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Pesach
In 2026/5786 Pesach begins at sundown April 1 and ends at sundown either April 8 or April 9 depending on practice.
About This Holiday
Learn from: Aish (Orthodox) | Chabad (Orthodox) | Exploring Judaism (Conservative) | My Jewish Learning (non-denominational) | Reform Judaism
Events
Events listed at Eastern Time and are on Zoom if no location is noted. Submit an event here.
Afikomen Search (Hillel at Miami U) Monday, March 30 – Wednesday, April 1. Hillel at Miami U (11 E Walnut St, Oxford)
The Night Before Passover (PJ Library) 5:30 PM Tuesday, March 31. Mayerson JCC (8485 Ridge Ave)
Siyyum for Firstborn (Adath Israel) 8 AM Wednesday, April 1. Adath Israel (3201 E Galbraith Rd)
First Night Seders (Wednesday, April 1)
Cincinnati Hillel 6 PM. Cincinnati Hillel (2615 Clifton Ave)
Hillel at Miami U 6 PM. Hillel at Miami U (11 E Walnut St, Oxford)
Chabad Greater Dayton 7:30 PM. Chabad Greater Dayton (2001 Far Hills Ave, Oakwood) $45
Chabad Jewish Center 8 PM. Chabad Jewish Center (3977 Hunt Rd) $41-49
Chabad at UC 8:30 PM. Chabad at UC (339 Probasco St)
Chabad YJP 8 PM. Chabad YJP (2065 Maple Ave) $28-35
Second Night Seders (Thursday, April 2)
Northern Hills Synagogue 5:30 PM. Northern Hills Synagogue (5714 Fields Ertel Rd) $50
Wise Temple 5:30 PM. Wise Center (8329 Ridge Ave) $20-28
Adath Israel 6 PM. Adath Israel (3201 E Galbraith Rd) $0-36
Rockdale Temple 6 PM. Rockdale Temple (8501 Ridge Rd) $60-72
Jewish Discovery Center 7:45 PM. Jewish Discovery Center (7587 Central Parke Blvd, Mason) $36
Chabad at UC 9:155 PM. Chabad at UC (339 Probasco St)
Passover BBQ (Chabad at UC) 6 PM Sunday, April 5. Chabad at UC (339 Probasco St)
Mimouna Celebration & Dinner (Adath Israel) 6:30 PM Sunday, April 12. Adath Israel (3201 E Galbraith Rd) $18
Mimouna (Koriela Kitchen) 7 PM Sunday, April 12. Café Alma (6111 Montgomery Rd) $18
Further Resources & Reading
Passover Delivery service (JFS Cincinnati)
Ask a Rabbi: Kitniyot on Passover (Cincy Jewfolk)
Bringing Teens to the Seder Table (Exploring Judaism)
Celebrating Passover With Your Family (PJ Library)
A Holiday for Strays – An Insider’s Look at Jewfolk’s Holiday Matching Program (Cincy Jewfolk)
How To Manage The Stress Of Passover Kashrut? (Cincy Jewfolk)
LGBTQ-affirming articles, rituals, and Torah commentaries (Keshet)
Parenting By Parsha: Shabbat Pesach (Cincy Jewfolk)
Passover Articles (Orthodox Union)
Passover Ceremonies, Poems, Songs & more (Ritualwell)
Passover Source Sheets (Sefaria)
Passover & Sustainability (Hazon)
Passover & Mental Health (Blue Dove Foundation)
Pesach Writing & Videos (The Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust)
Two Kids, Four Questions: How To Appease Children At The Seder? (Cincy Jewfolk)
What to the Black Jew Is Passover? (Evolve)
What To Do When I Don’t Want To Host Two Seders? (Cincy Jewfolk)
Haggadot & Haggadah Supplements
Companion to the Haggadah (Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies)
Customize Your Own Haggadah (Haggadot)
Dancing In Between Haggadah (The LUNAR Collective)
The Fifth Child: A Passover Reading (Jewish Democratic Women for Action)
The Four Cups of Consciousness (Shefa)
The Gateways Haggadah (Gateways)
HIAS Haggadah (HIAS)
In Every Generation: A Haggadah Supplement (Shalom Hartman Institute)
Passover Guide / Guia de Passover (Jewtina & Co.)
Global Justice Haggadah (American Jewish World Service)
Hebrew/English Haggadah (Chabad)
In Every Generation: Interactive Family Haggadah (PJ Library)
The Seder’s Call: Moving Beyond the Table (JTS)
Plastover – An Exodus from Plastic Waste (Reboot)
Velveteen Rabbi’s Haggadah for Pesach (Velveteen Rabbi)
The Wandering is Over Haggadah (Jewish Women’s Archive)
Why Is This Night Different? (The iCenter)
Sell Your Chametz
Recipes & Crafts
Egyptian Charoset | Light As Air Macaroons | Passover-Friendly Black and White Cookies | Passover Crack(er) (Cincy Jewfolk)
47 Passover Recipes for a Delicious Seder and Beyond (Bon Appetit)
7 Charoset Recipes to Give Passover an International Flair (Be’chol Lashon)
Five Kid Friendly Passover Ideas (TC Jewfolk)
Passover Crafts & Activities (Bible Belt Balabusta)
Passover Crafts & Recipes (Our Happy Tribe)
Passover Food (The Nosher)
Passover Recipes, Crafts, & Inspiration (Rebekah Lowin)
Relish: Vegetarian Passover Seder with Imani Jackson (TPT Originals)
The Omer
We count the Omer for 49 days, starting on the second night of Pesach/Passover and ending with Shavuot. In 2026/5786 the Omer period begins the evening of April 2 and concludes May 21 before sunset.
Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of the Omer, falls from sundown May 4 – sundown May 5.
About This Holiday
Learn from: Aish (Orthodox) | Chabad (Orthodox) | Exploring Judaism (Conservative) | My Jewish Learning (non-denominational) | Reform Judaism
Events
Events listed at Eastern Time and are on Zoom if no location is noted. Submit an event here.
Lag B’Omer Bonfire (Wise Temple) 7:30 PM Monday, May 4. Wise Center (8329 Ridge Ave)
Self-Guided Practices
49 Steps (Limmud North America)
My Omer: 49 Steps to Personal Refinement (Meaningful Life Center)
The Omer Workbook: A 49 Day Self-Care Immersion (Gold Herring)
Further Resources & Tools
Lag B’Omer & Sefirat Ha’Omer Source Sheets (Sefaria)
The Omer: What Are We Counting? And Why? (Cincy Jewfolk)
Omer Ceremonies, Poems, Songs & more (Ritualwell)
What is the Lag BaOmer pilgrimage? (The Conversation)
Writing & Videos on The Omer/Lag B’Omer (The Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust)