Pesach Schedule 5776 All Services at 125 East 85th Street ANNOUNCEMENTS י״ד- ט״ז ניסן תשע״ו Friday, April 22 - Erev Pesach April 22-24, פסח  Morning Services at 7:00 AM followed by Siyum Bechorim

 Chametz may not be eaten after 10:36 a.m.  Burn the Chametz by 11:45 a.m. Shabbat Sermon by RABBI CHAIM STEINMETZ  Candle Lighting at 7:25 p.m. “Questions of Discovery, Futility, and Delivery”  Mincha/Maariv at 7:30 p.m.  Start Seder After 8:21 p.m. Sunday Sermon by RABBI ELIE WEINSTOCK  KJ Beginners Communal Seder at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Shabbat, April 23 - 1st Day of Pesach “The Case Against Kitniot”  Morning Services at 9:00 a.m. DONATE TO PASSOVER RELIEF  Beginners Service at 9:30 a.m. Donate generously to Passover Relief at www.CKJ.org/pay  Mincha at 7:20 p.m. You will be helping us do God's work, and will be rewarded for  Candle Lighting & Second Seder After 8:22 p.m. your generosity. You may also remit a tax-deductible check made Sunday, April 24 - 2nd Day of Pesach payable to "KJ Benevolent Fund" and earmarked "Passover Relief.”  Morning Services at 9:00 a.m.  Mincha at 7:40 p.m.  Yom Tov Ends at 8:24 p.m. Monday, April 25 – Chol Hamoed  Morning Services at 7:00 a.m.  Mincha/Maariv at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 26 – Chol Hamoed Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Day  Morning Services at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 4 at 7:00 p.m.  Mincha at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 - Chol Hamoed Ramaz Upper School - 60 East 78th Street  Morning Services at 7:00 a.m. The Jewish Communal Fund  Mincha at 6:45 p.m. WITNESS THEATER Thursday, April 28 – Chol HaMoed, Erev Yom Tov This unique, live performance is the culmination of months of  Morning Services at 7:00 a.m. heartfelt collaboration between Ramaz high school students and  Prepare Tavshilin Selfhelp’s local Holocaust survivors. It is a moving re-enactment  Mincha at 6:45 p.m. of their lives’ most difficult and poignant moments, as portrayed  Candle Lighting at 7:31 p.m. by student actors and narrated by the survivors themselves. Friday, April 29 – Pesach 7th Day Witness Theater enables these survivors to tenderly pass their  Morning Services at 9:00 a.m. memories and legacies from one generation to another.  Mincha at 6:45 p.m. Become a part of the experience.  Candle Lighting at 7:32 p.m. We look forward to welcoming you. Saturday, Shabbat, April 30 – Pesach 8th Day  Services at 9:00 a.m. Yizkor is Recited. Shir Hashirim is read. Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun  Mincha at 7:30 p.m. 125 East 85th Street (212) 774-5600  Yom Tov Ends at 8:30 p.m. New York, NY 10028 www.ckj.org Passover in Artscroll Siddur Tekes Ma’avar (Yom Hazikaron into Saturday, 1st Day of Passover: Yom Ha’Atzmaut) Torah Reading: Exodus 12:21-51. pp. 738-742 Wednesday, May 11 at 7:15 p.m. : Numbers 28:16-25, p. 742 : Joshua 3:5-7; 5:2-15: 6:1, 27, pp. 742-746 Join us to pay homage to the thousands of Sunday, 2nd Day of Passover IDF servicemen and women who fell Torah Reading: Leviticus 22:26-23:44, pp. 746-752 defending the Jewish homeland, and then usher in Israel's Maftir: Numbers 28:16-25, p. 752 celebration of Independence Day as Yom HaZikaron transitions Haftarah: II Kings 23:1-9, 21-25 pp. 752-754 into Yom Ha'Atzmaut. Suitable for children. Shabbat & Yom Tov Mornings Yom Ha’atzmaut Morning Tefillah Chagigit 9:00 a.m. Main Service Thursday, May 12 at 7:00 am Main Synagogue Main Synagogue 9:00 a.m. Sephardic Minyan Special morning service including Hallel with a bracha led Rohr Chapel by Rabbi Lookstein followed by celebratory breakfast. 9:30 a.m. Combined Learners Service & Intermediate Service Riklis Social Hall (Shabbat Only)

Yom Ha'Atzmaut Family BBQ Congregational in the Heyman Auditorium is sponsored by the KJ Sisterhood. Yom HaAtzmaut festivities continue at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, following Ramaz School's Family Fun Day, with a SHABBAT & YOM TOV YOUTH GROUPS Community Celebration featuring music, barbecue supper, and fun 10:00 a.m. Youth Groups holiday activities for children of all ages. No charge, but please Nursery - Kindergarten Multipurpose Room Lower School RSVP to Youth Director Aryana Ritholtz at [email protected]. Grades 1-6 Boys and Girls Nakash Gymnasium 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Open Gym (In the event of inclement weather) Parent Supervised Play Groups Lower School Movement Room KJYD Family & Pirkei Avot Series Grades 1 - 4 Nakash Gymnasium Honoring the widespread custom to study Pirkei Avot between Pesach and Shavuot, come together on Shabbat afternoons one PEACE THROUGH TORAH hour before mincha for some Torah, fun, and food. Sunday, May 15 at 10:00 a.m. Parents, grandparents, children, and friends are invited to come and The Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals and KJ invite the community to participate in a learn from our community rabbis and partake in a delicious symposium entitled Bringing Peace Through Seudah Shlishit meal and candy party! Take advantage of this Torah: Among the Orthodox, Among Jews, and to the World. opportunity to come together, enjoy Shabbat and BE INSPIRED! Featuring a panel of lecturers including Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, Mrs. Miriam Berger, and Rabbi Hayyim Angel. Free and open to the Join Us! public. Light Refreshments will be served. Grades 1, 2 and 3– May 7 at 6:30 p.m. KJ warmly welcomes all newcomers, visitors, and guests joining Grades 4 and 5—May 14 at 6:40 p.m. us for Shabbat. If the Rabbis don’t get a chance to greet you, Grades 6, 7 and 8—May 21 at 6:45 p.m. please introduce yourself. We would love to meet you!