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March 2021 – Adar 5781
 
Shalom BA Chaverim/Chaverot! 

Simchah Rabbah, Simchah Rabbah, Aviv Heegea Pesach Ba! Great Joy, Great Joy - Spring has arrived and Pesach is upon us! 

Each year, as we once again begin to see the first signs of Spring, I am reminded of this lovely song from my childhood. It is, of course, common for children to sing with excitement about the arrival of warmer weather and holidays, but I have to admit that I too feel a great sense of anticipation as I contemplate the turning of the seasons and the arrival of the most widely observed of all Jewish Holy Days, Pesach. 

Passover, after all, includes the greatest number of opportunities for family time, meaningful rituals, and delectable food. It also, if done right, can be a time of great release, catharsis and a sense of the possibility of newness and renewal in our lives. This is why the Passover Seder occupies so much attention in Jewish Tradition as it – unlike almost any other ceremony - synthesizes all the above mentioned goals and yearnings into one occasion. 

So as we prepare for our 5781 Sedarim (Seders), still in the midst of a worldwide pandemic, I am delighted to share with you that our BA Passover Related Information is now available on our website. It contains details of how this COVID-19 Pesach will be observed at BA as well as other vital information to help make your holy-day celebrations even more meaningful. Please take special note of my request to assist those who are less fortunate at this expensive time of the year. I do hope that each of us will participate and allow our brothers and sisters to fully experience the beautiful Feast of Liberation and Freedom.

As we prepare spiritually for Passover, I wanted to share one brief teaching that I hope you will find enlightening and which might also serve as a paradigm for your own Seder gatherings. Jerusalem based educator, Noam Zion reminds us that the Seder is actually “Parenting for dummies…It is a how-to manual for parents who don’t know how to create an educational experience on their own. [Thus,] Reading it out loud from cover to cover would be like reading a teacher’s manual out loud. That would be boring. But using it is interesting.” 

Zion points out that in creating the Seder “The Rabbis' purpose was to get children to ask questions that would then elicit the story of the Exodus, retold as a dramatic first-person re-enactment according to each child’s ability to comprehend, with edible symbols as props in a multisensory experience incorporating eating, seeing, doing, acting and feeling…The Haggadah only offers bits of the story and sample questions; it assumes further unscripted dialogue will ensue”. 

Of course, though Zion mentions children as the primary target audience for the Seder, Pesach speaks profoundly to all of us – to the child within us, to the part of us that is childlike, the part that quests to be educated, elevated and edified.

As we enter the season known in Hebrew as Aviv, I pray that our celebrations of Pesach will not only usher in a time of physical closeness and warmth, but also the spiritual warming and uplift that come from participating in the hallowed rituals (including feeding the needy!) that have meant so much to our forebears and that, at least in potential, can be profoundly uplifting and life-affirming for us as well! 

With blessings for a Chag Pesach Kasher Vesameach, a Koshern Un Freilichen Pesach, a sweet, joyous, and meaning-filled Passover.

With love, 
Rabbi Carnie, Rebbetzin Paulie, Noa, Zakai, Levi and Ellior

We invite you to celebrate Pesach with your B'nai Amoona Kehillah. We have virtual and in-person programs for all ages. Take a look at our schedule below and be sure to RSVP for programs that require online pre-registration.

Click HERE to visit our Main Pesach Webpage.

Thursday March 25, 2021
Fast of the First Born
7:00 am: Morning Minyan - Zoom, Livestream, Facebook Live
7:45 am: Siyyum for the First Born with Rabbi Neal Rose
4:00-6:00 pm: Pre-Pesach Drive-Thru (online registration required)

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6:15 pm: Minchah & Maariv - Zoom, Livestream, Facebook Live
7:00 pm: Search for Chametz – Facebook Live from Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose’s Home
              
Friday March 26, 2021 (*Seder in a Box Pick up)
7:00 am: Morning Minyan - Zoom, Livestream, Facebook Live
10:00 am: Burning of the Chametz with the LRECC – Facebook Live
6:00 pm: Minchah and Erev Shabbat Services - Zoom, Livestream, Facebook Live
Candles 7:01 pm

Shabbat, March 27, 2021
9:00 am: Shabbat Services (online registration required)

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11:00 am: Torah for Today
12:30 pm: Shabbat Minchah - Zoom, Livestream, Facebook Live
5:30 pm: Family Friendly Seder with Rabbi Abraham and Cantor Nathanson (online registration required) - Zoom, Livestream, Facebook Live 

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Maariv at Home

Candles 7:49 pm

Sunday March 28, 2021 - Day 1
9:00 am: First Day of Passover Services (online registration required)

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10:30 am: Outdoor Family Passover Experience (online registration required)

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6:15 pm: Minchah, Maariv and "Classic" Communal Second Seder with Rabbi Carnie Shalom & Rebbetzin Paulie Rose & Rabbi Neal & Rebbetzin Carol Rose - Zoom, Livestream, Facebook Live 

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Candles 7:51 pm

Monday, March 29, 2021 - Day 2
9:00 am: Second Day of Passover Services (online registration required)

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7:00 pm: Evening Services - Zoom, Livestream, Facebook Live
Havdalah 7:53 pm

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 
5:30 pm: Virtual Matzah-Making with the Abraham Family - Zoom

Friday, April 2, 2021    
7:00 am: Minyan - Zoom, Livestream, Facebook Live
6:00 pm: Erev Shabbat and Erev 7th Day of Passover Services - Zoom, Livestream, Facebook Live
Candles 7:08 pm

Shabbat, April 3, 2021 - Day 7
9:00 am: Morning Services (online registration required)

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6:30 pm: Afternoon and evening Services - Zoom, Livestream, Facebook Live
Candles: 7:56 pm

Sunday, April 4, 2021– Day 8
9:00 am: Eighth Day of Pesach Services (online registration required)

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Approximate Yizkor Time - 10:00 am
7:00 pm: Afternoon and Evening Services - Zoom, Livestream, Facebook Live
Havdalah at 7:58 pm
Chametz may be consumed at 8:00 pm

*Note about Seder Boxes: Thank you to all who have ordered a Seder Box. Due to high demand, we expect to sell out of Seder Boxes before the deadline.