The Bulletin. Passover Magain David Sephardim Congregation San Francisco David Isaac, President

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1 The Bulletin Passover Magain David Sephardim Congregation San Francisco David Isaac, President (415)

2 Contents Upcoming Special Events... 3 Shabbat Hagadol April 15-16th... 4 Ta Anit B Chorim - Fast of the first born son... 4 Complete Schedule of Passover Services... 5 Summary of the Main Laws of Pessah... 7 Guide to Passover from the Vaad of Seattle Form for Selling Hametz to the Vaad of N. California.11

3 Upcoming Special Events First and Second Night Seders, April 22 and 23, 8:15pm There will be seders on each night of Passover, April 22 nd and 23 rd, open to the community. $40 per person per seder SPACE IS LIMITED. PLEASE RSVP via the website seder-reservations-form.html or via an to Mimouna Celebration with JIMENA (Jews Indigenous to Middle East and North Africa) - Sunday, May 1, 3pm-6pm co-sponsored by Be Chol Lashon An afternoon of Middle Eastern music and piyutim, henna designs, Moroccan desserts and drinks, a Mizrahi Women s tent, Kaftan photobooth, and children s activities. $10 in advance per adult children are free RSVP at Magain David Sephardim Congregation Bulletin page 3

4 Shabbat Hagadol April 15-16th Please join us for services and the special reading for the Shabbat preceding Passover. Friday afternoon Mincha and Kabalat Shabbat begin at 6:15pm. Shacharit is at 9:30am with torah reading at 11am. Mincha follows the Shabbat luncheon at around 1pm. Ta Anit B Chorim - Fast of the first born son April 22 nd 6:45am Ta anit B chorim will be on Friday, April 22nd. If a boy is too young to fast, his father should fast for his son. However a man can absolve himself from fasting by participating in Seudat Mitzvah. A Seudah for a Bar Mitzvah, Brit Milah and/or finishing a book from the Talmud is a Seudat Mitzvah. A member of the synagogue will seek to finish a book of learning on Friday morning. Anyone in attendance at the minyan is welcome to break the fast with the Siyyum. Services begin on Friday morning at 6:45am. Magain David Sephardim Congregation Bulletin page 4

5 Complete Schedule of Passover Services SPECIAL NOTE ON LOCATIONS OF SERVICES: This year, to ensure a Minyan, services will be held on Sunday April 24, Monday April 25, Thursday April 28, and Friday April 29 at Congregation Anshey Sfard, 1500 Clement 16 th Ave. All other services will be held. Friday April 22 Saturday April 23 Sunday April 24 Ta anit B Chorim Shacharit: 6:45am First Night Mincha/Arvit: 6:15pm followed by a seder at 8:15pm. please RSVP First Day Shacharit: 9:00am followed by a luncheon Second Night Mincha/Arvit: 7pm followed by a seder at 8:15pm. please RSVP Second Day Shacharit: 9:15am at Anshey Sfard Mincha/Arvit: 7:45pm Yom Tov ends: 8:35pm Magain David Sephardim Congregation Bulletin page 5

6 Monday April 25 Tuesday April 26 Wednesday April 27 Day 3 Shacharit: 6:45am at Anshey Sfard Day 4 Shacharit: 6:45am Day 5 Shacharit: 6:45am Thursday April 28 Friday April 29 Saturday April 30 Day 6 Shacharit: 6:45am at Anshey Sfard Seventh Day Shacharit: 9:15am at Anshey Sfard Eighth Day Shacharit: 9:30am followed by a luncheon Seventh Night Mincha/Arvit: 6:15pm Eighth Night Mincha/Arvit: 7pm Mincha: 1pm Yom Tov ends: 8:42pm Magain David Sephardim Congregation Bulletin page 6

7 Summary of the Main Laws of Pessah The following are by Rabbi Ezran and copied from previous bulletins 1. The Shabbat before Pessah is called Shabat Hagadol the Big Shabbat. This title is used to indicate that the Jewish people enjoyed complete freedom from the Egyptian enslavement a whole week before they actually left Egypt. The custom today is to dedicate Shabbat Hagadol to review the laws and the customs of the Holiday. 2. Only five grains Wheat, Barley, Spelt, Oat and Rye -become Hametz after they come in contact with water for more than 18 minutes and are not baked by then. The conclusion from this definition of Hametz is that rice, beans, corn, and garbanzo are not and cannot be Hametz. A person who does not eat those items on Pessah is following a customand only a custom- and not the Jewish law. 3. To eliminate the possibility that a grain of wheat is in the rice we check the rice three times. Sometimes the rice is coated with starch therefore we must rinse the rice several times before we use it in Pessah. If the family tradition is not to eat these items in Passover, a person should follow the family tradition. 4. Medicine In a life threatening illness a person is allowed to use any medicine that the doctor prescribes even if it does contain Hametz. If the illness is NOT life threatening a person can consume medicine that has hametz ingredients only if the medicine is not tasty and it is swallowed without chewing. 5. Beauty Aids, including toothpaste, may be used in Pessah regardless of their ingredients if they were bought before Pessah. The same is correct for glue and shoe polishing materials. Magain David Sephardim Congregation Bulletin page 7

