Pesach @ Chevrei 5785
Sell Your Hametz!
Deadline to sell is 10:00 PM, Thursday, April 10th!
To have Rabbi Jacobs sell your hametz, please fill out this form.
The transaction goes into effect at 11:37 AM on Saturday, April 12, 2025 and continues until 9:31 PM on Sunday, April 20, an hour after Pesach concludes.
~Holiday Services:
Saturday 4/12 → Erev Pesah/Shabbat HaGadol - 10:00 AM (No Torah study) - in the Frosburg (our main sanctuary)
Sunday 4/13 → Yom Tov Service (Pesah Day 1) - 10:00 AM - in the Classroom
Monday 4/14 → Yom Tov Service (Pesah Day 2) - 10:00 AM - in the Classroom
Saturday 4/19 → Yom Tov/Shabbat Service (Pesah Day 7) - 10:00 AM - in the Frosburg (our main sanctuary)
Sunday 4/20 → Yom Tov Service + Yizkor (Pesah Day 8) - 10:00 AM - in the Art Room
Important Dates and Times:
Beginning Days of Pesach →
- After dark on Thursday evening, once the house has been thoroughly cleaned and made Kosher for Passover, it is customary to hide pieces of Hametz (usually 10) around the house and complete a symbolic search, using the traditional tools of a feather, wooden spoon, and a candle.
- Deadline to sell Hametz is 10:00 pm through this form.
Friday 4/11 - Latest time to burn Hametz - 11:37 AM
- Shabbat Candle Lighting - 7:22 PM
Shabbat 4/12 - Shabbat HaGadol Service - 10:00 AM
- Latest time to eat Hametz - 10:22 AM
- Latest time to dispose of Hametz - 11:37 AM
- Hametz sale via Rabbi Jacobs goes into effect - 11:37 AM
Saturday Night 4/12 - 1st Seder this evening - Candle Lighting at 8:23 PM
Sunday 4/13 - Yom Tov Service - 10:00 AM (Classroom)
- 2nd Seder this evening - Light candles after 8:24 PM
Monday 4/14 - Yom Tov Service - 10:00 AM (Classroom)
- Yom Tov Havdalah - 8:25 PM
End Days of Pesach →
Shabbat/Pesah Day 7 4/18-4/19
- Candle Lighting (Fri) - 7:29 PM
- Yom Tov/Shabbat Service - 10:00 AM
- Pesah Day 8 starts this evening - Light Candles (including Yizkor candle if appropriate) after 8:30 PM
Sunday/Pesah Day 8 4/20 - Yom Tov/Yizkor Service - 10:00 AM (Art Room)
- Yom Tov Havdalah/Pesah ends - 8:31 PM
- Hametz sold via Rabbi Jacobs is redeemed - 9:31 PM
Helpful Information and Resources:
- The Rabbinical Assembly Pesach Guide for 5785 can be found here.
- Visit the Passover page on Exploring Judaism for resources, information, reflections, and useful tips
- Helpful notes about what we do differently when Seder falls on Saturday night
- Ideas and Resources from last year's class: Spicing Up Our Sedarim