Important Passover Information for 5781 / 2021
Schedule of Services for Passover
All services and prayerbooks will be available on our Livestream page unless otherwise noted
Thursday, March 25
8am - Minyan and Siyum Bechorim (Fast of the First Born) together with TBEMC
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7:55 pm - Earliest time for Bedikat Hametz, the Search for Hametz
Friday, March 26
12:00 pm - Latest time for burning Hametz
6:58 pm - Shabbat Candlelighting
7:30 pm - Friday Night Services
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Saturday, March 27
9:30 am - Shabbat Services
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10:58 am - Latest time for eating Hametz
7:59 pm - Passover Candlelighting
Sunday, March 28
9:30 am - Yom Tov Services
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6:30 pm - CBI's 2nd Night Zoom Seder
8:00 pm - 2nd Night Candle lighting
Monday, March 29
9:30 am - Yom Tov Services
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8:00 pm - Havdallah
Thursday, April 1
8:00 am - Chol HaMoed Minyan
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Friday, April 2
7:05 pm - Candlelighting
7:30 pm - Friday Night Services
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Saturday, April 3
9:30 am - Shabbat / Yom Tov Services - "Men's Club Shows Up for Shabbat"
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8:06 pm - Candlelighting
Sunday, April 4
9:30 am - Yom Tov Services with Yizkor
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8:07 pm - Passover Ends
CBI's Second Night Zoom Seder - Sunday, March 28, 6:30pm
Join Cantor Axelrod online for our Zoom Seder! We’ll sing songs, discuss the ideas of freedom, and have the opportunity of spending this virtual Seder together. To help us in planning, please RSVP for this communal Seder below.
We'll begin and conclude the Seder together with the traditional texts and songs. During the festive meal you have the option to log off and enjoy dinner with your family, or to stay online and join together with a smaller group to have dinner together virtually.
Passover Prep with Rabbi Tilman - Thursday, March 18, 8:00pm
Have questions about celebrating Passover this year? Need a refresher of how to kasher your kitchen? Looking for ways to make a Zoom seder more fun? Bring your questions to this online refresher course for Passover. We'll review the basics and then spend time answering whatever Passover questions you have. A recording of the session will be available in case you miss it.
Helpful Resources
Special Highlights and Activities for Kids and Families
Family Seder Supplement
Sale of Hametz
It's customary to "sell" your Hametz before the holiday begins. To have Rabbi Tilman sell yours, be sure to fill out this form by March 25th.
Kosher for Passover?
Guidelines on what food needs to be Kosher for Passover and what is always acceptable, as well as instructions for cleaning your kitchen from the Rabbinical Assembly Passover Guide.
Specific advice regarding Passover during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Digital Haggadah
Here are a few different versions of the Haggadah all available online or for downloading and printing.
The Feast of Freedom - Rabbinical Assembly
A Different Night - The Family Participation Haggadah
A Night to Remember - The Haggadah of Contemporary Voices
Haggadot.com - An online resource to create your own Passover Haggadah
Passover Music
