Passover

Passover 2027 begins on the evening of Wednesday, April 21 with the Seder night. It lasts seven days in the Land of Israel and eight days outside it.

"Seven days you shall eat matzot" (Exodus 12:15), and no chametz may be seen in all our borders (Exodus 13:7). On the Seder night we fulfill "And you shall tell your son on that day" (Exodus 13:8).

Passover begins on 15 Nisan. It is the festival of freedom, marking the Exodus from Egypt, when Hashem took the Jewish people out of slavery with signs and wonders and made them His nation. The Seder night is built around the mitzvah of telling the story to our children.

In the days before, the home is cleaned of chametz, leavened food made from the five grains. On the night before Passover we search for chametz by candlelight, and in the morning it is burned and nullified; chametz that remains can be sold. At the Seder we eat matzah and maror, drink four cups of wine and read the Haggadah. Throughout the holiday chametz may not be eaten or owned.

Below you will find guides to preparing the home, the Seder and the days of the holiday.