| Passover Seder | |
|---|---|
 Table set for the Passover Seder | |
| Observed by | Jews, Samaritans, other groups claiming affiliation with Israelites |
| Type | Religious, cultural |
| Significance | To retell the story of the Exodus from Egypt |
| Celebrations | In Jewish practice, one or two festive Seder meals on the first two nights |
| Date | 15th day of Nisan |
| 2023 date | Evening, 5 April |
| 2024 date | Evening, 22 April |
| 2025 date | Evening, 12 April |
| 2026 date | Evening, 1 April |
| Related to | Three Pilgrimage Festivals (particularly Shavuot which follows 49 days from the second night of Passover) |
The Passover Seder[a] is a ritual feast at the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover.[1] It is conducted throughout the world on the eve of the 15th day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar (i.e., at the start of the 15th; a Hebrew day begins at sunset). The day falls in late March or in April of the Gregorian calendar. Passover lasts for seven days in Israel and, among most customs, eight days in the Jewish diaspora. Where seven days of Passover are observed, a seder is held on the first night; where eight days are observed, seders are often held on the first two nights, the 15th and 16th of Nisan. The Seder is a ritual involving a retelling of the story of the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt, taken from the Book of Exodus (Shemot) in the Torah. The Seder itself is based on the Biblical verse commanding Jews to retell the story of the Exodus from Egypt: "You shall tell your child on that day, saying, 'It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.'" (Exodus 13:8)[2] At the seder, Jews read the text of the Haggadah, an ancient Tannaitic work.[3][4] The Haggadah contains the narrative of the Israelite exodus from Egypt, special blessings and rituals, Talmudic commentaries, and Passover songs.[5]
Seder customs include telling the story, discussing the story, drinking four cups of wine, eating matzah, partaking of symbolic foods, and reclining in celebration of freedom.[6] The Seder is among the most commonly celebrated Jewish rituals, performed by Jews all over the world.[7]
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- ^ "Introduction to the Seder - Jewish Tradition". yahadut.org. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ Exodus 13:8
- ^ Ernst Goldschmidt, Bezalel Narkiss, Bezalel Narkiss, Joseph Gutmann, Robert Weltsch, Bezalel Narkiss, Joseph Gutmann, Cecil Roth, Hanoch Avenary, and Jody Myers (2007). "Haggadah, Passover". In Berenbaum, Michael; Skolnik, Fred (eds.). Encyclopaedia Judaica. Vol. 8 (2nd ed.). Detroit: Macmillan Reference. pp. 207–217. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mishna, Pesahim, Chapter 10". Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ "16 – The Seder Night – Peninei Halakha". Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ Babylonian Talmud, Pesachim 99b
- ^ "David Blumenthal on the Popularity of the Seder Due to the Manner of Its Celebration". Pitts Theology Library, Emory University. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15.