak) in Hebrew, Passover is a celebration of freedom observed by Jews everywhere.
How to Celebrate Passover - Chabad.org
WEBPassover is an 8-day festival celebrating the Israelites' Exodus from Egyptian slavery. The most important event in Jewish history is marked by eating matzah and bitter herbs, drinking wine, telling the Passover story and not eating leaven (chametz).
Passover - Reform Judaism
WEBPassover (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.
What is Passover? - BBC Bitesize
WEBPassover (or Pesach in Hebrew) is one of the most important festivals in the Jewish year. It is a Spring festival that begins on the 15th day of Nisan, the first month of the Jewish calendar.