Celebrate Passover 2023 with Beth Am
Celebrate Passover 2023 With Beth Am
Passover Begins on Wednesday, April 5
Each year, Passover calls us to remember the Exodus from Egypt as if we, personally, had journeyed from slavery to freedom. As we retell this story, we pray that one day all people who are still enslaved will be free. As the Haggadah teaches us, "In every generation, each of us must see ourselves as if we personally went out from Egypt." We celebrate Pesach not simply to repeat the tale of our enslavement and liberation, but to find new and personal meaning in that narrative each year. As Passover approaches, it’s time to think about how we’ll prepare for the arrival of the Feast of Freedom! As you cleanse your homes of chametz (products with leavening), please consider donating unopened packages to the hungry. And, be sure to check out Passover resources below.
- Beth Am Women Rosh Chodesh Nisan
Thursday, March 23, 7:30 PM, Zoom
Register to receive Zoom access details. - Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen Passover Food
Get ready for your Passover celebration with some good food from Wise Sons! Place your order by Monday, April 3, 9:00 AM. Then, come pick up your order in the Beth Am parking lot on Wednesday, April 5 between 10:00-11:30 AM. - 2nd Night Community Seder, With Rabbi Sarah Weissman
Thursday, April 6, 6:00 PM, Social Hall / Patio
Register by Friday, March 31. - Passover-Themed Tot Shabbat (Families With Children Ages 0-5) Friday, April 7, 5:15 PM, Social Hall | REGISTER
- Passover Festival and Yizkor Service, With Beth Am Clergy
Wednesday, April 12, 9:30 AM, Beit Kehillah and Livestream
To have a loved one's name read at the service, please use this form.
Mitzvah Opportunity
Donate a Seder Sack to a neighbor in need through our partners at JFCS! With every gift of $36, you provide Passover foods and essentials to an isolated senior, an adult with disabilities, or a family in crisis. Give now at jfcs.org/sedersacks.
Other Passover Resources
- Show solidarity with the people of Ukraine during your Pesach Seder.
- Searching for Chametz? Search for Opportunities to improve your climate footprint during your hunt using this handy chart.
- Include in your seder the URJ's The Four Children of Climate Change: A Passover Seder insert about the "four children of climate change".
- Add a prayer for the planet to your seder.
- Check out the slide deck from Rabbi Prosnit's session Help! I'm Hosting a (Virtual) Seder
- A Beth Am Meditation for Passover
- What to Expect at a Passover Seder
- Check out Beth Am member Caryn Huberman's children's book Baby Moses in a Basket (published by Candlewick Press, under her pen name Caryn Yacowitz)
- Be'chol Lashon's "Passport to Peoplehood" Passover resources for a more multicultural and inclusive Passover celebration
- Beth Am Favorite Passover Recipes & Beth Am Women Favorite Passover Recipes
- Passover Cooking Session Recording with Beth Am Member, Chef Sharon Barkoff
- Forest Feast Nut-Free Charoset for Passover Recipe Video (Presented by Rabbi Jonathan Prosnit & Erin Gleeson)
- URJ Passover Resources
- American Jewish World Service has a plethora of Passover resources to enrich your Passover celebration
- 30-Minute Seder
- Check out HIAS' Passover resources including the HIAS Haggadah
- Pour Out Your Wrath, a Keshet Haggadah supplement inspired by conversations with BIPOC LGBTQ+ Jewish youth
- Check out Shalom Bayit's online seder resources, including a domestic violence Haggadah supplement, a Dayenu for ending violence against women, and an alternative reading for the four children
- Support Beth Am and shop for Passover at ModernTribe.com
Mon, October 2 2023
17 Tishrei 5784
Upcoming Events
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Tuesday ,
OctOctober 3 , 2023Introduction to Judaism Class
Tuesday, Oct 3rd 7:30p to 9:00p
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Thursday ,
OctOctober 5 , 2023Thursday Morning Minyan
Thursday, Oct 5th 8:00a to 9:00a
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Thursday ,
OctOctober 5 , 2023Talmud Study
Thursday, Oct 5th 12:00p to 1:00p
Led by Beth Am clergy, in this weekly class we study selections from the Talmud and other rabbinic sources. -
Friday ,
OctOctober 6 , 2023Congregant-Facilitated Learning: Beth Am Reading Group
Friday, Oct 6th 1:00p to 2:00p
Join us for explorations of various contemporary Jewish writings. -
Friday ,
OctOctober 6 , 2023Kindergarten Dinner and Consecration
Friday, Oct 6th 5:15p to 6:15p
Join us for our Consecration service as we welcome our kindergartners and others beginning their Jewish education. -
Friday ,
OctOctober 6 , 2023First Friday Pre-Neg
Friday, Oct 6th 5:30p to 6:15p
Come gather for a little pre-Shabbat nosh and connect with your Beth Am community, this week sponsored by the Senior Rabbi Search Committee. -
Friday ,
OctOctober 6 , 2023Erev Shabbat Service & Simchat Torah Celebration
Friday, Oct 6th 6:15p to 7:30p
Join us to dance and celebrate the Torah. During the Erev Shabbat service, our Zimriyah Jr. Choir will be singing. -
Saturday ,
OctOctober 7 , 2023Torah Study
Shabbat, Oct 7th 9:00a to 10:00a
On Shabbat morning, join a member of the Beth Am clergy for a session of Torah study. Stay for the Good Book Cafe! -
Saturday ,
OctOctober 7 , 2023Good Book Cafe
Shabbat, Oct 7th 10:00a to 10:20a
Join other Torah Study participants for some discussion and schmoozing. -
Saturday ,
OctOctober 7 , 2023Shabbat/Simchat Torah/Shemini Atzeret Yizkor Service
Shabbat, Oct 7th 10:30a to 12:30p
We come together to recite yizkor (memorial) prayers in remembrance of our loved ones.