First Day Chol Hamoed Pesach

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Yisrael

Hebrew

וְהָיָה כִּי־יְבִאֲךָ יְהוָה אֶל־
אֶרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִי כַּאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לְךָ
וְלַאֲבֹתֶיךָ וּנְתָנָהּ לָךְ: וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ כָל־
פֶּטֶר־רֶחֶם לַיהוָה וְכָל־פֶּטֶר | שֶׁגֶר
בְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה לְךָ הַזְּכָרִים
לַיהוָה: וְכָל־פֶּטֶר חֲמֹר תִּפְדֶּה
בְשֶׂה וְאִם־לֹא תִפְדֶּה וַעֲרַפְתּוֹ וְכֹל
בְּכוֹר אָדָם בְּבָנֶיךָ תִּפְדֶּה: וְהָיָה כִּי־
יִשְׁאָלְךָ בִנְךָ מָחָר לֵאמֹר מַה־זֹּאת
וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵלָיו בְּחֹזֶק יָד הוֹצִיאָנוּ
יְהוָה מִמִּצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים: וַיְהִי
כִּי־הִקְשָׁה פַרְעֹה לְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ וַיַּהֲרֹג
יְהוָה כָּל־בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם
מִבְּכֹר אָדָם וְעַד־בְּכוֹר בְּהֵמָה עַל־
כֵּן אֲנִי זֹבֵחַ לַיהוָה כָּל־פֶּטֶר רֶחֶם
הַזְּכָרִים וְכָל־בְּכוֹר בָּנַי אֶפְדֶּה:
וְהָיָה לְאוֹת עַל־יָדְכָה וּלְטוֹטָפֹת
בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ כִּי בְּחֹזֶק יָד הוֹצִיאָנוּ
יְהוָה מִמִּצְרָיִם:

Sephardi

Vehayah ki-yevi'acha Adonai el-
eretz hakena'ani ka'asher nishba lecha
vela'avotecha unetanah lach: Veha'avarta kol-
peter-rechem laDonai vechol-peter | sheger
behemah asher yihyeh lecha hazekharim
laDonai: Vechol-peter chamor tifdeh
veseh ve'im-lo tifdeh va'arafto v'chol
bechor adam bevanecha tifdeh: Vehayah ki-
yish'alcha bincha machar leimor mah-zot
v'amarta elav bechozek yad hotzi'anu
Adonai miMitzrayim mibeit avadim: Vayehi
ki-hikshah par'oh leshalchenu vayaharog
Adonai kol-bechor be'eretz Mitzrayim
mibechor adam ve'ad-bechor behemah al-
ken ani zove'ach laDonai kol-peter rechem
hazekharim vechol-bechor banai efdeh:
Vehayah le'ot al-yadechah uletotafot
bein einecha ki bechozek yad hotzi'anu
Adonai miMitzrayim:

English

It will be that when the Lord brings you to the Land of Israel, the land of the Canaanites—as He promised to you and your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and gives it to you, at that time you should set aside for the Lord every firstborn that opens its mother's womb; of every firstborn animal that you have, the males should belong to the Lord. You should redeem every firstborn male donkey by giving a lamb to a Kohen. If you do not redeem this male donkey, then you can not use it, because it is holy. Instead, you must break its neck and kill it. You will redeem every human firstborn among your sons by paying a Kohen five silver coins. It will be that when your son will ask you in the future, saying: What is this commandment of redeeming a firstborn? You should say to him: The Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery, with a mighty hand. The Egyptians didn't let the Jewish Nation use wagons to take their belongings out of Egypt, only donkeys. Miraculously, they were able to carry everything on the donkeys, which is why firstborn donkeys are considered holy. It happened when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go: the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt; human firstborns and animal firstborns. Therefore, I sacrifice to the Lord every male that opens its mother's womb, and I redeem every firstborn of my sons. Tefillin will be as a sign on your hand and a reminder between your eyes, to remind us that the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

The following is the commandment for the special offerings brought in the Holy Temple during the Festival of Pesach.

Fourth Reading

Hebrew

וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם אִשֶּׁה עֹלָה לַיהוָה
פָּרִים בְּנֵי־בָקָר שְׁנַיִם וְאַיִל אֶחָד
וְשִׁבְעָה כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵי שָׁנָה תְּמִימִם
יִהְיוּ לָכֶם: וּמִנְחָתָם סֹלֶת בְּלוּלָה
בַּשֶּׁמֶן שְׁלֹשָׁה עֶשְׂרֹנִים לַפָּר וּשְׁנֵי
עֶשְׂרֹנִים לָאַיִל תַּעֲשׂוּ: עִשָּׂרוֹן
עִשָּׂרוֹן תַּעֲשֶׂה לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד
לְשִׁבְעַת הַכְּבָשִׂים: וּשְׂעִיר חַטָּאת
אֶחָד לְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיכֶם: מִלְּבַד עֹלַת
הַבֹּקֶר אֲשֶׁר לְעֹלַת הַתָּמִיד תַּעֲשׂוּ
אֶת־אֵלֶּה: כָּאֵלֶּה תַּעֲשׂוּ לַיּוֹם שִׁבְעַת

Sephardi

V'hikravtem isheh olah laDonai
parim b'nei-vakar sh'nayim v'ayil echad
v'shiv'ah k'vasim b'nei shanah t'mimim
yihyu lachem: Uminchatam solet b'lulah
vashemen sh'loshah esronim lapar ush'nei
esronim la'ayil ta'asu: Isaron
isaron ta'aseh lakeves ha'echad
l'shiv'at hak'vasim: Us'ir chatat
echad l'chaper aleichem: Milvad olat
haboker asher l'olat hatamid ta'asu
et-eileh: Ka'eileh ta'asu layom shiv'at

English

You shall bring the following animals to the Lord as a burnt-offering, to be completely consumed by fire: two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs that are less than a year old. They shall be unblemished for you. As their flour-offering, bring three-tenths of an eifah (approximately 6 kg/13.5 lb) of fine flour mixed with olive oil for each bull, two-tenths of an eifah (approximately 4 kg/9 lb) for the ram, and one-tenth of an eifah (approximately 2 kg/4.5 lb) for each lamb of the seven lambs. You should also bring one young male goat as a sin-offering to atone for your sins. You shall bring these offerings besides for the morning burnt-offering, which is offered daily. You shall bring these offerings on each day, for seven days. They are like food and are brought as a fire-offering to

Hebrew

יָמִים לֶחֶם אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ־נִיחֹחַ לַיהוָה
עַל־עוֹלַת הַתָּמִיד יֵעָשֶׂה וְנִסְכּוֹ:
וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה
לָכֶם כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ:

Sephardi

yamim lechem isheh rei'ach-nicho'ach laDonai
al-olat hatamid yei'aseh v'nisko:
Uvayom hashevi'i mikra-kodesh yihyeh
lachem kol-m'lechet avodah lo ta'asu:

English

make a pleasing smell for the Lord. It shall all be brought in addition to the daily burnt-offering and its wine offering. And just as on the first day of this seven day period, the seventh day shall also be a holy gathering for you; you shall not do any work.

SECOND DAY CHOL HAMOED PESACH

When the second day of Chol Hamoed occurs on Sunday, the Torah Reading for The First Day of Chol Hamoed is read, page 767. On all other days, the following is read.

The following speaks of several commandments including celebrating the festivals and the pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

Kohen

Hebrew

אִם־כֶּסֶף | תַּלְוֶה אֶת־
עַמִּי אֶת־הֶעָנִי עִמָּךְ לֹא־
תִהְיֶה לוֹ כְּנֹשֶׁה לֹא־תְשִׂימוּן
עָלָיו נֶשֶׁךְ: אִם־חָבֹל תַּחְבֹּל
שַׂלְמַת רֵעֶךָ עַד־בֹּא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ
תְּשִׁיבֶנּוּ לוֹ: כִּי הִוא כְסוּתוֹ
לְבַדָּהּ הִוא שִׂמְלָתוֹ לְעֹרוֹ
בַּמֶּה יִשְׁכָּב וְהָיָה כִּי־יִצְעַק
אֵלַי וְשָׁמַעְתִּי כִּי־חַנּוּן אָנִי:

Sephardi

Im-kesef | talveh et-
ami et-he'ani imach lo-
tihyeh lo kenosheh lo-tesimun
alav neshekh: Im-chavol tachbol
salmat re'echa ad-bo hashemesh
teshiveinu lo: Ki hi khesuto
levadah hi simlato le'oro
bameh yishkav vehayah ki-yitz'ak
elai veshamati ki-chanun ani:

English

When one of My people—a Jew—is in need of a loan, you have an obligation to lend him money. If more than one person requests a loan and you can only afford to lend to one, priority should be given to the poor person who dwells with you in your city. If you know that he doesn't have money to pay you back, you shall not press for payment as a typical creditor; rather, treat him as if you have not lent him anything. You may not charge him interest. If the agreed upon time for the repayment of the loan has passed, you may take your borrower's garment as collateral. However, if it is a garment that is worn during the day, you must return it to him so that he can have it for his personal use until sunset, and if it is a night garment, you must return it so that he can have it until morning. For it is his only cloak or it is his shirt to cover his skin, or his only bedding. For if you will not return it to him for the night, in what will he lie down to sleep? If you will not return the item and it will be that, as a result, he will cry out to Me, I will heed his cry, for I am gracious.

Levi

Hebrew

אֱלֹהִים לֹא תְקַלֵּל וְנָשִׂיא
בְעַמְּךָ לֹא תָאֹר: מְלֵאָתְךָ
וְדִמְעֲךָ לֹא תְאַחֵר בְּכוֹר
בָּנֶיךָ תִּתֶּן־לִי: כֵּן־תַּעֲשֶׂה
לְשֹׁרְךָ לְצֹאנֶךָ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים
יִהְיֶה עִם־אִמּוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי
תִּתְּנוֹ־לִי: וְאַנְשֵׁי־קֹדֶשׁ תִּהְיוּן
לִי וּבָשָׂר בַּשָּׂדֶה טְרֵפָה לֹא
תֹאכֵלוּ לַכֶּלֶב תַּשְׁלִכוּן אֹתוֹ:
לֹא תִשָּׂא שֵׁמַע שָׁוְא אַל־
תָּשֶׁת יָדְךָ עִם־רָשָׁע לִהְיֹת
עֵד חָמָס: לֹא־תִהְיֶה אַחֲרֵי־
רַבִּים לְרָעֹת וְלֹא־תַעֲנֶה עַל־
רִב לִנְטֹת אַחֲרֵי רַבִּים לְהַטֹּת:
וְדָל לֹא תֶהְדַּר בְּרִיבוֹ: כִּי

Sephardi

Elohim lo t'kalel v'nasi
be'amecha lo ta'or: Mele'atcha
vedim'acha lo te'acher bechor
banekha titen-li: Ken-ta'aseh
leshorecha letzonecha shiv'at yamim
yihyeh im-imo bayom hash'mini
titenu-li: Ve'anshei-kodesh tiheyun
li uvasar basadeh terefah lo
tochelu lakelev tashlichun oto:
Lo tisa shema shav al-
tashet yad'cha im-rasha liheyot
ed chamas: Lo-tihyeh acharei-
rabim lera'ot velo-ta'aneh al-
riv lintot acharei rabim lehatot:
Vedal lo tehedar berivo: Ki

English

You shall not curse God or a judge, nor shall you curse a leader or any other authority among your people. You shall not delay giving the first of your fruit as an offering—Bikkurim—and your terumah—a portion of the crop—to God by giving it to a Kohen. You shall give the firstborn of your sons to Me, when he is thirty days old, by redeeming him from a Kohen. So shall you do to your firstborn ox and to the firstborn of your flock—you shall give the firstborn of small cattle to a Kohen after it is thirty days old. Additionally, any animal that will be brought as an offering shall be with its mother seven days and only from the eighth day and onward may you give it to Me as an offering. You shall be a holy people to Me; You shall not eat the flesh of an animal's carcass that has been found mauled in the field or any animal that has not been ritually slaughtered. Rather, you shall throw it to the dogs. You shall not accept a false report, whether from testimony in court or from