Passover 2022 Guide
When is Passover 2022?
Passover 2022 begins in the evening of Friday, April 15 and ends in the evening of Saturday, April 23.
When Does Passover Start?
Passover starts on the evening of April 15.
When Does Passover End?
Passover ends at sundown on April 23.
How Many Days is Passover?
Passover is eight days long, though some Jewish reform groups celebrate it for seven days.
How is Passover Celebrated?
Passover is typically celebrated with a feast called a seder on the first evening of the holiday, though some may extend seders to the second evening of Passover as well. While everyone’s individual celebrations vary, the typical seder has several prayers, symbols and blessings specific for Passover and includes a special seder plate. The seder plate typically holds matzoh (unleavened bread), maror (bitter herbs), chazeret (bitter lettuce, often romaine), charoset (a pebbly-textured nut and fruit paste), karpas (a vegetable, often parsley, dipped in salt water, vinegar or charoset), zeroa (a roasted goat or lamb bone) and beitzah (a roasted egg).
What is the Meaning of Passover?
Passover, called Pesach, gets its name from a pretty dark story: When Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, God unleashed 10 plagues on Egypt. The 10th plague was the death of every firstborn son. God told Moses to instruct Israelites to mark their doorposts with lambs’ blood so God would “pass over” their homes and let their firstborn sons live.
What Does Passover Celebrate?
Passover celebrates the Exodus, when Israelites fled to freedom from their enslavement in Egypt.
What Do You Say on Passover?
Wishing someone a “happy Passover” is, no pun intended, totally kosher, per Chabad.org. That said, if you want to get more specific, if you know the person with whom you’re speaking keeps a kosher home for Passover, you can wish them a “kosher and joyous Passover.” You can also wish a celebrant a “happy Pesach.”
Why Is Matzoh Eaten During Passover?
According to the Torah, the Pharoah didn’t give Israelites enough time for their bread to rise before they had to make their escape from Egypt. As a result, during Passover, celebrants only enjoy unleavened breads to honor and remind celebrants of the rush Jews were in to flee to freedom.
What Other Foods Are Served During Passover?
Specific dishes vary, but aside from matzoh, other foods traditionally served during Passover include gefilte fish, roasted chicken, brisket, potato kugel (similar to a casserole), sweet potatoes and matzoh ball or egg drop soup.
What’s the Significance of Wine During Passover?
The Torah instructs that at least four glasses of wine be consumed during the Passover seder, each symbolizing a different theme: One is salvation from harsh labor (Jewish slaves built pyramids), geographically leaving Egypt, Moses’ parting of the seas and becoming their own nation at Sinai. Some seder celebrations include a fifth cup for the prophet Elijah, who oversees Passover, but no celebrants drink from the fifth cup. Need dessert ideas for Passover? These recipes are all great for Passover (or anytime)!
