Passover 5784
KASHERING HOMES AND OFFICES FOR PASSOVER
It is a mitzvah to make one’s home and place of employment kosher for Passover. This includes getting rid of leavened products and, since a Jewish person is not meant to “own” hametz during the holiday, we also temporarily “sell” it to someone who is not Jewish during the holiday (see below). Please consult the Rabbinical Assembly's complete guide for kashering, which can be found HERE.
PLEASE NOTE: In 2015, the Rabbinical Assembly passed a resolution permitting the consumption of kitniyot (legumes, e.g. corn and beans) on Passover, which was previously not permitted according to Ashkenazi custom. This is now one acceptable resolution in the Conservative Movement. At the GRJC we will continue to follow the Ashkenazi custom of not eating kitniyot on Passover.
PLEASE NOTE: In 2015, the Rabbinical Assembly passed a resolution permitting the consumption of kitniyot (legumes, e.g. corn and beans) on Passover, which was previously not permitted according to Ashkenazi custom. This is now one acceptable resolution in the Conservative Movement. At the GRJC we will continue to follow the Ashkenazi custom of not eating kitniyot on Passover.
OBSERVING PASSOVER AT GRJC
In an effort to properly clean and make the Glen Rock Jewish Center kosher for Passover, we kindly ask that you refrain from bringing hametz into the shul kitchen after. Please also refrain from bringing hametz into the building in general after April 20. You can bring hametz into the building after Pesach ends, on May 1st.
SELLING YOUR CHAMETZ
It is considered a mitzvah to not possess or own any hametz (leavened products) during the duration of the holiday of Passover. Of course, the rabbis of long ago were concerned about the financial set-back that one would incur by disposing of expensive hametz (like whiskey) so they created a loophole whereby your hametz is temporary “sold” to someone who is not Jewish during Pesach without even leaving your house! Therefore, when one sells his/her hametz it is no longer in his/her “possession.”
One need not physically transfer their hametz to another person. Rather, one just places it (covered) in a designated area of their home or office for the duration of the holiday until it is "sold" back to them after the holiday is completed. It is an important mitzvah that requires only your signature (or electronic signature, like below). Typically, one gives to tzedakah through the rabbi or donates to other causes, especially those that support people who are hungry or in need before Pesach. Complete this sale of hametz form through Rabbi Schlosberg to have your hametz sold on your behalf. Please note that this form is only for those who live/work in the Eastern Time zone. A firm deadline of April 22 at 8:00 am will be observed. Please allow enough time for the post-holiday transaction before consuming it (around 9:00 pm Eastern on April 30th).
When selling your hametz, it is customary to donate to a cause that supports people who are hungry or in need. This is the mitzvah of ma'ot chitin. Please donate using the link in the Ma'ot Chitin section below.
One need not physically transfer their hametz to another person. Rather, one just places it (covered) in a designated area of their home or office for the duration of the holiday until it is "sold" back to them after the holiday is completed. It is an important mitzvah that requires only your signature (or electronic signature, like below). Typically, one gives to tzedakah through the rabbi or donates to other causes, especially those that support people who are hungry or in need before Pesach. Complete this sale of hametz form through Rabbi Schlosberg to have your hametz sold on your behalf. Please note that this form is only for those who live/work in the Eastern Time zone. A firm deadline of April 22 at 8:00 am will be observed. Please allow enough time for the post-holiday transaction before consuming it (around 9:00 pm Eastern on April 30th).
When selling your hametz, it is customary to donate to a cause that supports people who are hungry or in need. This is the mitzvah of ma'ot chitin. Please donate using the link in the Ma'ot Chitin section below.
MA'OT CHITIN
It is customary to donate money to a charity that helps support people who are in need, especially those who need help to observe the expensive holiday of Pesach. We encourage you to participate in the GRJC’s Leket Israel Ma’ot Chitin drive to support Israel’s leading national food bank and food rescue organization.
SEDER RESOURCES
Here are some YouTube playlists that we thought might be helpful to you.
• Passover Seder Highlights with Rabbi Jennifer Schlosberg
• Seder Melodies by the Cantor's Assembly
• Passover Seder Highlights with Rabbi Jennifer Schlosberg
• Seder Melodies by the Cantor's Assembly
PASSOVER-RELATED TIMES FOR GLEN ROCK, NJ
Sunday, April 21
8:13 pm: Begin performing bedikat hametz (the search for hametz) now (or later tonight). Click HERE for a guide on this ritual and related prayers. This should be done after cleaning the house and removing/setting aside hametz. One can still eat hametz in the home (provided he/she eats it in a very contained area) but must stop eating it before 10:37 am the next morning (see below).
Monday, April 22
10:37 am: Finish eating any hametz before this time.
11:46 am: Finish burning/selling any hametz before this time. Click HERE for the passage to recite after burning remaining hametz in the morning.
7:26 pm: Candle lighting (with holiday and Shechechiyanu blessings). Be sure to light a yahrtzeit or other 25-hour candle to use tomorrow night.
Tuesday, April 23
7:55 pm: Count the first night of the Omer after this time. See below for more details and to print out an Omer calendar.
8:29 pm: Candle lighting for second night of Passover AFTER this time (light from existing flame).
Friday, April 26
7:31 pm: Candle lighting for Shabbat.
