The holiday of Pesach, or Passover, falls on the Hebrew calendar dates of Nissan 15-22.

Pesach 2025 (Passover) begins before sundown on Saturday April 12, 2025, and ends after nightfall on April 20, 2025.

Pesach in the Coming Years

2026: April 1-9

2027: April 21-29

2028: April 10-18

2029: March 30-April 7

When Is the Seder?

The Seder feast is held on the first two nights of Passover (just the first night in Israel), after nightfall. Here are the dates of the Seder for the upcoming years:

2026: The nights of April 1 and 2

2027: The nights of April 21 and 22

2028: The nights of April 10 and 11

2029: The nights of March 30 and 31

Note: The Jewish calendar date begins at sundown of the night beforehand. Thus all holiday observances begin at sundown on the secular dates listed, with the following day being the first full day of the holiday. (Thus, the first Passover seder is held on the evening [after nightfall] of the first date listed.) Jewish calendar dates conclude at nightfall.

The first two days of Passover (from sundown of the first date listed, until nightfall two days later) are full-fledged, no-work-allowed holiday days. The subsequent four days are Chol Hamoed, when work is allowed, albeit with restrictions. Chol Hamoed is followed by another two full holiday days.

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Irwin FL, USA April 11, 2025

How does one prepare Seder meal (e.g. the work of cooking, cleaning, etc) in Israel when the first Passover day is on Sabbath (Saturday), as it is this year? Reply

Chabad.org Staff April 11, 2025

in response to Irwin:

Both in Israel and outside of Israel one prepares the food on Friday, when Shabbat ends one can heat the food and prepare the Seder plate. Reply

Elizabeth Chicago, IL April 7, 2023

Are there days that Erve Passover never falls? I know Erve Passover was Wednesday night this year and next year (2024) it will be Sunday night. Reply

Arie Thornhill January 2, 2025

in response to Elizabeth:

Yes, you're right. There's an easy way to remember if you're familiar with the Hebrew alphabet: "lo ad"u Rosh v'lo bad"u Pesach". Ad"u is a shortened version of the letters Aleph, Daled, and Vav, and bad"u for Bet (with a vowel sound), Daled, and Vav. Each of the letters corresponds to a day of the week, because in Hebrew, the days are numbered rather than named. Aleph=1 (i.e. the first day of the week), Bet=2, Daled=4, Vav=6.
Meaning (the first day of) Rosh Hashanah (and therefore Sukkot and Shmini Atzeret since they're all on the same day of the week) can't fall on Sunday, Wednesday, or Friday, and Pesach can't fall on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday.
To your specific question, Erev Passover can't be on Sunday, Tuesday, or Thursday. Reply

Alejandra Costa rica March 20, 2021

Do we need to do Habdalah before starting Pesaj?
Thanks Reply

Chabad.org Staff March 21, 2021

in response to Alejandra:

Havdalah is included in the Kiddush which we say at the beginning of the Seder, you will see it in your Haggadah. Reply

Joe Horton Birmingham, AL April 7, 2020

Why is this seder different from all other seders....? Reply

David Kaas Venice February 24, 2020

Are the three full moons April 2020 on the 7th 8th and 9th? Reply

Anonymous South Africa April 4, 2019

How is the date for Passover calculated? If the Equinox is on 20th March, where to go from there? Reply

Shoshana GA April 6, 2019

in response to Anonymous:

In ancient days the year started when the first new crescent moon was seen by witnesses after the spring equinox. Then of course Passover was two weeks later. Reply

Chabad.org Staff April 7, 2019

in response to Anonymous:

Hi please see this link for an explanation on that. Reply

PT Ga March 7, 2021

in response to Shoshana:

That is not true. First century documents confirm the equinox was never part of the decision and all the pagans used the equinox. Only in a America do we make up stuff like this. Reply

Jim Oregon January 13, 2025

in response to PT:

Read Exodus 13. The first month is Aviv (spring). The only way to have chosen the first month is the first new moon following the first day of Spring which is eqinox, is the first day of Aviv. Choose a one year old lamb on the 10th day, then kill it, then on the 14th (full moon) take the blood and put it on the door posts and lintle, cook the lamb before dusk. You will get the rest of the story when you read it. Reply

Lisa Arizona March 30, 2018

Is the Seder meal tonight before sundown on March 30yh every year I scramble getting things prepared and freak out, hoping it's the night so I am ready tonight with my family on March 30th.its been 2000 yes since my ancestors been in Israel and I'm determined to learn of the high holy days. Reply

Chabad.org Staff March 30, 2018

in response to Lisa:

Yes the first seder is tonight March 30, you can do it! Reply

Sana Iran March 31, 2018

in response to Chabad.org Staff:

When will be last two days?are you celebrating the last two days from Thursday night ?i mean 5th of April Reply

Chabad.org Staff April 4, 2018

in response to Sana:

Correct, thursday night. Reply

sc canada March 27, 2018

in the video it says that when the wheat is being harvested you have to make sure it does not get wet, as then you cannot use it for matza.
So how in exodus did they manage this? Did they know before hand that God would command this?
Yet water is used to mix the flour, only it is to be made into bread at once, and not let the flour to 'rise'.

