We regret that during Passover we will be unable to serve a Kiddush Lunch on Shabbat and Yom Tov as our kitchen will be closed.

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1 Seder Matches Have extra room at your seder? We need you. Looking for a seder? Let us know NOW. Deadline: Friday, March 16th. Call , or Lauren at laurenfellows@bethshalomseattle.org. There is also a webpage to fill out whether you are a seeker or a host: with any questions. Sale of Chametz Check page 5 of this Peasach Guide. Deadline: Friday, March 30 at 10:00am. Call ext 2508 or heidipiel@bethshalomseattle.org Passover Guide ~ Table of Contents: Events & Practices 1, 3-4 Passover Schedule 2 We regret that during Passover we will be unable to serve a Kiddush Lunch on Shabbat and Yom Tov as our kitchen will be closed. Contract for Sale of Chametz 5 To make it even easier to help the hungry... Donations may also be made to the Rabbi s Discretionary Fund, Attn: Mazon, and will be forwarded to Mazon. As of printing The Rabbinical Assembly Passover Guidelines are not yet available Copies will be available in the Beth Shalom lobby. For information on Kosher for Passover products, see the Va'ad HaRabainim of Greater Seattle's Passover Guide or check the Va'ad website: As of this printing the Va ad Pesach guide was not yet published. Page 1

2 PASSOVER SCHEDULE: Event Date Time Place Notes Kashering Utensils for Passover Sunday, March 25 2:00-4:00pm CBS Kitchen Bedikat Chametz (Search for Chametz) Mechirat Chametz (Sale of Chametz) Ta anit Bekhorim (Fast of the Firstborn) Minyan, Siyum (Learning) & Seudat Mitzvah (Breakfast) Thursday, March 29 Bring cleaned pots & non-teflon pans that haven t been touched for 24 hours. After Dark At Home Done by candlelight with feather. See instructions at the beginning of the Haggadah. Friday, March 30 10:00am Congregation Beth Shalom Friday, March 30 Begins at dawn 5:11am CBS Beit Midrash Friday, March 30 7:00-8:30am CBS Beit Midrash Submit forms to the office by Friday, March 30 at 10:00am. Forms can be found in the Ruach, the CBS office, and at bethshalomseattle.org. The siyum (completion of learning) will be celebrated with a seudat mitzvah. Firstborn who participate are permitted to eat afterwards as well. Last Time to Eat Chametz Friday, March 30 11:04am At Home Last time to eat chametz before Passover begins. Last time for Biur Chametz (Burning of Chametz) FIRST NIGHT SEDER (no Kabbalat Shabbat Service) First Day Yom Tov Pesach & Shabbat Services SECOND NIGHT SEDER Sefirat HaOmer begins (Counting of the Omer) Second Day Yom Tov Pesach Services Chol Hamoed Pesach Weekday Minyan Friday, March 30 12:09pm At Home Remaining chametz must be burned or disposed of by 12:09pm. Friday, March 30 At Home Candle lighting at 7:18pm or earlier 9:30am-12:15pm Evening end of seder CBS Sanctuary No Lunch after services At Home At Home Candle lighting through transfer of flame after 8:25pm As indicated in Passover Haggadah Sunday, April 1 9:30am-12:15pm CBS Sanctuary No Lunch after services Monday, April 2 Tuesday, April 3 Wednesday, Apr 4 Thursday, April 5 CBS Beit Midrash Some people follow the practice of not wearing tefillin on chol hamoed Erev Seventh Day Pesach Thursday, April 5 Candle lighting, 7:27pm or earlier Seventh Day Yom Tov Pesach Services Erev Shabbat & Erev Eighth Day Pesach Eighth Day Pesach, Shabbat & Yom Tov & Yizkor Service Friday, April 6 9:30am-12:15pm CBS Sanctuary CBS Office Closed No Lunch after services. Friday, April 6 6:00pm service CBS Beit Midrash Saturday, April 7 9:30am-12:15pm CBS Sanctuary No Kiddush lunch Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv at 6pm. Erev Shabbat and Erev 8th Day candle lighting through transfer of flame, 7:28pm or earlier End of Passover Saturday, April 7 8:35pm Re-Buying of Chametz Saturday, April 7 8:45pm The chametz sold by Rabbi Borodin will automatically return to your legal possession at this time. Page 2

