A Guide to Passover at Beth Immanuel 2021 -5781

A Guide to Passover at Beth Immanuel 2021 -5781

A Guide to Passover at Beth Immanuel 2021 -5781 Thursday March 25: Last Supper, Fast of the Firstborn and Sunday March 28: Pesach 1—First day of Passover Bedikat Chametz—Casting out the Leaven The first day of Passover is a Yom Tov. We recite the full Hallel (Psalms 113-118) and read Erev Pesach falls on Shabbat this year; we keep the Fast of the Firstborn today, clean out the from the Torah. We also say the Prayer for Dew during Mussaf prayers, after which we leaven and leavened things (chametz) and any items which contain ingredients made from discontinue saying “who makes the wind to blow and the rain to fall” in the first blessing of wheat, barley, spelt, rye, and oats. A person should have all the chametz removed from his the Amidah. home by evening and conduct the ritual search for chametz after dark, with the candle, feather, wooden spoon, and linen. After removing chametz pronounce the declaration: o Synagogue Service 9:00 AM (Hudson) Any leaven or chametz in my possession that I have not noticed, removed, or o Hallel: Psalms 113–118 known about is to be nullified, becoming ownerless property, like the dust of the o Torah Reading: Exodus 12:21-51 earth. o Maftir: Numbers 28:16-25 Haftarah: Joshua 3:5–7; 5:2–6:1; 6:27 o Fast of the Firstborn 6:11 AM – 8:14 PM (Hudson) o Chametz may still be eaten until Saturday at 11:00 AM o During the evening prayers (Ma’ariv), we recite Hallel again, count the first day of the Omer Take time to remember the Master’s last meal with his disciples and his arrest in along with the recitation of Psalm 67, and we remember the resurrection of our Master by Gethsemane. Confess your sins to prepare for the festival: reading Matthew 28:1–4. Those who keep the second Seder do so in remembrance of the Master’s resurrection, according to his commandment. o Luke 22:1-54; John 13–18:13; 1 Corinthians 11:18-34 o Count Omer Day 1 with Psalm 67 Friday March 26: Erev Shabbat o Hallel: Psalms 113–118 Matthew 28:1-4 On Erev Shabbat this year, we prepare for Shabbat Hagadol, the Seder, and the ensuing eight o Second Seder days of Passover. At the time of morning prayers, we remember the hours of the crucifixion o by reading and praying over the passion narratives. 0 Monday March 29: Pesach 2—Second day of Passover [Omer 1] o Mark 15; John 18:13–19:42, Psalm 22 On the second day of Passover, we rise early and recite the Full Hallel and remember the o After morning prayers, we destroy the chametz. appearance of the risen Messiah to his disciples with special readings from the Gospels. In the o Hudson Candle lighting 7:14 / Kabbalat Shabbat 6:33 Diaspora, the second day of Passover is also a Yom Tov. Saturday March 27: Shabbat HaGadol / Erev Pesach Synagogue Service 9:00 AM (Hudson) On Shabbat HaGadol, we hear the prophecy from Malachi about the coming of Elijah prior to o Hallel: Psalms 113–118 the great and terrible Day of the LORD, and we have a bite of bread to prepare for Passover. o o Torah Reading: Leviticus 22:24-23:19 o Short Davening Service 9:00-10 AM o Maftir: Numbers 28:16-25 o No teaching or Torah reading this Shabbat o Haftarah: 2 Kings 23:1–9; 21–25 o Eat bread after davening before 11:00 AM o Gospels: Mark 16 Count Omer Day 2 with Psalm 67 after dark After praying Minchah on Erev Pesach, we recite “The Order of the Passover Offering.” o o Mark 15; Order of Pesach Offering; Psalm 22 During the evening prayers (Ma’ariv 8:17 PM Hudson), we use the festival Amidah and add Hallel (Psalm 113-118). Seders start after Shabbat. We take matzah and the four cups in remembrance