Passover in 2024 begins the evening of Monday, April 22. Temple Beth Shalom encourages our congregants to observe this special holiday at home with friends and family.
Temple Beth Shalom Office Closures for Passover:
Monday, April 22: Office closes at 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 23: Office closed all day
Monday, April 29: Office closed all day
Yizkor Text Study & Service
Monday, April 29, 2024, 8:00 a.m. by Zoom.
Members, access the link to this service on the Zoom Links for Members webpage.
Special Haggadot Available
- If you or someone you know needs a large-print, Braille, or audio Haggadah for Passover, you may order one free of charge from JBI, the largest library of Jewish interest in the world for visually impaired individuals with over 13,000 Talking Book titles. All JBI services are provided free. Order by April 11 by calling 800-999-6476, emailing haggadah@jbilibrary.org, or visiting the JBI website.
- Rabbi Will Hall has contributed to the new The Voices of BBYO Haggadah. Order yours here.
See Cantor Abby Gostein's musical resources for Passover, including videos, recordings, song lyrics, and sheet music. These can help you and the kids/grandkids/young seder attendees learn the Four Questions and more!
Passover Recipe Share
See what your fellow members are cooking up for Passover on our Passover Recipe Share webpage. To contribute a recipe of your own, please contact us.
About Passover
Pesach, known as Passover in English, is a major Jewish spring festival, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt over 3,000 years ago. The ritual observance of this holiday centers around a special home service called the seder (meaning "order") and a festive meal; the prohibition of chametz (leaven); and the eating of matzah (an unleavened bread). On the fifteenth day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar, Jews gather with family and friends in the evening to read from a book called the hagaddah, meaning "telling," which contains the order of prayers, rituals, readings and songs for the Passover seder. Today, the holiday is a celebration of freedom and family.