Pesach 5780
Everything you need for Pesach 5780, including important reminders and inspirational insights (matzah sold seperately).
Pesach Newsletter
Many thanks to all the generous donors who have contributed to the shul.
Pesach Insights with Rabbi Landau
Check out Rabbi Landau's guide to everything you need to know about Pesach. From unusual chametz concerns to a guide to the seder, these Pesach insights will give you the knowledge and inspiration for a meaningful holiday!
Sale of Chametz Form
Please submit your sale of chametz form online by Tuesday, April 7. You can also print out the form and mail or email it to Rabbi Landau. Alternatively, this year you may also call Rabbi Landau to complete the transaction.
Pesach Guides
OU and CRC Pesach Guides are now available online. They can also be picked up at the shul or possibly delivered. Please contact Rabbi Landau if you are interested in receiving one.
The Mitzvah of Maot Chitim - Wheat Money
The holiday of Pesach is called z’man cheiruteinu, or the “time of our freedom.” There is a special mitzvah at this time of year called Maot Chitim- giving money to ensure that our fellow Jews have freedom from economic hardship and thereby enabling them to make a dignified Pesach seder for themselves and their families. Please contact Rabbi Landau to donate to the Adath Israel Maot Chitim Fund, which is administered in a sensitive and confidential manner. Your generosity will fulfill the promise we make at our sedarim every year: “Let all who are hungry come and eat with us."
Eruv Tavshilin -- Wednesday, April 8
One of the main differences between Yom Tov observance and Shabbos observance is the allowance of food preparation on Yom Tov. The Torah permits us to cook, bake, and prepare food on Yom Tov proper, in order to eat the prepared food on that day of Yom Tov. One is not permitted to prepare on one day of Yom Tov for the second day of Yom Tov or for after Yom Tov. This rule presents a challenge when the when the second day of Yom Tov falls on Shabbat or when Shabbat follows a two-day sequence of Yamim Tovim. To deal with this issue, the Rabbis instituted a procedure known as Eruv Tavshilin. Please refer to the ArtScroll Siddur p. 654 or the Star-K website for instructions.