Who celebrates passover

When Is Passover 2024?

Passover 2024 begins on April 22, 2024, and ends on April 30, 2024. The date of Passover changes each year because the date is set not by the Gregorian calendar, but by the lunar-based Hebrew calendar.

It always occurs during the Hebrew month of Nisan.

How Many Days Is Passover?

According to the Torah’s Book of Exodus, Passover is a seven-day observance, beginning and ending with special “yom tov ” days, marked by refraining from work.

However, the Diaspora led to changes in this practice; to ensure the observance aligned with the Jewish calendar, rabbis decreed an eight-day celebration for Jews living outside Israel. 

Today, Passover lasts seven days in Israel, with the seder on the first evening.

Elsewhere, the holiday extends to eight days, with seders held on the first two nights.

The Biblical Passover Story

According to the Hebrew Bible, Jewish settlement in ancient Egypt first occurs when Joseph, a son of the patriarch Jacob and founder of one of the 12 tribes of Israel, moves his family there during a severe famine in their homeland of Can

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