Passover Information 5780/2020

Every year, millions of Jews the world over sit down with family and friends to celebrate Passover, the miracle of our deliverance from Egypt over 3,300 years ago. The story of Exodus, the foundation of our faith and identity, resonates ever so powerfully each time and especially in our time.

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In the prayer book we use for the Passover Seder, the "Hagaddah", we recall how we were threatened with annihilation, not once or twice, or more often but in "in every generation, they rise up to see our demise, and the Almighty saves us from their hands".

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Today, we again face real threats to our existence. In some places around the world, the threat is physical. In our society, perhaps it is more spiritual, as we tend to forget our historically unprecedented good fortune of religious freedoms and even take them for granted.

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• We invite you to join a special Pre-Passover presentation including a tutorial on how to conduct your own Passover Seder.

  • Class will be led by Rabbi Yitzy Ceitlin. 7PM, Sunday, April 5th.
    Click here to join.
    
     

• Sell Your Chametz by clicking here.

  • The deadline to submit the form is 8PM EST Tuesday, April 7, 2020.
    
     

• Important Holiday times for Washington DC:

  • Wednesday, April 8th, 2020:

    • Finish eating Chometz before 10:59AM

    • Burn and Sell Chometz before 12:04PM

    • Light Candles at 7:21PM

  • Thursday, April 9th, 2020:

    • Light Candles after 8:21PM (From a pre-existing flame)

  • Friday, April 10th, 2020:

    • Light Candles at 7:23PM (From a pre-existing flame)

  • Shabbat, April 11th, 2020:

    • Havdalah after 8:23PM