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
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