Passover 2024, also known as Pesach, is a significant Jewish holiday commemorating the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. The holiday begins on the evening of Monday, April 22, 2024, and ends on the evening of Tuesday, April 30, 2024, for most Jews in diaspora. Jews in Israel and some Reform Jews in diaspora will end Passover on the evening of Monday, April 29, 2024. Passover is considered the "festival of freedom", ritual combination of service and dinner. Some Jewish families or groups will display a Seder plate,
the “centerpiece” of Seders that hold symbolic foods marking the holiday. For example, maror, or bitter herbs, represent the bitterness of slavery. Seders involve moving through a book called a Haggadah, which contains stories, prayers, poetry and other teachings,