PASSOVER 2024 / 5784
Passover begins Monday evening, April 22nd, with the first seder, and concludes at sundown on April 29th (for those observing seven days of the holiday) or at sundown on April 30th (for those observing eight days of the holiday.)
Passover is a wonderful time to welcome guests into our homes, especially for those who do not have a place to go for the holiday. If you have an extra seat at your seder table, please contact Sue Ellenby, susane@nsci.org. so we can help connect you with someone who is looking for a seder to attend.
At NSCI we will celebrate Passover with the Passover Morning Experience and study on Tuesday, April 23rd, at 9:30 am, and a Yizkor or memorial ritual. The administrative office will close at 1:00 pm before the first Passover Seder on April 22nd and will remain closed until 9:00 am on April 24th. Additionally, the administration office will be closed on April 29th to allow staff to observe the final day of Passover.
UPCOMING Events
Passover Morning Experience
Tuesday, April 23rd, 9:30 am in Perlman Sanctuary
This approximately one hour, in person only experience, includes the traditional Torah reading for the first day of Passover as well as an interactive text study led by Rabbi Geffen.
Yizkor: Ritual of Memory
Monday, April 29th, 9:30 am at NSCI
Rabbi Greene will lead a reflective ritual of remembrance concluding with the Mourner’s Kaddish.
Shabbat Guest Speaker and Teacher, Miriam Anzovin
Friday, April 26th, 6:15 pm in Perlman Sanctuary
Saturday, April 27th, 9:30 am in Perlman Sanctuary
Join us for Shabbat guest speaker and teacher, Miriam Anzovin. Miriam Anzovin is a writer, visual artist, and creator of the viral “Daf Reactions” Talmud and Jewish text series on social media.
On Friday, April 26th, Miriam will offer the sermon "Jewish Texts as Jewish Identity" during Kabbalat Shabbat services. On Saturday, April 27th, there will be an alternate schedule for Saturday morning Torah study and Minyan. Please see below:
9:30–10:15 am: Abbreviated prayer service (will be streamed as usual)
10:15–10:30 am: Kiddush
10:30–11:30 am: Interactive Teaching with Miriam Anzovin – “How to Encounter Jewish Texts Using the Miriam Anzovin Method” (in-person only – this program will not be on Zoom or streamed)
PASSOVER RESOURCES
Resources:
- CCAR Passover Haggadah supplement: Prayers, Poems, Songs, and Meditations in Response to October 7
- A Haggadah for This Time(English prayers written by Israelis)
- Passover Educational Companion
- The Fig: A Seder Plate Symbol of Peace
- 7 Ways to Address October 7th at Your Family Seder
- Elijah and Miriam: Two Poems for Passover
- Miriam's Cup
- Pour Out Your Compassion: Adding New Meaning to Your Seder Plate
- Dayenu Moments: NSCI’s 2021 Seder Supplement
- Transform Your Passover Cake Mixes
- Everything You Need to Host a Virtual Seder
- Downloadable Haggadot for Adults
- Make Your Own Haggadah
- PJ Library Haggadah to Download
- A Refresher: The Four Questions
- Tour Chicago, Passover Style
- The Maccabeats sing Dayenu
- Six13 Performs a Lion King Passover
- Six13 Performs a Billy Joel Passover
- Pour Out Your Compassion
For Kids:
- Downloadable Haggadah For Families
- Extra Resources for Kids: ShaBoom: What’s Different About Tonight? With Bim Bam
- Cute Coloring Book: Pesach, Pesach What Do You See
- Frogs Here, Frogs There, Song with Bim Bam
- Passover Printables for All Ages
- Bake Your Own Matzah
- What is Mimouna
- 20 Mess Free Passover Crafts