Sunday, April 28
7:33 pm: Candle lighting for seventh night of Passover (holiday blessing). Be sure to light a yahrtzeit or other 25-hour candle to use tomorrow night.
Monday, April 29
8:36 pm: Candle lighting eighth night of Passover (holiday blessings) AFTER this time. If desired, light yahrtzeit candle for Yizkor from existing flame.
Tuesday, April 30
8:38 pm: Passover ends. Can begin eating any new hametz that you purchase now. If you sold your hametz through Rabbi Schlosberg, please wait until 9:00 pm to consume this hametz.
8:13 pm: Begin performing bedikat hametz (the search for hametz) now (or later tonight). Click HERE for a guide on this ritual and related prayers. This should be done after cleaning the house and removing/setting aside hametz. One can still eat hametz in the home (provided he/she eats it in a very contained area) but must stop eating it before 10:37 am the next morning (see below).
Monday, April 22
10:37 am: Finish eating any hametz before this time.
11:46 am: Finish burning/selling any hametz before this time. Click HERE for the passage to recite after burning remaining hametz in the morning.
7:26 pm: Candle lighting (with holiday and Shechechiyanu blessings). Be sure to light a yahrtzeit or other 25-hour candle to use tomorrow night.
Tuesday, April 23
7:55 pm: Count the first night of the Omer after this time. See below for more details and to print out an Omer calendar.
8:29 pm: Candle lighting for second night of Passover AFTER this time (light from existing flame).
Friday, April 26
7:31 pm: Candle lighting for Shabbat.
Sunday, April 28
7:33 pm: Candle lighting for seventh night of Passover (holiday blessing). Be sure to light a yahrtzeit or other 25-hour candle to use tomorrow night.
Monday, April 29
8:36 pm: Candle lighting eighth night of Passover (holiday blessings) AFTER this time. If desired, light yahrtzeit candle for Yizkor from existing flame.
Tuesday, April 30
8:38 pm: Passover ends. Can begin eating any new hametz that you purchase now. If you sold your hametz through Rabbi Schlosberg, please wait until 9:00 pm to consume this hametz.
PASSOVER BLESSINGS AND CANDLE LIGHTING TIMES
Click HERE for the blessings and candle lighting times.
PASSOVER SERVICE SCHEDULE
Monday, April 22 at the GRJC
7:30 am: Siyum and Breakfast for the First-born
It is a mitzvah for first born males to fast on the morning before Pesach. Instead of fasting, however, you could choose to attend a study session where we complete a section of rabbinic text. Completion of this Jewish text study exempts first borns from the obligation to fast. We will welcome Temple Israel & Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Israel of Ridgewood for this service in the GRJC sanctuary where Rabbi David Fine of Temple Israel will lead us in a brief study session, followed by bagels, schmear and coffee. Please sign up to help make a minyan HERE.
Tuesday, April 23
9:00 am: Holiday services for the first day of Passover. Sign up to help make a minyan HERE.
Wednesday, April 24
9:00 am: Holiday service for the second day of Passover. Sign up to help make a minyan HERE.
Friday, April 26
7:00 pm: Shabbat Chol Ha’Moed Pesach. Sign-up to help make a minyan HERE.
Saturday, April 27
9:00 am: Shabbat/Chol Ha’Moed Pesach service. Sign-up to help make a minyan HERE.
Monday, April 29
9:00 am: Passover morning service. Sign up to help make a minyan HERE.
8:00 pm: Passover evening service with Yizkor. Sign-up to help make a minyan HERE.
Tuesday, April 30
9:00 am: Passover morning service with Yizkor. Sign up to help make a minyan HERE.
7:30 am: Siyum and Breakfast for the First-born
It is a mitzvah for first born males to fast on the morning before Pesach. Instead of fasting, however, you could choose to attend a study session where we complete a section of rabbinic text. Completion of this Jewish text study exempts first borns from the obligation to fast. We will welcome Temple Israel & Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Israel of Ridgewood for this service in the GRJC sanctuary where Rabbi David Fine of Temple Israel will lead us in a brief study session, followed by bagels, schmear and coffee. Please sign up to help make a minyan HERE.
Tuesday, April 23
9:00 am: Holiday services for the first day of Passover. Sign up to help make a minyan HERE.
Wednesday, April 24
9:00 am: Holiday service for the second day of Passover. Sign up to help make a minyan HERE.
Friday, April 26
7:00 pm: Shabbat Chol Ha’Moed Pesach. Sign-up to help make a minyan HERE.
Saturday, April 27
9:00 am: Shabbat/Chol Ha’Moed Pesach service. Sign-up to help make a minyan HERE.
Monday, April 29
9:00 am: Passover morning service. Sign up to help make a minyan HERE.
8:00 pm: Passover evening service with Yizkor. Sign-up to help make a minyan HERE.
Tuesday, April 30
9:00 am: Passover morning service with Yizkor. Sign up to help make a minyan HERE.
COUNTING THE OMER
The Omer is the 49-day period beginning the second evening of Passover and ending the day before Shavuot. It is the countdown (really the count-up) to receiving the Torah on Shavuot. We count the days and weeks of this period, from 1 to 49. The counting is done in the evening, beginning this year on the evening of April 23 and ending the evening of June 10. To download/print the calendar for this year, please click HERE.
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