3 PASSOVER EVENTS & PRACTICES AT HOME & CBS Passover Prep 50 day Religious Challenge Kick-off Learning with Religious Practices Committee and Rabbi Borodin 17 at 1:15pm in the Beit Midrash The Haggadah as Midrash with Rabbi Rose 24 at 1:15pm in the Beit Midrash Where do the four children come from? Why does the haggadah say that there were 250 plagues? Come study the Haggadah in its context as midrash to learn the answers! Do It Yourself Pot and Utensil Kashering Sunday, March 25 from 2:00-4:00pm at Beth Shalom Kitchen (no charge) Large kashering pots are available for CBS members to kasher their metal pots, pans, and utensils for Passover. Please only bring cleaned metal pots (no Teflon), utensils, and silverware that have been set aside for at least 24 hours. You will not be allowed to dip anything that still has visible chametz on it. Scouring pads will be available if you need to do additional scrubbing. This is a do-it-yourself kashering event, drop-offs not permitted. Can you help? Please contact David Frum at rdfrum@gmail.com. Pre-Passover Rituals Bedikat Chametz (Search for Chametz) Thursday, March 29, after dark, at home The search is usually performed the night before Pesach. It is customarily done with a candle, feather and wooden spoon and the recitation of the blessing Baruch atah asher kiddeshanu al biur chametz. Chametz which is found (except that which may be specifically set aside for use before Pesach), is put aside until the morning for burning. The formula for nullification is recited after the search. (See the beginning of the Haggadah for both the blessing and the formula). Mechirat Chametz (The selling of the Chametz) Friday, March 30, 10:00am Any chametz not consumed, burned or otherwise disposed of prior to Passover must be sold to a non-jew who will own it during Pesach. In order to ensure compliance with the details of the law, Rabbi Borodin will act as our agent for the sale. If you would like Rabbi Borodin to serve as your agent, you must complete the Sale of Chametz form and return to Heidi Piel by Friday, March 30 at 10:00am. Ta anit Bekhorim (Fast of the Firstborn), Siyum Bekhorim & Morning Minyan Friday, March 30, 7:00-8:30am (Minyan: 7:00-7:30am followed by Siyum led by Rabbi Rose and bagel chametz breakfast: 7:45-8:30am.) The fast applies to the firstborn child of a mother or a father and is usually held on Erev Pesach. It is customary, after Shacharit, to have a siyum, completion of study of a tractate of rabbinic literature, following which there is a seudat mitzvah, a meal accompanying the performance of a mitzvah. All firstborn in attendance are then permitted to eat. After the completion of study and before the meal, the prayers for a siyum are recited, concluding with the expanded Kaddish d Rabbanan. Bagels and coffee will be served for the seudat mitzvah. Biur Chametz (Burning of Chametz) Friday, March 30 eat chametz no later than 11:04am on Friday, March 30, burn chametz no later than 12:09pm on Monday,, at home A second, slightly modified form for the nullification of chametz is recited in the vernacular, after the chametz is burned. (See Haggadah for the appropriate formula.) Advance Preparation of a Flame for Yom Tov Kindling a new fire is not permitted on Yom Tov; however, the use of an existing fire for cooking or other purposes is permitted. To light candles for the second day of Yom Tov (Saturday night), ensure that you have a fire burning before candlelighting time on the first day (Friday) that will continue to burn until after dark on Saturday. For example: A burning candle that lasts for more than 25 hours A pilot light on a gas range (not a gas range with an electronic starter) Likewise, a flame must be prepared in advance of Yom Tov on the eve of the 7th day of Passover, Thursday night, April 5, for use in food preparation and for lighting candles on the eve of the 8th day of Passover, Friday night, April 6. Page 3

