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| − | '''Pesach''' [Hebrew:פסח], often called Passover<ref>[http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0212.htm Exodus 12:11-12]</ref> | + | '''Pesach''' [Hebrew:פסח], often called Passover,<ref>[http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0212.htm Exodus 12:11-12]</ref> is the [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[holiday]] celebrating the [[Bible|biblical]] escape from [[Egypt]]. |
| − | The festival begins on the | + | The festival begins on the 14th of Nissan. In [[Israel]] there is one day festival [חג], five intermediate days [חול המועד] and the 7th day is also a holiday. In the [[diaspora]], there are two day of festival, four intermediate days and another two days of festival. |
==Laws and Customs== | ==Laws and Customs== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:22, July 12, 2016
Pesach [Hebrew:פסח], often called Passover,[1] is the Jewish holiday celebrating the biblical escape from Egypt.
The festival begins on the 14th of Nissan. In Israel there is one day festival [חג], five intermediate days [חול המועד] and the 7th day is also a holiday. In the diaspora, there are two day of festival, four intermediate days and another two days of festival.
Laws and Customs
- For the entire length of the festival, Jews refrain from eating leavened foods (חמץ).
- On the first night (in the diaspora, first two nights), a Seder is conducted.