Happy Passover Greetings in English and Hebrew To Send Friends and Family

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One of the major Jewish holidays, Passover, or the Festival of Freedom, begins in a couple of days. Whether you’re Jewish and want to celebrate 🎊 this period with your loved ones 🤗or non-Jewish who want to share in your Jewish friends’ celebration, check out this article for a complete guide on what this holiday is and how 🤔 to greet your family and friends with a Happy Passover!

Don’t worry if you don’t know anything about Passover - we got you covered! 😉 Learn more about what Passover means🧐 and the best Passover greetings to wish your Jewish friends a happy Passover. Plus, get to know common Hebrew Passover greetings that you can use to relate more with your Jewish loved ones! ❤️

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How To Wish Someone A Happy Passover

Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is a Jewish celebration that commemorates the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt and their consequent freedom from slavery⛓️. As such, Passover is also regarded as the Festival of Freedom. In current times, it is also treated as a celebration of freedom for all people - freedom from external oppression🤕, internal struggles 💔, and other bondages.❤️‍🩹

Being a celebration of freedom, it’s appropriate and a good idea to greet our Jewish friends who celebrate the holiday with a “Happy Passover”. By sharing in their celebration through Passover greetings, you are also supporting and celebrating their freedom from personal bondage.

If you’re not Jewish and are hesitating🫤 to extend a Happy Passover greeting, don’t worry! Your Jewish friends would appreciate your greetings as long as you also show respect for their religious traditions 🙏and be sensitive to how they observe their holiday. Read on for tips on how this holiday is celebrated worldwide! 🌎

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Is it correct or appropriate to say “Happy Passover”?

Saying “Happy Passover” is a good idea when you want to greet 👋your Jewish family and friends this coming Passover! Passover is a celebration of freedom,✊ and it’s just appropriate to celebrate it with positive greetings like “Happy Passover”!😄 If you’re not Jewish and are not familiar with Hebrew greetings, a simple “Happy Passover” greeting would be appreciated by your Jewish friends!

How to say “Happy Passover” in Hebrew?

“Chag Pesach Sameach” is the most common Hebrew greeting during Passover which literally translates to “Happy Passover Holiday” (“chag” means “holiday” and “sameach” means “happy”). 😄If you’re Jewish, you’re probably familiar with the phrase already and have heard it used during Passover celebrations. If you’re non-Jewish, you can try greeting your Jewish friends using this phrase!

Remember that the “ch” in Hebrew is not pronounced like the “ch” in “chair” 🪑or “chop”. It’s pronounced like the “ch” in “Bach” which almost sounds like “kh”. With practice, 🧐you’re sure to be able to say “Chag Pesach Sameach” to your friends in time for Passover!

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How to say “Happy Passover” in Yiddish?

Another native greeting you can say during Passover is “Koshern un Freilichen Pesach”, literally translating to a “Kosher and Happy Passover”. Yiddish is a German dialect used by Jewish people before the Holocaust. Nowadays, it’s mainly used in the USA, Israel, and Russia. As such, it would be great to know this Yiddish greeting to greet your Jewish friends who know the dialect!

The way this phrase is pronounced is by emphasizing the first syllable of each word as such: KUH-sher-in OON FRAY-lech-in PAY-sakh. Don’t forget that the “ch” in “Pesach” is pronounced like “kh”!

What is the proper Passover (or Pesach) greeting?

If you’re wondering 😕what the most proper Passover greeting is, the answer is that there’s no single best! Passover is a celebration of freedom,🕊️ so greetings focusing on positivity ✨and joy😊 are all acceptable. Simply greeting your Jewish friends with a “Happy Passover” will surely be appreciated. If you want to go the extra mile, you can learn 📖 the Hebrew or Yiddish greetings too!

Your Passover greetings all depend on the context and your relationship with the person you’re greeting. If you’re Jewish and are celebrating the holiday religiously, you can choose to greet your family using the Hebrew greeting as you may be more familiar with it. If you’re non-Jewish and just want to share in the joy of the celebration,🎊 the English “Happy Passover” is more than enough!

