Pesach SchedulE – April 19 to April 27

NOTE: The times for all the services for the current week can be found on our website in our weekly bulletin.

Friday – April 19 – Erev Pesach

  • Shacharit: 6:30am

  • Siyum for the Fast of the First Born: around 7:15am

  • Finish Eating Chametz: 10:42am

  • Burn Chametz: 11:49am

    • NOTE: Both Edison and Highland Park are setting up chametz disposal stations. Please utilize this service to safely dispose of your chametz.

  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:00pm

  • Candle lighting: 7:22pm

  • Start Your Seder: 8:22pm

Saturday – April 20 – First Day of Pesach

  • Rabbi Hakakian's Parasha Class: 8:00am

  • Shacharit 8:45am

  • Latest Shema: 8:23am

  • Latest Seuda Sheilshit: 4:22pm (eaten at home)

  • Zera Shimshon: 5:20pm with Rabbi Weintraub

  • Women’s Tehilim Study Group: 5:20pm

  • Ideas for Your Second Seder with Rabbi Bassous: 6:20pm

  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:20pm

  • Shabbat Ends: 8:22pm

  • Earliest Second Seder: 8:22pm

Sunday — Second Day of Pesach

  • Shacharit: 8:45am

  • Pesach Ideas with Rabbi Weintraub: 6:20pm

  • Mincha: 7:20pm

    • Followed by D’var Torah and Aliyah Experience with Hillel Krief

  • Arvit: 8:20pm

Monday — Wednesday (Chol HaMoed)

  • Shacharit: 6:30am

  • Mishna-a-Day: 7:20am

  • Shulchan Aruch: 6:55pm

  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:25pm

  • Tuesday: Talmud for Men: Berachot: 8:00pm

Thursday — April 25 — Evening of the Seventh Day of Pesach

NOTE: Don’t forget to make an Eruv Tashillin!

  • Shacharit: 6:30am

  • Mincha: 7:00pm

  • Candle Lighting: 7:29pm

Friday — April 26 — Seventh Day of Pesach

  • Shacharit: 6:45am

  • Latest Shema: 8:48pm

  • * Emunah and Bitcahon -- The Alef Bet of Judaism with Rabbi Bassous: 6:00pm

  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:00pm

  • Candle Lighting: 7:29pm

Saturday — April 27 — Last Day of Pesach

  • Shacharit: 8:45am

  • Latest Shema: 8:47am

  • Yizkor during Shacharit Services: About 10:00am

  • No Seuda Shelishit at Etz Ahaim — Eat at home

  • Women’s Tehillim Group: 5:30pm

  • Rabbi Akiva and His Students with Rabbi Bassous: 6:15pm

  • Mincha: 7:15pm

    • Followed by D’var Torah and special Pesach Seuda Shelishit sponsored by Adin Bodzin

  • Arvit, Shabbat Ends, and Pesach Ends: 8:29pm

NOTE: Please don’t open up your chametz until 10:00pm to give the Rabbis time to buy back your chametz. Also please do not go to Dunkin Donuts until 9:30pm

Regularly Scheduled Services

Fridays and Before Holidays

  • Shachit: 6:30am

  • Mincha: Candle lighting or 7:00 pm (which ever is earlier)

  • Arvit: 20 minutes after Mincha Starts

Shabbat and Chagim

  • Shachrit: 8:45

  • Mincha: About an Hour and 20 minutes before Shabbat Ends

    • Followed by Seudah Shelishit and a halachic topic

  • Arvit and Shabbat Ends: An hour after candlelighting

Monday through Thursday

  • Shachrit: 6:30am

    • Shachrit is followed by breakfast and Mishna-a-Day at around 7.25 am

  • Mincha: Z'man

  • Arvit: After Mincha -- usually 20 minutes after Mincha Starts

Sundays 

  • Shachrit: 8:30am followed by breakfast

  • Mincha: Z'man

  • Arvit: After Mincha -- usually 20 minutes after Mincha Starts

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

  • Shachrit: 8:00 am followed by light breakfast and Mishna class

  • Mincha: Z'man

  • Arvit: After Mincha -- usually 20 minutes after Mincha Starts

Post-Pesach Services Monday, APril 29 — Friday, April 26

Sunday

  • Shacharit: 8:30am

  • Shulchan Aruch: 7:00pm

  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:30pm

Monday — Thursday

Note: All services to take place at 33 Stone Street, Edison NJ

  • Shacharit: 6:30am

  • Shulchan Aruch: 7:00pm

  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:30pm

  • Nefesh HaChaim: 8:00pm

  • Tuesday: Talmud Brachot: 8:15pm

Friday

  • Shacharit at 33 Stone Street, Edison NJ: 6:30am

  • Shulchan Aruch: 7:00am

  • Mincha and Arvit: (back at Etz Ahaim): 7:00pm

  • Candle Lighting: 7:36pm