Passover Bulletin - Temple Adath Yeshurun

Temple Adath &
YOU
Special Passover Issue 2015/5775
April 3 - April 11
Passover Service and
Candlelighting Times
Friday, April 3
Fast of First Born – 7:30 am
Temple Adath joins with The Oaks
for the 1st Night of Passover
Friday, April 3 at 5:30 pm
Friday, April 3 – Erev Pesach
Candlelighting – 7:14 pm
Erev Passover Evening Service – 5:30 pm
Passover seder conducted by Cantor Francine Berg
Saturday, April 4 – First Day Pesach
Pricing for dinner:
Adults - $30.00
Children (ages 6 - 12) - $12.50
Children (ages 0 - 5) - FREE
Morning Service – 9:15 am
Candlelighting – 8:15 pm
Evening Service – 6:00 pm
Sunday, April 5 – Second Day Pesach
Morning Service – 9:15 am
Mincha/Evening Service – 7:30 pm
Thursday, April 9 – Erev Seventh Day Pesach
Candlelighting – 7:21 am
Evening Service – 6:45 pm
Friday, April 10 – Seventh Day Pesach
Morning Service – 9:15 am
Candlelighting – 7:22 pm
Evening Service – 6:45 pm
Firm deadline for reservations is Wednesday, March 18.
Park at Menorah Park; a shuttle will be provided to The Oaks.
Limited to the first 50 reservations. Please mail in or
drop off your reservation form along with a check for
payment to the Temple Adath Office. Please make
checks payable to Temple Adath Yeshurun.
Saturday, April 11 – Eighth Day Pesach
Morning Service (Yizkor) – 9:15 am
Evening Service – 7:30 pm
Operation Hametz
Any time of the year is a good time to remember
the Interreligious Food
Consortium Food
Basket. But instead of discarding your hametz,
why not bring unused, unopened, non-perishable
food items to the Temple for the basket? Other
canned food items, such as tuna, vegetables,
fruit and pasta sauces are also needed.
Siyyum Bekhorim
Fast of the First Born - April 3, 7:30 am
In commemoration of the deliverance from Egypt, a first
born should fast on the day before Passover. It is the custom
for synagogues to make a siyyum (a public completion
of the study of a tractate of the Talmud) on the morning
before Passover. Since the siyyum is followed by a seudat
mitzvah (a festive meal that follows the performance of a
certain mitzvot), a first born who is present may eat and,
having eaten, need not fast that day. Everyone is invited to
this most unusual service!
Mazon
As God’s partners, we are obliged to make the best use of our
own freedom and prosperity to help those who are so poor as
to be hungry. In this spirit, consider a gift to MAZON: a Jewish
Response to Hunger, perhaps in the sum of what we might have
spent to invite one or more to the Seder table. MAZON will carefully
grant these dollars to organizations helping hungry people.
MAZON
a Jewish response to hunger
Please send your contributions to:
MAZON
12401 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 303
Los Angeles, CA 90025-10115
The Torah prohibits the ownership of hametz (flour, food or drink
made from the prohibited species of leavened grain: wheat, oats,
barley, rye or spelt) during Pesach. Ideally we burn or remove all
hametz from our premises which may be effected by donations
to a local food pantry.In some cases, however, this would cause
prohibitive financial loss. In such cases, we arrange for the sale of the
hametz to a non-Jew and its repurchase after Pesach.
Why must we clean our homes so thoroughly before Pesach?
The rule against hametz on Pesach applies not only to eating but to
enjoyment (hana’ah) and also involves removing all the hametz from
one’s home. No hametz is even allowed to be in the possession of
a Jew during Passover. To facilitate this cleaning, certain rituals are
part of the Passover preparation. The text for these ceremonies can
be found in a good Haggadah.
Prohibited foods
Since the Torah prohibits the eating of hametz during Pesach,
and since many common foods contain some hametz, guidance is
necessary when shopping and preparing for Pesach. Prohibited foods
(hametz) include the following:biscuits,cakes,coffees containing
cereal dervatives,crackers, leavened bread, pasta. These are foods
that are generally made with wheat, barley, oats, spelt or rye
grains that can become hametz. Any food containing these grains
or derivatives of these grains must be certified kosher for Pesach.
Flavorings in foodstuffs are often derived from alcohol produced
from one of these grains which would render that food hametz. Such
products also need Pesach supervision.
Kitniyot
Ashkenazi Rabbinical authorities added the following foods kitniyot
to the above list of prohibited foods:beans,corn,millet,peas, rice,soy.
These and some other plant foods (e.g. mustard, buckwheat and
sesame seeds) are not permitted for eating on Pesach. They need
not be sold or disposed of before Pesach. The processed products,
whether liquid or solid, from kitniyot are also forbidden by most
Ashkenazic rabbinical authorities. These might include but not
be limited to ascorbic acid (vitamin C), corn oil, corn sweetener,
and soy oil. Most Sephardic authorities permit the use of all the
kitniyot foods other than those that might have come in contact with
the prohibited grains. Israeli products are often marked “contains
kitniyot” and thus Ashkenazi Jews who do not use kitniyot need
to be vigilant when purchasing Israeli products for Passover. Our
Movement’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards has permitted
the use of peanuts and peanut oil on Pesach provided said items have
proper year round kosher certification and do not contain any hametz
ingredients.
Permitted Foods
An item that is kosher all year round, that is made
with no hametz, and is processed on machines
used only for that item and nothing else (such as
ground coffee) may be used with no special Pesach
supervision. As we learn more about the processing
of foods and the ingredients they contain, relying
on the kashrut of a product for Pesach without a
Passover hekhsher may be problematic. Wherever
possible, processed foods ought to have a “kasher
l’Pesach” hekhsher from a reliable source. Since
that is not always possible, however, our guidelines
reflect some alternatives that are acceptable.
