Celebrate Passover 2026 with Beth Am

Passover Begins Wednesday Evening, April 1

Check out the information below on Beth Am Passover programming, JFCS mitzvah opportunity, and other Passover resources.

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.

• Martin Buber's Dereckh ha-Adam: The Way of Humanity, Taught by Rabbi Yoel Kahn
  Tuesday, March 3, 12:00 PM, Conference Room | REGISTER
• A Vegan Passover Makeover
  Sunday, March 15, 4:00 PM, Beit Kehillah | RSVP
• JCRC Bay Area Freedom Seder
  Sunday, March 22 | PURCHASE TICKETS
• 2nd Night Congregational Seder
  Thursday, April 2, 5:45 PM, Social Hall | REGISTER by 3/29
• Tot Shabbat: Passover Edition — Story Time, Songs, and Shabbat, For Families With Children Ages 0-5
  Friday, April 3, 5:15 PM, Beit Kehillah | REGISTER
• Passover Festival Yizkor Service & Brunch, With Beth Am Clergy
  Wednesday, April 8, 9:30 AM, Beit Kehillah* and Livestream; light brunch to follow. To request that a loved one's name be read at the service, please complete this form by Monday, April 6.

*This service will be live video-streamed. By entering the Beit Kehillah, you permit Beth Am to record you.

• Download the URJ Passover Activities booklet for kids and adults
• The JCRC Bay Area Freedom Seder Haggadah brings the story of the Exodus into a modern, intersectional context and teaches how we overcome challenges most effectively when we are in accord with ourselves and in community with others.
• Check out this bilingual (Spanish-English) seder supplement that raises awareness of inequities within the Latin and Jewish communities.
• 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".
• 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)
• Beth Am Favorite Passover Recipes & Beth Am Women Favorite Passover Recipes
• URJ Passover Resources
• American Jewish World Service has a plethora of Passover resources to enrich your Passover celebration
• 30-Minute Seder
• Check out 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