8 6. One is permitted to buy the following items BEFORE Pessah and use them during Pessah, even if they do not have a special Kasher LePessah symbol. a. 100% pure orange juice, 100% pure apple juice, and 100% pure Kosher grape juice, so long they have no additional ingredients b. 100% pure corn oil c. 100% pure natural honey and pure natural jelly d. Cottage cheese without any additional ingredients. e. Milk 7. Hametz which is going to be consumed after Pessah should be sold to a Goy through the synagogue. The form of selling the Hametz is attached and it should be sent to the Vaad as soon as possible. 8. The time for checking Hametz is on Thursday night, April 21 st after nightfall. Ten pieces of bread wrapped with paper should be put in different corners of the house. Using the light of only one candle, a person recites the Beracha Al Biur Hametz. After checking for Hametz throughout the house, the blessing Kol Hamira Vahamia is said. 9. The ten wrapped pieces of bread and Hametz, which is left over, should be burnt not later than Friday at 12:01 PM. After burning Hametz the blessing Kol Hamira Vahamia is recited. 10. The last time to eat Hametz on Friday is at 10:53 AM. Hametz should be burnt, on the same day, by 12:01 PM. A person is not allowed to eat or to enjoy Hametz in any way, like feeding it to a pet or selling it, after 1:00 PM. Magain David Sephardim Congregation Bulletin page 8

9 11. A person who did not check for Hametz on Thursday Night should check for it on Friday. If they do not check before then it should be checked on the first possible opportunity during Pessah. 12. If a person does not plan to be at his home during Pessah and he leaves his home less than thirty days before the Holiday, he should check for Hametz, with the ten pieces of wrapped bread and one candle, the night before he leaves. However the blessing of Al Beur Hametz and Kol Hamira is not said. Kol Hamira should be recited on the eve of Pessah even if the person is not at his home. 13. Maot Hitttim. A sacred custom obligates each member of the community to contribute according to his or her best ability money for the poor for Pessah. This money is dedicated to answer their needs and to enable them to celebrate the holiday properly. 14. The Sedarim are celebrated on the first and second nights of Pessah, Friday April 22nd and Saturday April 23rd. A person should recline to his or her left side when eating the Haroseth, the Korech, the Matzah after the blessing of Hamotzi, and when drinking the four cups of wine. Reclining emphasizes the fact of freedom on Pessah. 15. Counting of the Omer will begin on Saturday night April 23 rd the second night of Pessah. Magain David Sephardim Congregation Bulletin page 9

10 Guide to Passover from the Vaad of Seattle Rabbi Simon Benzaquen has thoughtfully provided us with the guide to Passover from the Vaad of Seattle. This compendium includes: Pessah laws and customs Chametz definitions and rules Product List for Passover for Sephardim and Ashkenazim Kitchen Preparation Selected Laws and Custom of the Seder You may download the guide by clicking this link: If you have any questions about the guide, you can contact the synagogue to reach Rabbi Benzaquen at Magain David Sephardim Congregation Bulletin page 10

11 Rabbinic Administrator Rabbi Levy Zirkind Chabad of Fresno Supervisor Coordinator Rabbi Ben-Tzion Welton Executive Committee Rabbi Yitzchak Feldman Cong. Emek Beracha, Palo Alto Rabbi Avi Liebowitz Jewish Study Network, Mt. View Rabbi Noach Vogel Alameden Valley Torah Center, S. Jose Bs d Proud member of the International Association of Kashrus Organizations (AKO). General Authorization for the Sale of Chometz for Individuals For Passover 5776 (3) I hereby authorize Rabbi Levy Zirkind to negotiate the sale of all Chometz in my possession, presently located in the following locations: Name: Name: Address: Phone(s) and addresses: Additional Locations or Storage Facilities? (Circle Answer) YES NO (If you have circled YES, list location details. Please use and send additional pages) 1. Included in this authorization is the right to rent or sublease to the Purchaser of this Chometz the room in which the Chometz is found. 2. Any Chometz not in my possession but to which I have legal ownership or responsibility, in whole or in part or which may arrive during Pesach, is also included in this authorization. 3. The Purchaser has free access to the Chometz upon request. 4. Rabbi Zirkind may choose any legal instrument in accord with Halacha for negotiating this sale. Printed Name: Signature: Date: Thiis Form must be signed by the individual owner of the Chometz, or the Authorized Representative And ed To Rabbi Levy Zirkind at rabbizirkind1@gmail.com or FAXED to him at byapril 18,2016 by10am PDT. (Only this will allow enough time for Processing before Passover) SUNRISE KOSHER Administrative Offices: 2516 Warring St. Berkeley, CA Tel Fax info@sunrisekosher.org website: sunrisekosher.org