Passover 5786

• Bedikat Hametz – Tuesday, March 31st at 7:52 pm
• Shaharit with Siyyum Bekhorim/ot & Breakfast – Wednesday, April 1st, 7:00 am Services, 8:00 am Breakfast
• Last time to eat Hametz – Wednesday, April 1st at 10:41 am
• Last time to burn Hametz – Wednesday, April 1st at 11:45 am
• Shabbat/Pre-Pesah Dinner – Friday, March 27th, 5:30 pm Services, 6:45 pm Dinner
• Pesah I Shaharit* with Kiddush – Thursday, April 2nd at 9:15 am
• Pesah I Minhah – Thursday, April 2nd at 12:30 pm

Note: There will be no evening minyan for Pesah I or II.

• Pesah II Shaharit* with Kiddush – Friday, April 3rd at 9:15 am
• Pesah II Minhah & Shabbat Ma’ariv – Friday, April 3rd at 6:15 pm
• Shabbat Shaharit* with Kiddush – Saturday, April 4th at 9:15 am

For intermediate days this year, Monday and Tuesday, morning minyan will begin at 7:00 am.

• Pesah VII Shaharit* with Kiddush – Wednesday, April 8th at 9:15 am
• Pesah VII Minhah & Ma’ariv– Wednesday, April 8th at 6:00 pm
• Pesah VIII Shaharit & Yizkor* with Kiddush –Thursday, April 9th at 9:15 am with Yizkor speakers David Ezekiel and Mark Zelermyer
• Pesah VIII Minhah, Learning, Ma’ariv, & Havdalah – Thursday, April 9th at 7:15 pm
• Resume eating Hametz – Thursday, April 9th at 8:30 pm

*Note: These will be in the Sanctuary and streamed, and not on Zoom.

Friday, March 27th

Take a break from cleaning and join us for Shabbat dinner! All are invited to this community dinner, before Passover begins, to celebrate Shabbat and Passover! All the food will be kosher for Pesah except the hallah.

• 5:30 pm Minhah, Kabbalat Shabbat, & Ma’ariv Services
• 6:45 pm Community Dinner in the Rubinovitz Social Hall

The cost is $22 for adults and $16 for children 17 years old or younger. No charge for children 3 and under. Max for families is $80. If you or your family are currently facing challenges paying for dinner, please reach out via email to rceline@templeemunah.org. Click here to make sure you’re registered!

Click here for the menu!

One of the main elements of the holiday is the full removal of all leavened products from your possession. Hametz is defined as any product from wheat, barley, rye, oats, or spelt which was allowed to rise (i.e. bread, crackers, etc.). This is accomplished in two ways: outright disposal of all hametz products or the sale of your hametz to a person who is not Jewish. If you would like Temple Emunah to organize the sale of your hametz, please fill out this form by Tuesday, March 31st at 9 am to appoint Rabbi Lerner as your sale representative.

When you sell your hametz, it is traditional to participate in the mitzvah of donating Ma’ot Hittim (wheat money) to help those in need to buy kosher for Passover foods and to combat hunger in general.

Preparing for Pesah can be daunting! See the Rabbinical Assembly’s thorough and helpful guide on how to prepare your home, kitchen, and family for this important holiday.

Sunday, March 22nd, 11 am-12:30 pm in the Courtyard

Hametz on your pan? No problem, man!

Bring your cookware, silverware, and stainless steel items to our Boil-a-thon in the Courtyard and we will kasher them for Passover.

Wednesday, April 1st, 7:00 am Services, 8:00 am Breakfast

All, especially first born children, are invited to join for learning and breakfast before the beginning of Pesah. Rabbi Willis will teach “First Born and First Fruits: Siyyum on Mishnah Zeraim.” Thank you to the Shirazi family for sponsoring the Seudat mitzvah breakfast in memory of Nadia Shirazi z”l.

Click here to learn more about Siyyum Bekhorim.

Sunday, March 29th, 9-10:30 am in Social Hall II

We are excited to welcome local children’s book author Jane Sutton! She will read her latest Passover story, Zayde Babysits before Passover, which is the winner of a Grinspoon Jewish Story Award and a PJ Library Selection! Kids 0-8, parents, friends, and (especially silly) grandparents are all invited to join in the fun!

Schedule:

• 9:00 am Passover crafts, activities, and snacks
• 9:30 am Storytime with local author Jane Sutton
• 10:00 am Crafts, activities, and snacks continued

Click here to RSVP!