So this law of harvesting came up many years later.?? Reply

Shoshana GA April 5, 2018

in response to sc:

There was no barley in the wilderness for about 40 years (first Passover they had grain from Egypt). They figured the month of the spring when the grain would be expected to be aviv by calculating the spring (Vernal) solstice. The visible new moon that came after that started the sacred year. Reply

Simcha Bart for Chabad.org April 8, 2018

in response to sc:

That's a great question. Though the Israelites may not have known about this, G-d definitely did - thus He may have (miraculously) ensured this. Let us also not forget that Egypt is a very dry climate all year round, and depends on the Nike for irrigating its crops. That being said, G-d gave us a command for all time "you shall guard the Matzot" - this means that we, who do know that Passover is coming, most do all in our power to ensure that no water comes in contact with the harvested wheat. Reply

Shoshana GA March 20, 2018

Let me rephrase my question. If the Sanhedrin was setting the calendar as they used to do, would Passover this year be before the new crescent moon that follows the vernal equinox? Reply

Jason Brighton March 20, 2018

I feel less ignorant already! Shalom. Reply

Shoshana GA February 10, 2018

OK, let's suppose for a minute we no longer used Hillel's II calendar, or that it was never started in the first place. Using the methods in place back 2000 years ago, when would Passover be this year? Reply

Anonymous Toronto April 9, 2017

There were two passovers...one Nisan 14/15 but for those not able to attend the first passover or were prohibited because of uncleanness there was the second that started a month later. And, the second one may have included the non-Jews and maybe not. The first to celebrate would have been the first born so it must have been one long night. Reply

Anonymous Liverpool October 3, 2016

Has Passover ever been on the 14th march ? Reply

Anonymous Amsterdam April 28, 2016

According to Yahaduton "Mayim Shelanu" means "Water that stayed one evening"...!
What? Do I missed something? Reply

Joginder Rajpal Finland April 20, 2016

God bless all on this festival of liberation and protection. Reply

Anonymous April 19, 2016

Response to Gershon ben Binyamin You are right in that the day of Easter was separated from the Jewish Pascha. This was done by the First Council of Nicaea (325AD) when Easter became calculated based on the Gregorian calendar instead of the Jewish Calendar. No the Jewish people are not to blame. It also turns out that this same separation was very noticeable back in 2005 as well when Easter was celebrated March 27th, but Passover was later celebrated on April 24th. Reply

rewer April 13, 2017

in response to Anonymous:

This is totally false. The Gregorian calendar did not come into being until only 500 years ago. The reason Easter does not fall on Passover is that the "Christians" of the early Roman Catholic era were rabid anti-Jews and did not want to have any hint of the Jewish Passover. Reply

Judas_Priest Oregon December 18, 2018

in response to rewer:

But the Julian Calendar (established by, or possibly only in the name of, Julius Caesar) was in place at that time. The Gregorian calendar was promulgated by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. It was adopted by the Roman Catholic World then, but many places refused to accept anything from the Pope and kept to the Julian. Since the Julian Calendar was not as precise as the Gregorian, they began to diverge. George Washington was actually born on February 11, 1732, but when the British Empire (not called that then) finally adopted the more accurate Gregorian in 1752, that date became February 22.

The Julian calendar treated March 25th as New Year's Day, but the Gregorian shifted it to January 1. This became the basis for a $500,000 question in one episode of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (In April 2000, I believe) It asked what was New Year's Day before the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar. The contestant didn't know it and so elected to walk away with $250,000. Reply

Scooter New York April 20, 2019

in response to rewer:

Not true. The first Christians were Jews who continued for many decades to follow Jewish laws and worship together with non-Christian Jews.

Judaism at that time was divided by many competing sects such as Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Zealots and ultimately Christians. The Christian sect grew spread out to the Gentiles who established new churches under Mosaic Law.

The controversy arose from the question of whether the Law required the circumcision of adult Gentiles to be Jewish converts. The conflict grew in the churches of Asia Minor where Gentile converts dominated.

The hammer that caused the first crack in splitting Christianity away from Judaism was Paul’s Letter to the Galatians, written about 50 AD. This letter was directed to the Roman Legion converts in Galicia who refused to be circumcised. Drawing on the vast body of Jewish scripture, Paul sets forth a painstaking process of reasoning that arrived at the conclusion that Gentiles were not required to be circumcised. Reply

Anonymous April 17, 2016

Make we all live many more good and bountiful years Reply

Anonymous Canada April 16, 2016

Pessah Happy Holidays! Reply

Andrew Chicago, IL April 14, 2016

To Gershon in Houston. I am a Xtian. I love Hashem's Moedim. There is no 'dark reason' why Pesach and Easter are joined, it is simply the history of both our faiths being inextricably linked through history, culture, and the providence of Al Gibbor, our Almighty One whom we both worship. Pesach and the other 6 Moedim are all very important to Xtians, though most of us may not understand this. I tell you the truth, my friend, in love--there will be a day soon when Pele Joez, Al Gibbor, Abbi Ad, Sar Shalom will reveal Himself and our faiths will be reunited forever even beyond the End of Days and there will be no difference between Jew or Xtian. We will be brothers in an everlasting age of Peace. Amen. Reply

Carol Canadian in Connec April 14, 2017

in response to Andrew:

That was beautiful!! Thank you for posting that and goodness for good people everywhere! May Peace and love abound Reply

Evapaulette Anthony Atlanta January 16, 2021

in response to Andrew:

Thank you.I miss the teachings of my Grandfather. Reply

Anonymous April 1, 2016

Hope Passover! Reminds me of G_D mighty works or protection and provision. Gives me great hope for the future. Reply

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