Thanks again for answering and clarifying the different traditions and practices we observe and have in our many communities. I recently noticed a sign in a Shul I visited for a Brit Mila party, about timings for the Second Yom Tov of Pesach. Is that really true. Is there more Yom Tov days for another Pesach???
A. Pesach Sheini meaning is indeed the Second Passover. Our Torah teaches us that this second day of sacrificing the Korban Pesach was created for those who could not comply with the first one, due to accidental overpowering circumstances, such as traveling far away or if they were ritually impure during the first Passover. Thus allowing them to bring the most important Korban Pesach (Passover offering) one month later.
On this year (2026) it is observed on Friday, May 1, beginning at sundown on Thursday, April 30, and ending at nightfall, this is exactly one month after the first Passover.
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Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a
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