is the most universally observed holiday of the Jewish calendar. It celebrates the escape of the Jewish people from bondage in Egypt. Wine is an integral part of the celebration, especially during the Seders (or dinners) on the first and second night of Passover, when each participant ritually drinks four glasses of wine. Products consumed during Passover must be designated "Kosher for Passover".
Passover commemorates the Jewish people's liberation from slavery and exodus from Egypt. Its name derives from the 10th plague, in which God "passed over" the homes of the Jewish firstborn, slaying only the Egyptian firstborn. Passover is celebrated at home at a seder meal. Jews tell the story of the exodus, using a text called the haggadah, and eat specific foods, including matzah, maror (bitter herbs), and haroset.
In Hebrew, Pesach. Greek word for the celebration of the exodus of Jewish people from slavery in Egypt.
originated in Egypt when Moses led the people out of bondage. The 10th plague afflicted the everyone who did not observe the Passover. (More)
(from Hebrew, Pesah or Pesach) — Festival commemorating the Exodus of the Hebrew people from Egypt nearly 3,300 years ago. See Haggadah, matzah, seder.
Feast celebrated in the spring that remembers God's liberation of Israel from Egypt.
Jewish festival commemorating liberation of Jews from their bondage in Egypt.
(PE-sakh) n. Pesach; Passover; The feast of Passover, celebrating the Exodus of the Jewish nation from Egypt under the leadership of Moses. Pesach, along with Shavu'ot and Sukkot, one of the three pilgrim festivals (shalosh regalim) when Jews were to come to Jerusalem. A picture of Yeshua HaMashiach's Salvation.
festival commemorating Exodus of Jews from slavery in Egypt in the days of Moses, as told in the blblical Book of Exodus; see Passover
This solemn holiday reminds the Jewish people of the time their ancestors were freed from slavery. When the Jews lived in Egypt, they were slaves to Pharaoh. When he refused God's wish to free these slaves, the Pharaoh and the Egyptian people were punished. God demanded the death of the firstborn child and the calf of every Egyptian
First of the three major annual Jewish Festivals. Celebrates the liberation of the Jewish people from Egyptian bondage over 3000 years ago. Usually occurs in April.
Festival celebrating the Exodus from Egypt.
Jewish 8–day celebration of the deliverance of the Jews from slavery in Egypt. The story of the Exodus is recounted, and the ongoing struggle of all peoples for freedom from internal and external tyranny is celebrated. A special meal is a central feature.
( Pesach): Commemorates the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. It is celebrated for eight days with special prayers and symbolic foods at home, starting with the "Seder," a ritual meal that re-enacts that ancient deliverance and emphasizes the freedom of the Jews under the guidance of God. The first two and the last two days are holidays. (Judaism)
Originally an annual nomadic feast for the flocks at the first full moon of spring, it came to commemorate the liberation from Egypt. Later it was combined with the feast for the beginning of harvest, unleavened bread, and so acquired the symbolism of a fresh start, free from corruption.
A spring festival that marks the Jewish people's escape from captivity in Egypt.
Recalls the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and celebrating the barley harvest. Unleaven bread is eaten with a special meal (Sedar), with food, prayers, games and song.
(Pesach) Eight-day commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews from slavery in Egypt; Observed by recounting the story of the Exodus and the ongoing struggle of all peoples for freedom from internal and external tyranny is celebrated
Jewish holy day celebrated for 8 days in spring representing the flight of the ancient Israelites from Egyptian slavery.
Jewish festival remembering the Jews' escape from slavery, written about in the Old Testament of the Bible
the celebration on the 15th of Nisan of the liberation of the Jewish people from their bondage in Egypt as described in the book of Exodus. For a discussion of Passover customs as seen from a Messianic perspective.
a holy day celebrated in the spring to commemorate the exodus of the Jews from Egypt.
the Jewish festival which celebrates the Israelites' flight from slavery in Egypt in about 1200 BC (Exodus 12). The Passover celebrations are held in March or April each year.
The Jewish holiday that commemorates the Jew's liberation from slavery in Egypt. The holiday, which lasts for eight days, requires all Jews to place themselves spiritually in the shoes of their ancestors and remember the era of bondage in order to never allow such oppression to happen again.
The Jewish festival commemorating the freeing of the Jews from their slavery in Egypt (the Exodus).
A Jewish festival commemorating the escape of the Jews from Egypt.
The event related in Exodus 12 whereby God delivers the Israelites from captivity in Egypt by passing over their houses and slaying the first-born sons of the Egyptians. Also, the annual ritual recalling this event, and particularly the supper of symbolic foods during which the story of Exodus is retold.
Pesach in Hebrew - is the Jewish holiday commemorating the exodus from Egypt, observed in the spring.
A Jewish celebration feast. It reminds the people how God saved them from slavery in Egypt. Part of the meal includes the Passover Lamb. At the first Passover a lamb was killed and its blood was placed on the people's doorframes. This was so God would "pass over" the homes of his people and spare the lives of their firstborn sons. Jesus is the Passover lamb for all of God's people. He was sacrificed so his people could be saved from sin and death.
(Hebrew pesah) The major Jewish spring holiday (with agricultural aspects) also known as hag hamatzot, "festival of unleavened bread," commemorating the exodus or deliverance of the Hebrew people from Egypt (see Exodus 12-13); the festival lasts eight days, during which Jews refrain from eating all leavened foods and products; a special ritual meal (called the Seder) is prepared, and a traditional narrative (called the Haggadah), supplemented by hymns and songs, marks the event. See Chapter 3.
(Hebrew pesech. ). The feast of Unleavened Bread. commemorating the escape of the Israelites from Egypt.
The eight-day festival starting on the fifteenth of Nissan (March-April) and commemorating the Jews’ freedom from Egyptian bondage. It was also an agricultural feast during which the Israelites offered up the first fruits of the winter barley.
Passover (Hebrew: פסח; transliterated as Pesach or Pesah), also called חג המצות (Chag HaMatzot - Festival of Matzot) is a Jewish holiday which is celebrated in the northern spring. It begins on the 15th day of Nisan (on the Hebrew calendar), which falls between nightfall on April 2 and nightfall on April 10, 2007. Passover commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt.