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Pesach Sheni (Second Passover)

Chabad’s 2026 Jewish calendar identifies Pesach Sheni on 14 Iyar 5786, corresponding to 1 May 2026, and explains its Second Passover meaning.

Date / rule14 Iyar; 1 May 2026
ScopeJewish religious-calendar observance
VerificationFaith Calendar Current 2026
PortabilityVariable Custom
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyResolve Authority
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Pesach Sheni (Second Passover)?

Chabad’s 2026 Jewish calendar identifies Pesach Sheni on 14 Iyar 5786, corresponding to 1 May 2026, and explains its Second Passover meaning.

Date and recurrence

14 Iyar; 1 May 2026

The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Jewish religious-calendar observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Pesach Sheni

Classification

Topic and context

Faith, Tradition & Spirituality →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Faith Context Respect.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Chabad — Pesach Sheni 2026Faith Institution
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Pesach Sheni (Second Passover)?

14 Iyar; 1 May 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve from the authoritative target-year/local calendar or organizer source; stored rule/context: 14 Iyar; 1 May 2026.

Does Pesach Sheni (Second Passover) fall on the same date every year?

It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.

Is Pesach Sheni (Second Passover) an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Jewish religious-calendar observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Pesach Sheni (Second Passover)?

The stored designation basis is: Chabad’s 2026 Jewish calendar identifies Pesach Sheni on 14 Iyar 5786, corresponding to 1 May 2026, and explains its Second Passover meaning.. Supporting provenance includes Chabad — Pesach Sheni 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Pesach Sheni (Second Passover) international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Jewish religious-calendar observance. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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