Passover this year began the evening of Wednesday, April 5, 2023. The holiday is customarily observed with a Passover seder—a special dinner richly interwoven with ritual elements. One of the most powerful aspects of the Passover seder is that, at multiple points throughout the experience, we envision ourselves as being connected across generations.
In an effort to create more personal connections within our community and congregation, Temple Beth Shalom assisted members with seder matching in 2023—connecting Temple Beth Shalom members who would like a place at a seder table with those members who would like to host them.
Because of our focus on striving to make sure all members who would like a seat at a home Passover seder have that opportunity, Temple Beth Shalom did not host a second-night seder at the temple this year.
If you have questions, please contact us.
Yizkor Text Study & Service
Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 8:00 a.m. by Zoom.
Members, access the link to this service on the Zoom Links for Members webpage.
Need a Large-Print Haggadah?
If you or someone you know needs a large-print Haggadah for Passover this year, call 800-999-6476 before April 4 to receive your copy, completely free of charge. JBI is the largest library of Jewish interest in the world for visually impaired individuals with over 13,000 Talking Book titles. All JBI services are provided free. www.jbilibrary.org
See Cantor Abby Gostein's musical resources for Passover, including videos, recordings, song lyrics, and sheet music. These can help you and the kids/grandkids/young seder attendees learn the Four Questions and more!
Passover Recipe Share
See what your fellow members are cooking up for Passover on our Passover Recipe Share webpage. To contribute a recipe of your own, please contact us.
About Passover
Pesach, known as Passover in English, is a major Jewish spring festival, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt over 3,000 years ago. The ritual observance of this holiday centers around a special home service called the seder (meaning "order") and a festive meal; the prohibition of chametz (leaven); and the eating of matzah (an unleavened bread). On the fifteenth day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar, Jews gather with family and friends in the evening to read from a book called the hagaddah, meaning "telling," which contains the order of prayers, rituals, readings and songs for the Passover seder. Today, the holiday is a celebration of freedom and family.