Passover 2024

Passover 2024

In the accompanying guide important information for Passover 2024, Candle lighting times, the time to stop eating chametz, the time of Biur chametz and, the Halachot and customs of the holiday.

When does Passover 2024 begin?

Passover holiday on the 15th of Nisan 23/4/2024

Passover begins on Monday 22/4/2024

Tel Aviv: 18:55
Haifa: 18:45
Jerusalem: 18:37

When is Passover Seder 2024?

Seder night 2024 will take place on Monday, the night of 15th of Nisan 22/4/2024.

Seder night is the first night of Passover, when you have a festive feast, read the Passover Haggadah, tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt, and eat special foods – the symbols of the Seder.
Read more about the Passover Seder and Seder night.

Shvi’i (seventh) of Passover

Wednesday the 21st on Nisan 29/04/2024 is the seventh and final day of Passover.
Read an extensive guide to the last holiday of Passover and entry and exit times of the seventh holiday of Passover.

Chol Hamo’ed Passover

The days between the first holiday of Passover and the last and seventh holiday of Passover are called Chol Hamo’ed Passover.
During Chol Hamo’ed, we eat matzah, and we are not allowed to eat chametz.
These days are characterized by festive feasts and a holiday atmosphere, while praying we add the Hallel prayer that is said during the holidays.
Most of the crafts are allowed to be done on these days, but there are certain crafts that are not done in the Chol Hamo’ed and this is the reason for the name “Chol Hamo’ed Passover” days that consist of workdays (Chol) and holidays (Moed) together.
Read the laws and customs of Chol Hamo’ed of Passover in detail.

How to Prepare for Passover

To prepare for the holiday properly it is important to learn the laws and customs of the holiday.
On the Chabad Passover website, you can learn the laws and customs and get everything you need to know.
At the bottom of the main page are chapters through which it is possible to navigate to the desired topic.

Cleaning the house and kitchen for Passover

The house must be thoroughly cleaned from chametz.

The rule is that any place where there is a concern that chametz was present, must be cleaned.
The clean-up must be completed by the 13th of Nisan, the night of the chametz inspection.
Read more about the laws of house cleaning for Passover.
It is customary for Chabad to designate special tools for Passover, but from the core of the Law, it is possible to clarify the chametz tools for Passover.
Read in more detail about how to make your kitchen and dishes kosher for Passover.

Kimcha D’Pischa

In the Haggadah of Passover, we declare that all the needy will come to our home and participate in the joy of the holiday.
It is a Jewish custom and a ruling in Shulchan Aruch to donate a Kimcha D’Pischa fee for those in need.
It is possible to fulfill the Mitzvah and contribute to Passover Kimcha D’Pischa‘ through the website.

Passover Eve 2024

In the sea of preparations on the day of the 14th of Nisan – the eve of Passover we must remember to do a number of important things in the time leading up to the holiday.

Matzah shmurah

A mitzvah from the Torah to eat on the night of Passover matzah shmurah made by hand with the intention of making a Matzah of Mitzvah, we must prepare accordingly and purchase it prior to the holiday.
According to the Zohar book, “The food of faith and the food of medicine” the Lubavitcher Rebbe over the years raised concerns about the importance of the matzah and sought to credit as many Jews as possible in this mitzvah.

Sell Chametz

During the seven days of Passover, it is forbidden for a Jew to own chametz in his home, so it is customary to sell the leftover chametz left in the house to a Gentile prior to Passover.
A chametz sale must be conducted before the prohibition period comes into effect. A chametz sale can be held online until the date of 14th of Nisan – the eve of Passover in the morning.
It is advisable to move up the sale time to earlier days, and not wait until the last minute.

Bedikat chametz

On the 14th night in Nisan, we have to check our house for a preliminary inspection to see that there is no leftover chametz.
It is customary to place ten pieces of stiff chametz (wrapped in paper or anything else) so that they do not scatter in the clean house for Passover.
During the inspection, the entire house (which is already clean for Passover) is searched, with a wax-candle and a feather to remove the chametz left in the house.
After the test, we place the wrapped pieces of chametz in a separate bag which we burn through the next day.
Read more about the Bedikat chametz

The time to stop eating chametz.

In fact, in the Torah, the prohibition of chametz begins at midnight on the eve of Passover.
The sages were afraid that people would make a mistake, so they forbade eating chametz from two hours before midnight, that is, from the end of the fourth hour.
See the updated time to stop eating chametz for this year.

Biur Chametz

After we carried out Bedikat chametz the next day, we burn the pieces of chametz in a designated place.
The elimination of chametz can be held until the end of the fifth hour.
The custom is to go to a campfire place and throw the chametz into the fire, this procedure is known as the burning of chametz or Biur chametz.
Read more about the laws and practices of burning Chametz and the time of Biur Chametz.

Bitul chametz

The Halacha states that in addition to Bedikat chametz and Biur chametz, the chametz should be nullify and abandoned.
Bitul chametz is performed for the first time at the end of the test, and the next day after the elimination.
Read more about the chametz

Ta’anit bechorot on Passover Eve

There is a mitzvah for the firstborn to fast on the eve of Passover.
As a memorial to the firstborn in Egypt or mourning for the fact that temple work was taken from the firstborn and given to the Levites.
Today, however, it is customary to attend the conclusion of Masekhet of the Talmud which exempts the person from the obligation of fasting. This is because after the conclusion it is customary to have a mitzvah meal.

Prohibition on eating matzah on Passover night

So that we can come to Seder Night while waiting to fulfill the mitzvah of eating Matzah.
One should not eat matzah on the eve of Passover so that when the time comes to eat it we will eat the matzah with appetite and out of a desire to fulfill the mitzvah and feel its special taste.

Spiritual Preparation

Now that we have completed the practical preparations for the holiday, it is possible to proceed and go over the structure of the ‘Haggadah of Passover’.
It is very advisable to try and make sure that the household members are alert and refreshed enough that we sit at the Seder table out of joy and a relaxed atmosphere.
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We wish you and all the Beit Israel a happy and kosher Passover.