Pesach begins at sundown on Monday, April 22.
This page contains a variety of resources from Rabbi Ruhi Sophia to assist you in creating your own seder experience.
This page contains a variety of resources from Rabbi Ruhi Sophia to assist you in creating your own seder experience.
Kasher the TBI Kitchen w/Rabbi Ruhi Sophia
Do a mitzvah and learn about koshering for Pesach! We need up to 8 people.
Services
There will be Pesach services at the following times:
10:00 am on the 1st day (Tuesday, April 23)
9:00 am on the 7th day (Monday, April 29)
9:00 am on the 8th day (Tuesday, April 30) including Yizkor/memorial prayers (YouTube link is here)
Attend the TBI First Night Zoom Seder led by Rabbi Ruhi Sophia
Monday, April 22, 5:30-6:30pm
The TBI Virtual Community Seder will be using Saratoga Haggadah. You can download it HERE.
The seder will take no more than an hour.
Please see “Monday, April 22nd” section in the step-by-step list below so that you’re ready to go at 5:30pm on the 22nd.
TBI members, no charge. For non-members, we ask for a $5 donation.
Please note: Everyone must sign up in order to get the Zoom link and participate.
Second Night In-Person Seder led by Rabbi Ruhi Sophia
SOLD OUT. RSVP was required.
Join us for a joyful Seder experience with song, insight, and discussion while enjoying Passover ritual foods and a catered dinner. Children of all ages, extended family, and friends are all welcome. Reservations will be required. We are sorry we cannot accommodate drop-in guests or late reservations.
This year our seder will be elevated by the extraordinary talents of world-class chef Tamisha Heacox-Jackson of Mishjacks Catering, promising a delightful seder meal that transcends the ordinary.
Here is Rabbi Ruhi Sophia’s guide for those who are managing their own seder for the first time. Download guide HERE.
ASAP:
In the next two weeks:
In the final days leading up to Pesach:
Sunday, April 21st:
Sunday eve after dark, April 21st: Bedikat Chametz: (HERE’s the liturgy and HERE’s a demonstration).
Monday, April 22nd:
The most important thing about a seder is that it is an opportunity to internalize the Exodus story, make it come alive for today. There is a wide variety of Haggadah options and, depending on your household, different options will be right for you.
IF YOU HAVE TIME AND CREATIVITY TO DO IT YOURSELF:
IF YOU NEED TO DOWNLOAD A SHORT, KID-FRIENDLY SEDER:
IF YOU WANT TO BUY A PHYSICAL HAGGADAH BOOK:
ADDITIONAL HAGGADOT
The Open Door: A Passover Haggadah, by Sue Levi Elwell and Ruth Weisberg
A Family Haggadah, Shoshana Silberman
A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah, Noam Zinn and David Dishon
The Jewish Journey Haggadah, Adena Berkowitz
Supplemental Seder Materials:
Videos and source sheets by Rabbi Ruhi Sophia (geared towards Talmud Torah students, informative for adults as well!). (And here’s a link to the entire playlist.)
Haggadah supplements from various Jewish non-profits
Music: Find traditional and contemporary versions of Passover songs HERE.
A guide for everything Pesach: For a wide variety of information, go HERE. It features many links, including history, customs and rituals, Pesach family activities, food and recipes.
The Ten Plagues: This one-page document has ideas for discussing the Ten Plagues with children.
18 Doors: Lots of good material HERE, particularly for interfaith families.
The big mitzvot of Pesach are to eat matzah during Pesach, and to get rid of chametz (leavened foods) in advance of Pesach.But there are other traditional foods featured during the seder. You can find out the symbolism of each in detail here; for your shopping purposes, they’re listed below:
The Art of Jewish Living: The Passover Seder, Dr. Ron Wolfson
Keeping Passover: Everything You need to Know to Bring the Ancient Tradition to Life and to Create Your Own Passover Celebration, Ira Steingroot
Creating Lively Passover Seders: A Sourcebook of Engaging Tales, Texts & Activities, David Arnow
Make Your Own Passover Seder: A New Approach to Creating a Personal Family Celebration, Alan Abraham Kay and Jo Kay
From Everyone Counts:
Bringing the hostages to your seder
When the four children aren’t there
Let our people go
From the JTA:
Empty chairs, mirrors and pomegranates: How Jews are bringing the Israel-Hamas war to their seder tables this Passover