Pesach Guide
A Festival of Freedom, Joy, Helping Others, and Mitzvot
Best wishes for a joyous and Kosher Passover. Pesach is celebrated this year from Monday morning, April 18 through Tuesday, April 26. “In every generation, every person should feel that he or she personally has been redeemed from Egypt…”
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Seder Connection: It's Not Too Late!
Respond by April 11
It is a blessing for both host and guest when a Seder table is shared. If you would like to be invited to a seder, or if you would like to share your seder table, contact Nina Samuels at 952.215.3904, or ninas@ adath.net.

L'Dor V'Dor Pesach for Children Ages 5-10 with Grandparents and Parents
Tuesday, April 26
Adath's L'dor V'dor Pesach program helps to create special holiday memories to cherish. Bring your children or grandchildren ages 5-10 for this intergenerational program on the last day of Passover. For those who plan to attend the Yizkor Service, there will be parallel activiites just for children during that time.

Childcare for ages 2-4 may be available with advance reservations by April 22. Interested persons should contact Janice Schachtman, 952-545-8694 or janices@adath.net. Please stay for Kiddush lunch Coyote Stories (see below).

Congregational Kiddush Lunch and Puppet Theater
Tuesday, April 26
Come to services on Apirl 26, including the Yizkor Memorial Service. Then stay for a relaxed Pesach lunch, followed by a performance of Coyote Stories by In the Heart of the Beast Puppet Theater. No charge and no need to RSVP. This performance is delightful for adultsand children.

MAZON: Ask and Answer the 5th Question:
"Why on this night are millions of people going hungry?"
Because on this night, like every other night, millions of people living in poverty have no other choice. Please donate to MAZON and help us rewrite the stories of those less fortunate who struggle with hunger. Donate Now.

Additional Resources:

MyJewishLearning.com - Gateway to Jewish Exploration

www.uscj.org (click on Holidays and follow the links to Passover)

Complete version of the revised guidelines from the Rabbinical Assembly

The holiday of Pesach (Passover) commemorates the exodus of the Hebrew slaves from Egyptian slavery. It is also the springtime festival that celebrates the rebirth of the earth after the long, cold winter. Perhaps more than any other holiday, Pesach has shaped who we are as a Jewish people and who we want to become. Its story of slavery and freedom recalls our earliest history as a nation and also expresses our ongoing dream of a world redeemed.

The laws and customs of Pesach are extensive and detailed and preparing for the holiday requires some time and effort. But the mitzvot of kashering our homes for Pesach and making a seder bring to life the timeless lessons of this beautiful festival.

For more information on the laws and rituals of Pesach, how to celebrate and the meanings behind this celebration of freedom, explore the articles and links, left. Further resources are available in the Adath library and from the rabbis.