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The First Passover Seder

Question

When was the first Passover Seder? How many years ago did we leave Egypt?

Answer

We left Egypt 3319 years ago, which is year 2448 in the Jewish calender, 1312 BCE in the non Jewish one. That was the year of the first Pesach Seder.

Rabbi Meir Goldberg,
Maimonides Leaders Fellowship,
Rutgers Jewish Xperience