15 Happy Passover Greetings

Here are also some common Passover greetings that you can use to greet your Jewish friends this holiday!

Happy Passover!😄
Happy Pesach!
Wishing you joy, peace, ☮️and prosperity this Passover.
May you have a blessed Passover.
Happy Pesach! May your Passover be as sweet as matzah and as joyful as the songs 🎶of celebration
Happy Passover! May the spirit of freedom and renewal fill your home.🏠
May your Passover celebration be filled with solemnity and joy.
Warmest wishes for a joyous Passover and a season of renewal.
Happy Passover Holiday!
Wishing you a meaningful and joyous Passover.
May the Festival of Freedom bring your heart ❤️peace and joy.
Chag Sameach! Enjoy the feast!
May this Passover bring your family peace and fulfillment.
Happy Passover! May your seder be filled with warmth and wonder.🤗
May your heart be filled with gratitude for the freedom that Passover brings.

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3 Happy Passover Greetings in Hebrew

Aside from the Hebrew and Yiddish greetings mentioned above, here are other Hebrew greetings for Happy Passover.

chag Pesach kasher Vesame’ach

This phrase means wishing a “kosher and joyous Passover”. Similar to the Yiddish greeting, this is about wishing a pure, genuine, and joyous 🥹 Passover celebration for your Jewish friends.

A zissen Pesach

If you want a simple yet genuine Yidish Happy Passover greeting, you can also use “a zissen Pesach” which literally translates to “a sweet Passover”.

Gut yontif

“Gut yontif” is a common Yidish greeting meaning “happy holiday”. Since Passover is considered a holiday for our Jewish friends, greeting them👋 with “gut yontif” is widely acceptable. Plus, you can also use this for any Jewish holiday!

How to pronunciate Passover greetings in Hebrew

Pronouncing Hebrew words correctly will surely make your Happy Passover greetings deeply appreciated! While it’s understandable that you may have difficulties pronouncing words in a language you’re not familiar with, learning the few Hebrew words for Passover greetings is easy!

“Pesach” is the Hebrew term for Passover. Remember that it’s pronounced as “PAY-sakh”, with all “ch” in Hebrew pronounced as “kh”. “Sameach” is the Hebrew term for “happy”😄 and is pronounced as “sah-MEY-akh”. Putting these two words together into “Pesach Sameach” will give you “Happy Passover” in Hebrew.

When in doubt, you can listen to your Jewish friends pronounce their greetings or even politely ask them to teach you the correct pronunciations so that you can learn them in person! Your friends will surely appreciate the effort you’re putting into sharing the holiday spirit with them!

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How To Wish Happy Passover To A Jewish Friend

While it’s a Jewish celebration, Passover shouldn’t be limited to the Jewish community only! Feel free to share in the solemnity😌 and joy of the Passover feast with your friends and loved ones by extending the heartwarming 💖Happy Passover greetings that we’ve shared above. Don’t forget to personalize your Passover greeting depending on your recipient - they will truly appreciate the thought!

The important thing is to remember that Passover is a religious celebration. As such, it’s always best to equip💪 yourself with the knowledge💡 and understanding of what it means to your Jewish friends. Read 👓further for our brief guide to what Passover means so that you can commemorate it with your friends more deeply.

If you’re partaking in a Passover celebration and want to bring gifts,🎁 it’s best to stick to flowers!💐 Certain food categories are not eaten during Passover such as fermented products of wheat🌾, spelt, barley,🌿oats, and rye - so it’s best to avoid these. For something safer and more culturally appropriate, just send some of Gifft.me’s virtual gifts! You can send a virtual gift box or virtual postcard containing your Happy Passover greeting to your Jewish friends - they’ll surely enjoy virtually unboxing your gift!

What Is Passover And What Is Celebrated?

Passover, or Pesach, is a major Jewish holiday coming from the “passing over” of the Angel of Death over Israelites. According to the book📕 of Exodus, the Israelites were instructed by Moses to mark a lamb’s🐑blood over their doorstep so that death may skip them (or “pass over” them). During the tenth plague, when the firstborn of the Pharaoh died, the Israelite slaves began their exodus and liberation from Egypt.

