PESACH MATH

Passover is considered the first of the holidays, as listed in the Torah. Moreover, the
seven days of Passover also set the pattern for the entire holiday structure, as
presented below. This presentation is attributed to Rabbi Yosef Karo.

AT-BASH
A SYSTEM OF LETTER EXCHANGE WITHIN THE 22 LETTERS OF THE
ALEPH-BAIS. IN THIS SYSTEM, THE FIRST LETTER ALEPH IS RELATED
TO THE LAST LETTER TAV. THE SECOND LETTER BAIS IS RELATED TO
THE NEXT-TO-LAST LETTER SHIN. AND SO FORTH

OTHER HOLIDAYS SEVEN DAYS OF PESACH

‫תשעה באב‬ First day
2009 - Wednesday night, ‫ת‬ ‫א‬ 2009 - Wednesday night,
Thursday Thursday

‫שבועות‬ Second day

2009 - Thursday night, ‫ש‬ ‫ב‬ 2009 - Thursday night,
Friday Friday

‫ראש השנה‬ Third day

‫ר‬ ‫ג‬ 2009 - Friday night, Shabbos
2009 - Friday night, Shabbos
‫(קריאת תורה (שמחת תורה‬ Fourth day
2009 - Saturday night, ‫ק‬ ‫ד‬ 2009 - Saturday night,
Sunday Sunday

‫(צום (יום הכיפור‬ Fifth day

2009 - Sunday night, ‫צ‬ ‫ה‬ 2009 - Sunday night,
Monday Monday

‫פורים‬ Sixth day

2009 - Monday night, ‫פ‬ ‫ו‬ 2009 - Monday night,
Tuesday Tuesday
Seventh day
??? * ‫ע‬ ‫ז‬ 2009 Tuesday night,
Wednesday

* Note: Until the last 100 years, no one was able to locate a holiday starting with the letter ‫ ע‬and
that falls on the same day of the week as the seventh day of Passover. However, in 1948, a
new day happens to fulfill those two requirements: ‫יום העצמאות‬

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