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The Shabbat during Chol HaMoed on Passover is known as Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach and in addition to the designated Torah reading, maftir, and haftarah readings for that day, the Song of Songs (Shir HaShirim) is read aloud in synagogue in its entirety with special cantillation prior to the Torah reading during services.
Normally, the search for chametz (leavened bread) occurs on the night of the 14th of Nisan, which is one night before the start of Passover.When this night is a Friday, the search for chametz takes place one night earlier (on the 13th), since use of a candle and the act of burning chametz are forbidden on Shabbat.
High Sabbaths, in most Christian and Messianic Jewish usage, are seven annual biblical festivals and rest days, recorded in the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This is an extension of the term " high day " found in the King James Version at John 19:31 .
Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is just around the corner. The wait to display the Seder plate is nearly over. Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is just around the corner.
During Passover, observant Jews not only eat kosher—they eat kosher for Passover. This means no chametz (leavened or fermented grain, including any grains in contact with water for more than 18 ...
The Counting of the Omer begins on the second day of Passover (the 16th of Nisan) for Rabbinic Jews (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform), and after the weekly Shabbat during Passover for Karaite Jews. According to all practices, the 49-day count ends the day before Shavuot, which is the 'fiftieth day' of the count.
Passover is the celebration of the Jews being freed from Egypt, known as the Exodus. It's celebrated each spring, though the timing varies, and is one of the most important Jewish holidays. Find ...
Furthermore, there are communities who have the practice to read this special Haftarah only when the Sabbath falls on the day before Passover and otherwise they read the regular Haftarah, [60] and the practice of the Vilna Gaon is to do just the opposite and to read this Haftarah every year except when the Sabbath falls on the day before Passover.