Passover is a celebration of life and freedom. Thus, it holds great significance to the Jewish community and is greatly celebrated worldwide. In modern times, it is also a celebration of freedom from any bondage experienced by humans.

When is the 2024 Passover or Pesach?

Passover begins on the 15th day of the Hebrew month Nissan and is celebrated for 9 days until the 22nd day of Nissan. In the Gregorian calendar, it’s celebrated starting April 22nd until April 30th. Since Passover is a spring🍃 festival, the 15th day of Nissan is arranged so that it typically begins on the night of the full moon🌕 after the northern vertical equinox.

Note that in Israel, the length of Passover is more aligned with the book📖 of Exodus, which mentions a 7-day feast. Thus, the Feast of Unleavened Bread 🍞in Israel ends on April 29th instead of on April 30th.

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What does Passover celebrate?

According to the book📖 of Exodus, when the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, Yahweh inflicted 10 plagues on the Egyptians. To spare the Israelites from the 10th plague, the death of all firstborns, 👩‍🍼Yahweh instructed Moses to tell the Israelites to mark a lamb’s blood above their doors so that the Angel of Death could identify them and “pass over” them.

The 10th plague resulted in the death of the Pharaoh's firstborn, which prompted him to release the Israelites. Thus began their Exodus from Egypt.

As such, Passover is a major celebration of freedom and liberty. Nowadays, the Jewish community celebrates it through an 8-day festival (7 days for Israel), with life and freedom as the main themes of the celebration.

How many days is Passover and why?

The book of Exodus says that Passover shall be celebrated for 7 days. 📆 Until today, Israel follows this 7-day festival. Why, then, is it celebrated for 8 days all through the rest of the globe? 🌏

The first day of the Passover festival is celebrated on the night 🌃 of the full moon. Since the whole lunar cycle averages 29.53 days, there was confusion as to the exact day it should start. Traditionally, it was on the 15th day of Nissan. However, since the previous lunar cycle could have ended in 29 or 30 days, the 15th day of Nissan wasn’t a guaranteed full moon. To solve this, the Jewish community decided to celebrate the start of the Passover for 2 days (Nissan 15th and 16th), adding one more day to the initial 7-day festival.

Is Passover a happy holiday?

On one hand, Passover is a joyful celebration of the Israelites’ liberation from Egypt where families come together to celebrate freedom and liberation. 😄 On the other hand, it’s also a solemn commemoration of the Israelites’ sufferings in Egypt. This is observed through the Passover Seder, a ritual conducted on the 1st and 2nd nights of Passover wherein families gather to retell the Exodus story, eat symbolic foods, and celebrate the freedom they now enjoy.

Passover is both a solemn and joyous feast. 😌 If you’re planning on celebrating it with your Jewish family and friends, keep this in mind so that you can stay respectful of their traditions.

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Chag Pesach Sameach, Hannah and Mordechai! As we come together to celebrate the story of our ancestors' liberation from slavery, I am filled with gratitude for the love and tradition you have passed down to me. May this Passover be a time of joy, reflection, and connection with our faith and family. Your presence and wisdom in my life are truly a blessing, and I cherish the memories we create together during this special holiday. Wishing you both a season filled with peace, love, and the sweetness of freedom. With all my love, Sarah.

Dear Yakov, Wishing you a joyous and meaningful Passover! I am truly honored to have been invited to share in this special tradition with you. May this holiday bring you and your loved ones an abundance of happiness, health, and prosperity. I look forward to experiencing the Seder, learning more about your culture, and creating lasting memories together. Chag Pesach Sameach! Warm regards, Bob

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Final Thoughts

This year’s Passover feast begins on April 22nd. Whether you’ve been personally celebrating it for years or are just beginning to celebrate it with your Jewish family and friends, it’s best that you have an understanding of what the feast is and how it’s celebrated. Through the guide we’ve shared above, you’re now ready to celebrate the Festival of Freedom!😁

Don’t forget to extend Happy Passover greetings to your family and friends! To make it more festive, send your greetings through Gifft.me’s virtual gifts that your recipients can interact with and virtually unwrap during the festivities!🎉