Pesach Sheni

Culture of origin: Jewish · Cultural

Holiday sources: Israel · Judaism

Pesach Sheni, the Second Passover, comes from the Torah's command that those who were ritually impure or on a distant journey at Passover should bring the Passover offering one month later, on 14 Iyar. It is remembered as the day of a second chance. With no Temple offering today, the day is marked lightly: some eat matzah, and the penitential Tachanun prayer is left out.