| Before Passover begins...make sure you sell your Chametz... and print this calendar for quick reference.... |
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| Holiday |
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Activity |
| 12th of Nissan at Nightfall |
Thursday
March 25
12 Nissan |
Fast of the Firstborn
Make sure to sell your chametz
Formal Search for Chametz (With candle and feather) After nightfall
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| Erev Shabbos/ Erev Pesach |
Friday
March 26
13 Nissan |
Remember to sell your chametz.
Burn leftover, unsold, chametz before approximately 5 hours after sunrise (12:00pm).
All the Shabbos and Seder plate items and dinner food should be prepared ahead of time and warmed up after Shabbat has ended using a flame from a pre-existing fire.
Prepare a candle or flame that will be able to burn safely for more than 24-48 hours. (For example: a Yahrzeit candle. This will be used to light the Yom Tov Candles on Saturday night and Sunday night).
Light Shabbat Candles -- 6:58pm
After lighting the candles, recite: Blessing for Shabbos candles
- Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-tzi-vo-nu Le-had-lik Ner ShelShabbos ko-desh.
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| Passover 5781 |
| Shabbat |
Saturday
March 27
14 Nissan
Shabbat Hagadol
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Eat an early lunch meal and stop eating chametz before approximately 4 hours after sunrise (10:57am).
Nullify Chametz by 12:00pm
Light Yom Tov Candles after nightfall, from an existing flame (7:58pm),
After lighting the candles, recite: Blessing for Yom Tov Candles
- Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-tzi-vo-nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Yom Tov.
- Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom She-heche-yo-nu Ve-ki-yi-mo-nu Ve-higi-o-nu Liz-man Ha-zeh.
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1st Day Pesach - Yom Tov
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Sunday
March 28
15 Nissan |
Light candles using an existing flame, after nightfall (7:59pm), recite: Blessing for Yom Tov candles
- Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-tzi-vo-nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Yom Tov.
- Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom She-heche-yo-nu Ve-ki-yi-mo-nu Ve-higi-o-nu Liz-man Ha-zeh.
On the second night begin counting of Omer every evening at the end of the Maariv (Evening) prayers until Shavuoth.
Seder begins after Nightfall.
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2nd Day of Passover - Yom Tov
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Monday
March 29
16 Nissan
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- Havdalah (omit blessings on the spices and the candle flame. (8:00pm)
- Count the 2nd day of the Omer at nightfall
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Chol Hamoed (Intermediate Days)
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1st Day of Chol Hamoed
3rd Day of Passover
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Tuesday
March 30
17 Nissan |
We do not put on Tefilin today.
Special additional prayer is said in the morning - Hallel, Musaf for Pesach.
After nightfall, count the 3rd day of the Omer.
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2nd Day of Chol Hamoed
4th Day of Passover
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Wednesday
March 31
18 Nissan |
We do not put on Tefilin today.
Special additional prayer is said in the morning - Hallel, Musaf for Pesach.
After nightfall, count the 4th day of the Omer.
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3rd Day of Chol Hamoed
5th Day of Passover
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Thursday
April 1
19 Nissan |
We do not put on Tefilin today.
Special additional prayer is said in the morning - Hallel, Musaf.
After nightfall, count the 5th day of the Omer.
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4th day of Chol Hamoed
6th Day of Passover
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Friday
April 2
Shabbos/Erev Yom Tov
20 Nissan |
We do not put on Tefilin today.
Special additional prayer is said in the morning - Hallel, Musaf.
Prepare a candle or flame that will be able to burn safely for 24-48 hours. (For example: a Yahrzeit candle. This will be used to light the Yom Tov Candles on Saturday night).
Light Shabbat Candles -- (7:06pm): After lighting the candles, recite the Blessing for Yom Tov candles:
- Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-tzi-vo-nu Le-had-lik Ner ShelShabbos ve-shel yom tov.
It is a custom to stay up all night (until dawn), while studying about the miracles of the splitting of the sea. At dawn water is poured on the floor and we dance in the water until it dries up.
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| Last Days of Passover |
7th Day of Pesach
Shvi'i Shel Pesach |
Shabbat
April 3
21 Nissan |
Light Yom Tov Candles after nightfall, from a pre-existing flame (8:06pm)
After lighting the candles, recite:
Blessing for Yom Tov
- Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-tzi-vo-nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Yom Tov.
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8th day of Pesach
Achron Shel Pesach |
Sunday
April 4
22 Nissan |
Yizkor Memorial Service
Late Afternoon Eat Special Meal, - Seudas Moshiach
Holiday ends after nightfall (8:07pm).
Avoid eating Chometz for approximately 1 hour after nightfall to be assured the Chometz was bought back by the Rabbi.
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| Isru Chag |
Monday
April 5
23 Nissan |
We resume putting on Tefilin today for morning prayers.
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