- Pesach Sheni
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sa =Pesach Sheni (Hebrew: פסח שני, trans. "Second Passover"), is a minor Jewish observance on the 14th of
Iyar in theHebrew Calendar . The holiday is mentioned in theTorah in .Moses announces that the Passover sacrifice ("Korban Pesach", orPassover lamb) may only be eaten by people who are ritually pure. Men come to Moses, complaining that as people who have come into contact with the dead, and therefore ritually unclean, they are unable to fulfill themitzvah ofPassover . Moses consults God who responds by announcing that anyone who is unable to sacrifice the paschal lamb on the 14th ofNisan , either due to defilement or inability to journey to the place of sacrifice in time, is to perform the sacrifice on the 14th of Iyar, a full month later, and eat the paschal lamb along withmatzah andmaror .Today, after the destruction of the
Temple in Jerusalem and the lack of access to theTemple Mount Jews are unable to perform the Passover sacrifice, neither on Passover nor on Pesach Sheni. It is customary to eat a piece of Matzah. In some communitiestachanun and other penitential prayers are also omitted due to the festive nature of the day.References
External links
* [http://www.chabad.org/library/article.asp?AID=470865 Pesach Sheni - The Second Passover] from
Chabad
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
