March 31 — Parashat Tzav/Shabbat Hagadol

Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President

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Important Messages

  • Information about Pesach is available on our website at https://etzahaim.org/pesach

  • Remember to sell your chametz by April 3 at https://etzahaim.org/chametz

Friday, March 31

  • Shacharit: 6:45am

  • Mincha: 7:00pm

  • Candle Lighthing: 7:03pm

Saturday, April 1 — Parashat Tzav/Shabbat Hagadol

  • Youth Groups for ages 3 to 8 in the upper classrooms: 9:30am — 11:00am

  • Recite Shema: 9:12am

  • Shacharit: 8:45am

    • Kiddush is sponsored by the congregation

  • Class: 6:10am

  • Mincha: 6:50pm

    • Seudah Shilishit is smponsored by Alber Cittone for the sake of love and peace in the Congregation.

  • Arvit and end of Shabbat: 7:53pm

Sunday, April 2

  • Shaharit: 8:00am

  • Women's Class: 10:00am

  • Minhah and ‘Arvit: 7:00 pm

    • followed by Hevruta Learning Program

Monday, April 3

  • Shaharit 6:30am

  • Dr. Edward G. Nawy Memorial Talmud Class: 7:30am

  • Pre-Minhah class 6:40 pm

  • Minhah and ‘Arvit 7:00 pm

Tuesday, April 4

  • Shaharit: 6:30am

  • Dr. Edward G. Nawy Memorial Talmud Class: 7:30am

  • Pre-Minhah class: 6:40pm

  • Minhah and ‘Arvit: 7:00pm

  • Search for Chametz after 7:56pm

Wednesday, April 5 – Erev Pesach & Fast of the First Born

NO Eating Matzah the entire day (young children are exempt)

  • Shacharit 6:30am

  • Siyum Masechet for the Bechorot 7:20am

  • Stop eating Chametz before 10:27am

  • Burn / destroy / remove all Chametz before 11:44am

  • No Work After 1:00pm

  • Stop eating Mezonot 4:20pm

  • Prepare Eruv Tavshillin (to permit cooking on Friday for Shabbat) before 7:08pm

  • Mincha & Arvit, including Hallel 7:00pm

  • Candle Lighting 7:08pm

  • Eat Afikomen before 1:00am

Thursday, April 6 – First Day of Hag

  • Shacharit 8:45am

  • Recite Shema before 9:07am

  • Class on the Haggadah by Rabbi Tal 6:30pm

  • Mincha and Arvit, and Hallel, followed by Counting ‘Omer day 1 7:00pm

  • Candle lighting 7:58pm

Friday, April 7 – Second Day of Chag

  • Shacharit 8:45am

  • Recite Shema before 9:06am

  • Class on Halachah by Rabbi Tal 6:30pm

  • Mincha and Arvit, followed by Counting ‘Omer day 2 7:00pm

  • Candle lighting 7:10pm

Shabbat, April 8 – Shabbat Hol haMo’ed

  • Shacharit 8:45am

  • Recite Shema before 9:05am

  • Class by Rabbi Tal 6:20pm

  • Mincha 7:00pm

    • Se’udah Sh’lishit sponsored by Rabbi Tal & Family

  • Arvit and Havdalah, followed by Counting ‘Omer day 3 8:00 pm

Sunday, April 9 – Chol Hamoed

  • Shacharit Sunday 8:00am

  • Weekday 6:30am

  • Mincha and Arvit, followed by Counting ‘Omer 7:00pm

Monday, April 10 — Chol Hamoed

  • Shacharit 6:30am

  • Mincha and Arvit, followed by Counting ‘Omer 7:00pm

Tuesday — Erev Chag

  • Shacharit Sunday 6:30am

  • Mincha and Arvit, followed by Counting ‘Omer 7:00pm

  • Candle Lighting 7:14pm

Wednesday, April 12 - Chag (Seventh Day)

  • Shacharit 8:45am

  • Recite Shema before 9:01am

  • Yizkor 10:40am

  • Mincha andArvit, followed by Counting ‘Omer day 7 7:00pm

  • Candle Lighting 8:05pm

Thursday, April 13 – Last Day of Chag

  • Shacharit 8:45am

  • Recite Shema before 9:00am

  • Mincha 7:00pm

  • Arvit and Havdalah, followed by Counting ‘Omer day 8 8:06pm

Do not eat Chametz that was sold by Rabbi Tal before 9:30pm

Bikur Cholim of Congregation Etz Ahaim

The Regency Nursing Home is currently closed to visitors. Drivers and coordinators needed. Call (732) 572-7181 for more information. The congregation extends refua shelema

wishes to:

  • Liba Shaindel bat Chava Sachs

  • Gershon ben Sara

  • Dvorah Shahala bat Sarah Parvin

  • Chava bat Esther

  • Lita Greenberg (Tzvia Sarah bat Golda)

  • Linda Balavram (Emmunah bat Sara)

  • Sara Shifra bat Yehudit

  • Sharona Bella bat Malka

  • Yosef Daniel ben Feige

  • Leah Chana bat Batya Chaya

  • Leah Chava bat Shayna

If you like to add someone to this list, or merely want the Rabbi to say a Mi Shaberach on someone after Torah reading on Shabbat, please go to our webpage and fill out the form.