4 Birkat Hamazon during Passover It is traditional to use either your haggadot or benchers only used at Passover (not the rest of the year) for birkat hamazon during Passover to avoid being exposed to possible chametz in the regular bencher. We add Ya aleh v yavo for every day of Passover. On days 1, 2, 7 and 8 we also add harachaman for Yom Tov. First And Second Day Of Pesach Candlelighting On the first night of Pesach, we recite the blessings Baruch atah...le hadlik ner shel Shabbat v shel Yom Tov and Shehecheyanu. On the second night we recite Baruch atah...le hadlik ner shel Yom Tov and Shehecheyanu (p. 718/303 of Siddur Sim Shalom). On the second night ( ), candles should not be lit until the end of the first day of Yom Tov and Shabbat, and we do not light a match but transfer the fire to the candles from an existing flame. Meals Details regarding the evening festival meals, or Sedarim, are fully set forth in the Haggadah. On the second night, the Counting of the Omer (p. 237/55 of Siddur Sim Shalom) is included. Festive meals are also eaten for lunch on both days. The morning Kiddush (page 335 of Siddur Sim Shalom) consists of the biblical verse beginning Vayedaber Moshe followed by the blessing Borei p ri hagafen. On the first day of Pesach ( ), Veshamru and al kein berach are added for Shabbat. At these meals, as throughout Pesach, the blessing of hamotzi is made over matzah. Birkat hamazon Blessing after Meals After the meals, include Ya aleh v Yavo Our God and God of our ancestors" (p. 762/340) in Birkat hamazon (p. 755/337) as well as the Harachaman for festivals (p. 768/343). Seventh And Eighth Days Of Pesach Candlelighting On the seventh and eighth nights of Pesach, we do not recite Shehecheyanu. On the seventh night (Thursday, April 5) we recite the blessing Baruch atah...le hadlik ner shel Yom Tov. On the eighth night (Friday, April 6), we recite Baruch atah...le hadlik ner shel Shabbat v shel Yom Tov. On the eighth night (Friday, April 6) we do not light a match but transfer the fire to the candles from an existing flame. Meals There are festive meals for dinner and lunch on each of the final two days of Pesach. At each meal Kiddush is recited and hamotzi is made over matzah (see above). Evening Meals. On the seventh and eighth nights we recite the evening festival kiddush with the insertion for Pesach. Omit the blessing Shecheheyanu both evenings. Afternoon Meals. The morning Kiddush (page 746/335 of Siddur Sim Shalom) consists of the biblical verse beginning Vayedaber Moshe followed by the blessing Borei p ri hagafen. On the eighth day of Pesach (Saturday, April 7), Veshamru and al kein berach are added for Shabbat. Birkat hamazon Blessing after Meals After the meals, include Ya aleh v Yavo "Our God and God of our ancestors" (762/340) in Birkat hamazon (755/337) as well as the Harachaman for festivals (p. 768/343). Passover Youth Schedule 3/ Passover Day 1 Regular Shabbat programming 4/1 Passover Day 2 11:30-12:30 k-5 program with Tal Classroom open for young families to play in with Passover related activities (books, stickers, etc) 4/6 Passover Day 7 No programming 4/7 Passover Day 8 Regular Shabbat programming Page 4

5 SALE OF CHAMETZ Pesach 5778 If possible, all chametz food not acceptable during Pesach, or materials containing such unacceptable food should be destroyed or given away before the holiday begins. Should this be impossible, the chametz may be stored in such a way that we are sure not to use it during the holiday and its actual ownership transferred to a non-jew until the holiday ends. The following contract must be filled out and given to Heidi Piel or be received by mail at the synagogue by Friday, March 30 at 10:00am. NO LATE CONTRACTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. It is traditional to enclose tzedakah for the purpose of Maot Hittim (food distribution for Pesach). Your contributions will go to the Rabbi s Discretionary Fund and will be used for Maot Hittim. These funds will be used to support the kosher food bank, Mazon, and to provide direct gifts to families and individuals in need during the festival season. CONTRACT KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS: That I/We, the undersigned, do hereby make and appoint Congregation Beth Shalom my true and lawful representative to act in my place and stead, for me and in my name and in my behalf, to sell all chametz owned and possessed by me, knowingly or unknowingly, as stated in the Torah and defined by the sages of Israel (e.g., chametz; hashash chametz suspect chametz; and all kinds of ta arovet chametz chametz mixtures); also, chametz that tends to harden and to adhere to the surface of pans, pots, or other cooking or eating utensils, of whatsoever nature, and to lease all places wherein the aforementioned chametz owned or possessed by me may be found, especially in the premises located at (your address). Congregation Beth Shalom has the full authority and power to sell said chametz and to lease said place or places wherein said chametz may be found, upon such terms and conditions as discretion dictates. Congregation Beth Shalom has the full power and authority to assign or appoint a substitute or substitutes to act in my behalf with all the same powers and authority that I have invested in the synagogue, and I do hereby ratify and confirm all that Congregation Beth Shalom or rabbinic substitute lawfully does or causes to be done by virtue of these presents. And to this I hereby affix my signature on this day of, in the year. Signature(s) Address Town State Telephone Donation Enclosed $ Please return to Heidi Piel by Friday, March 30 at 10:00am Congregation Beth Shalom th Ave. NE Seattle, WA Fax heidipiel@bethshalomseattle.org Page 5