Pesaḥ @ Chevrei 5785
Sell Your Ḥametz!
Deadline to sell is 10:00 pm, Thursday, April 10th!
To have Rabbi Jacobs sell your ḥametz, 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 Pesaḥ concludes.
Holiday Services:
Saturday 4/12 → Erev Pesaḥ/Shabbat HaGadol - 10:00 AM (No Torah study) - in the Frosburg (our main sanctuary)
Sunday 4/13 → Yom Tov Service (Pesaḥ Day 1) - 10:00 AM - in the Classroom
Monday 4/14 → Yom Tov Service (Pesaḥ Day 2) - 10:00 AM - in the Classroom
Saturday 4/19 → Yom Tov/Shabbat Service (Pesaḥ Day 7) - 10:00 AM - in the Frosburg (our main sanctuary)
Sunday 4/20 → Yom Tov Service + Yizkor (Pesaḥ Day 8) - 10:00 AM - in the Art Room
Important Dates and Times:
Beginning Days of Pesaḥ →
Helpful Information and Resources:
Deadline to sell is 10:00 pm, Thursday, April 10th!
To have Rabbi Jacobs sell your ḥametz, 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 Pesaḥ concludes.
Holiday Services:
Saturday 4/12 → Erev Pesaḥ/Shabbat HaGadol - 10:00 AM (No Torah study) - in the Frosburg (our main sanctuary)
Sunday 4/13 → Yom Tov Service (Pesaḥ Day 1) - 10:00 AM - in the Classroom
Monday 4/14 → Yom Tov Service (Pesaḥ Day 2) - 10:00 AM - in the Classroom
Saturday 4/19 → Yom Tov/Shabbat Service (Pesaḥ Day 7) - 10:00 AM - in the Frosburg (our main sanctuary)
Sunday 4/20 → Yom Tov Service + Yizkor (Pesaḥ Day 8) - 10:00 AM - in the Art Room
Important Dates and Times:
Beginning Days of Pesaḥ →
- Thursday 4/10 (after dark): Bedikat Ḥametz - Searching for Ḥametz
- After dark on Thursday evening, once the house has been thoroughly cleaned and made Kosher for Passover, it is customary to hide pieces of Ḥametz (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 Ḥametz - 11:37 AM
- Shabbat Candle Lighting - 7:22 PM
- Shabbat 4/12
- Shabbat HaGadol Service - 10:00 AM
- Latest time to eat Ḥametz - 10:22 AM
- Latest time to dispose of Ḥametz - 11:37 AM
- Ḥametz 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 Pesaḥ →
- Shabbat/Pesaḥ Day 7 4/18-4/19
- Candle Lighting (Fri) - 7:29 PM
- Yom Tov/Shabbat Service - 10:00 AM
- Pesaḥ Day 8 starts this evening - Light Candles (including Yizkor candle if appropriate) after 8:30 PM
- Sunday/Pesaḥ Day 8 4/20
- Yom Tov/Yizkor Service - 10:00 AM (Art Room)
- Yom Tov Havdalah/Pesaḥ ends - 8:31 PM
- Ḥametz sold via Rabbi Jacobs is redeemed - 9:31 PM
Helpful Information and Resources:
- The Rabbinical Assembly Pesaḥ 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
