Pesach
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- noun
- /ˈpeɪsɑːx/
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Pésaj
- I don't know if anyone mentioned it here yet, but one of the Likud party's top deputies is planning to bring the Korban Pesach back to the Temple Mount this Passover.
Examples
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I'm a decent cook, and I like trying to work around my friends' various dietary restrictions, but so far I have not been able to devise a Pesach-compliant version of bourbon balls.
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Yeah, they can't possibly make him work on Pesach.
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Nice people don't drink on Pesach.
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We purchased all of our wine (just one variety, by the way) when it was on sale before Pesach.
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Have a good Pesach.
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DEBORAH: Happy Pesach, Becky.
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BECKY: Happy Pesach, Deborah.
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We are planning a special dinner to celebrate Pesach with our family this year.
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During Pesach, Jewish families gather to read from the Haggadah and remember the Exodus.
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It is a tradition to prepare matzo for Pesach, symbolizing the bread of affliction.
Synonyms
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A major Jewish festival that remembers the escape from Egypt and is celebrated with a special family meal
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A Jewish festival that remembers people leaving slavery in Egypt
An eight-day Jewish festival in spring that remembers the Israelites leaving Egypt
A Jewish festival lasting eight days that remembers when the Jewish people escaped from Egypt
A Jewish festival every spring that remembers the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Pesach comes from the Hebrew word pesach, which means 'pass over', because in the Passover story an angel 'passed over' the houses of the Israelites during the last plague. That's why Pesach or Passover is the name of the festival that remembers the Israelites' escape from Egypt.