Pesach Sheni

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Pesach Sheni is the 14th of Iyar, which is a month after Pesach. In the times of the Bet HaMikdash, Pesach Sheni was a day for the people, who couldn't bring the Korban Pesach on Pesach either because they were impure or were too far away from Yerushalayim, to bring a makeup Korban.¹

Minhagim of the Day

1. The minhag is not to say Tachanun on Pesach Sheni.² Some question this minhag.³
2. There is a minhag to eat matzah the day of Pesach Sheni in the afternoon.⁴ Some eat it also the night after Pesach Sheni, which is the 15th of Iyar.⁵ Some don't have this minhag.⁶

References

¹: Bamidbar 9:11-13, Rambam (Korban Pesach 5:1)

²: Aruch HaShulchan 131:12, Nitai Gavriel (Pesach v. 3, p. 325)

³: Pri Megadim M"Z 131:15. Rav Schachter in a shiur ("Sefirat Haomer", min 50) on yutorah holds that one should say tachanun on Pesach Sheni. Rav Scahchter (Piskei Corona #35) writes that there's no reason to omit tachanun on Pesach Sheni since the korban pesach wasn't brought on the first pesach, pesach sheni isn't established as a pesach sheni since it is only meant as a makeup for the original bringing of the korban pesach.

⁴: Nitai Gavriel (Pesach v. 3, p. 330) citing the general minhag.

⁵: Nitai Gavriel (Pesach v. 3, p. 330) citing the Chabad and Satmer minhag.

⁶: Nitai Gavriel (Pesach v. 3, p. 330) citing the Lithuanian minhag. Rav Scahchter (Piskei Corona #35) cites that the Chazon Ish (Orchot Rabbenu v. 2 p. 97) held that there was no point in eating matzah on pesach sheni.