The Jewish Holy Days Passover-PESAH
The purpose of this paper is to enlighten you on facts relevant to the Passover- PESAH a Jewish Holy Days. Topics of discussion will be the year of the holy days, the historic origin of the holy days, religious practices pertaining to it. It will briefly identify theological or cultural differences that may lead to differences in the observance of the holy day by way of Judaism. Many theologians and researches have viewed the Passover as the being a feast or festival that lasted for a period of eight days. During the festival the Jews were ordered to seek Pilgrimage in Temple in Jerusalem (Ex. 23:14). It was marked by the last known plague to hit the Egyptians which was the death of their first-born sons. The Passover would take place during these periods:
The Passover Starts at Sundown Pesach - Hebrew Calendar Date
Sun, Apr. 17, 2011 Mon, 14 Nisan 5771
Thu, Apr. 5, 2012 Fri, 14 Nisan 5772
Sun, Mar. 24, 2013 Mon, 14 Nisan 5773
Sun, Apr. 13, 2014 Mon, 14 Nisan 5774
Thu, Apr. 2, 2015 Fri, 14 Nisan 5775
Thu, Apr. 21, 2016 Fri, 14 Nisan 5776
The Lord’s Passover begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. On the fifteenth day of that month the Lord’s Feast of Unleavened Bread begins; for seven days you must eat bread made without yeast. On the first day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. For seven days present an offering made to the Lord by fire. And on the seventh day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work (Leviticus 23:5–8). It is a celebration of freedom for the Jews from Egypt. It was freedom from years of being oppressed and the brutal, enslavement and treatment by Pharaoh of Egypt. Passover celebrates the emancipation of Jews and the birth of their own nation. One important piece of history that has been told to many generations is how Moses helped his people escape from Egypt. Moses grew up in an Egyptian family even though he was