What is Passover holiday?

Passover, also called Pesach, is a major Jewish holiday that celebrates the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, which occurs on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, the first month of Aviv, or spring.

According to the Book of Exodus, God commands Moses to tell the Israelites to mark a lamb’s blood above their doors in order that the Angel of Death will pass over them (i.e., that they will not be touched by the tenth plague, death of the firstborn).

After the death of the firstborns, Pharaoh orders the Israelites to leave, taking whatever they want, and asks Moses to bless him in the name of the Lord.

The passage goes on to state that the Passover sacrifice recalls the time when the LORD “passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt”.

This story is recounted at the Passover meal in the form of the Haggadah, in fulfillment of the command “And thou shalt tell (Higgadata) thy son in that day, saying: It is because of that which the LORD did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.