of our Master, according to his commandment. o Hallel: Psalms 113–118 o Passover Seder A Guide to Passover at Beth Immanuel 2021 -5781 Tuesday March 30: Pesach 3—Third day of Passover [Omer 2] Saturday April 3: Shabbat / Pesach 7—Seventh day of Passover The third day of Passover begins Chol HaMo’ed. We recite the Short Hallel (Psalms 113-118 [Omer 6] omitting some sections and read from the Torah. The seventh day of Passover is a Yom Tov and also Shabbat this year. On the seventh day of o Short Hallel: Passover, we recite the Short Hallel and read from the Torah, commemorating the . Psalm 113-114 anniversary of the crossing of the Red Sea. Psalm 115:12-18 o Synagogue Service 9:00 AM (Hudson) . Psalm 116:12-19 o Short Hallel . Psalm 117-118 o Torah Reading: Exodus 13:17–15:26 Torah Reading: Torah Reading: Exodus 13:1-16 o o Maftir: Numbers 28:19-25 Maftir: Numbers 28:19-25 o o Haftarah: 2 Samuel 22:1–51 Count Omer Day 3 with Psalm 67 after dark o o Gospel: John 20:1-14 o Song of Songs Wednesday March 31: Pesach 4—Fourth day of Passover [Omer 3] During the evening prayers (Ma’ariv), we count the third day of the Omer along with the On “the day after the Sabbath” during Passover, we celebrate the resurrection with special recitation of Psalm 67, and we remember the resurrection of our Master with a special Gospel readings, recite the Short Hallel and read from the Torah. Maariv/Havdallah Resurrection observance. o Short Hallel o Torah Reading: Exodus 22:24(25)-23:19 o Count Omer Day 7 with Psalm 67 after dark o Maftir: Numbers 28:19-25 o Psalm 16, Psalm 21, Psalm 30 o Gospel: Luke 24 o Havdallah- Resurrection Commemoration 8:26 PM o Count Omer Day 4 with Psalm 67 after dark We celebrate the resurrection and welcome the last day of Passover with another festive Thursday April 1: Pesach 5—Fifth day of Passover [Omer 4] kiddush meal including wine and matzah. (The festival technically concludes for those who do On the fifth day of Passover we recite the Short Hallel and read from the Torah. not observe the eighth day, but it is a pious custom not to eat chametz until the conclusion of the eighth day, even if one does not keep the eighth day.) o Short Hallel o Torah Reading: Exodus 34:1-26 Sunday April 4 Pesach 8—Eighth day of Passover [Omer 7] o Maftir: Numbers 28:19-25 The Eighth day of Passover coincides with the Shabbat this year. On the eighth day of o Count Omer Day 5 with Psalm 67 after dark Passover, we recite the Short Hallel and read from the Torah. The haftarah brings a special Friday April 2: Pesach 6—Sixth day of Passover [Omer 5] prophecy about the Messiah. On the sixth day of Passover we recite the Short Hallel and read from the Torah. o Synagogue Service begins 9:00 AM (Hudson) Short Hallel o Short Hallel o Torah Reading: Deuteronomy 15:19–16:17 o Torah Reading: Numbers 9:1-14 o Maftir: Numbers 28:19-25 o Maftir: Numbers 28:19-25 o We light candles before sunset and, after dark, we welcome the seventh day of Passover with o Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32–12:6 a festive meal including a festival kiddush over wine and matzah. o Gospel: John 20:15-20 o Count Omer Day 6 with Psalm 67 after dark In the afternoon of the eighth day, celebrate a special third meal called the Meal of Messiah o Hudson Candle lighting 7:22 / Kabbalat Shabbat 6:39 with fish, matzah, and wine in your homes. At this meal, a person should strive to attain new o Yom Tov / Erev Shabbat meal with unleavened bread revelation about the Messiah and his advent. The festival concludes after sunset. o Count Omer Day 8 with Psalm 67 after dark .

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