Any food that you purchase with a “kasher
l’Pesach” hekhsher must have a label that is integral
to the package and it should have the name of a
recognizable, living supervising Rabbi or creditable
kosher supervision agency if possible. If the label is
not integral to the package or if there are questions
regarding the labeling, the item should not be used
without consulting a Rabbi.
NO Pesach HEKHSHER REQUIRED
Products which may be purchased without
a Pesach hekhsher before or during Pesach:
baking soda,bicarbonate of soda,eggs,fresh
fruits and vegetables,fresh or frozen kosher meat
(other than chopped meat), Nestea (regular and
decaffeinated),pure black, green, or white tea leaves,
unflavored tea bags,unflavored regular coffee,olive
oil (extra-virgin only), whole or gutted fresh fish,
whole or half pecans (not pieces),whole (unground)
spices and nuts.
NO Pesach HEKHSHER REQUIRED IF
PURCHASED BEFORE Pesach. Products which
may only be purchased without a Pesach hekhsher
before Pesach. If bought during Pesach they require
a Pesach hekhsher: all pure fruit juices, filleted fish,
frozen fruit (no additives), non-iodized salt, pure
white sugar (no additives), quinoa (with nothing
mixed in), unsalted Grade A butter, white milk.
Frozen, uncooked vegetables may be processed on
shared equipment that uses hametz. It is preferable
to purchase those with a “kasher l’Pesach”
label. One may, however buy bags of frozen nonhekhshered vegetables before Pesach provided that
one can either absolutely determine that no shared
equipment was used or one is careful to inspect the
contents before Pesach and discard any pieces of
hametz. Even if one did not inspect the vegetables
before Pesach, if one can remove pieces of hametz
found in the package on Pesach, the vegetables
themselves are permissible.
Kashering the Kitchen
Can any dishes and utensils used during the year be
used on Passover?
It is preferable to have dishes and utensils specifically
reserved for Passover and stored away during the rest
of the year. However, since this is not always possible,
the rabbis ordained that certain types of utensils may
be “kashered,” specifically prepared for Passover.
However, earthenware, enamelware or porcelain
utensils, if used during the year, may not be used
during Pesach.
How are utensils “kashered” for Passover?
A. Silverware-knives, forks, spoons- made wholly of
metal, if used during the year, may be kashered by
scouring
thoroughly and then immersing in boiling water, They
are then Pesachdik and parve.
B. All table glassware is permitted after thoroughly
scouring. There is also a practice of soaking glassware
the 72 hours before Passover; follow the custom used
in your family.
C. Fine Translucent china, if not used during the
previous year, is permitted.
D. Metal pots and pans used for cooking purposes
only- but not for baking- if made wholly of metal may
be used during Passover if first thoroughly scoured
and immersed in boiling water.
Kashering is done in the following way: fill a large pot
with water and heat to boiling. Take the utensil, tie a
string to it and immerse it completely in the boiling
water. For small items, a cord netting may be used to
dip several at once, still rendering utensils Pesachdik
and parve.
How is the stove kashered?
The stove is prepared by thoroughly scrubbing and
cleaning all parts, including the grates, and turning on
full flame or the self-clean cycle in the oven.
Can a microwave be kashered?
Microwave ovens present a special case, since the
inside surfaces do not become hot. There is a difference
of opinion as to whether, or how, one can be kashered.
We recommend a thorough cleaning and then placing
a dish of water into the oven and allowing it to boil as
a symbolic kashering.
Can a dishwasher be kashered?
A dishwasher may be used for Passover after
thoroughly scouring it with boiling water and then
running it empty for two cycles, one with soap and
once without.
How is a refrigerator kashered?
Remove all hametz food and opened packages. Clean
thoroughly with boiling water and scour the racks.
Frozen hametz foods should be put in a special closedoff section and should be sold with hametz.
For further clarification visit the website www.adath.org
Temple Adath joins The Oaks
Passover Seder Reservation Form
Please make check payable to Temple Adath Yeshurun
and mail it along with this form to Temple Adath Yeshurun,
450 Kimber Rd, Syracuse, NY 13224.
Reservations must be received
by Wednesday, March 18.
We are only accepting payment by check.
____# of Adults ($30.00)
____# of Children - ages 6 to 12 ($12.50)
____# of Children - ages 0 to 5 (FREE)
NAME ________________________________________
PHONE _______________________________________
EMAIL ________________________________________
If possible, please seat me with:
_______________________________________________
THE OAKS PASSOVER SEDER
Friday, April 3, 2015 at 5:30 p.m.
To make your reservation, please fill out the coupon
above & bring or mail it along with your payment to the
Temple Office. For more information, please call
the Temple Office at 445-0002 or email info@adath.org.
The Oaks Passover Seder
Din n er Men u
Soup
Chicken Matzo Ball Soup
Salad
House Salad
Choice of Entree
Baked Salmon
Cranberry Braised Brisket
Honey Glazed Cornish Hen
Sides
Mushroom Farfel Stuffing
Baked Potato
Roast Carrots with Garlic
Baked Eggplant with Tomato
Broccoli
Dessert
Honey Cake
Fresh Cut Strawberries
Assorted Passover Cookies
TEMPLE ADATH YESHURUN
450 Kimber Road
Syracuse, NY 13224-1899
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
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Syracuse, NY
Permit No.
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Visit the TAY
Sisterhood Judaica Shop
Visit the Sisterhood’s Judaica Shop
for a variety of Passover items. Enjoy
our excellent prices and selection,
including matzah holders, matzah
plates, glass seder plates, artistsigned fine art works, Miriam cups,
Elijah cups, matzah covers, afikomen
presents and hostess gifts. We also
gladly accept your special orders.
Call Rita Kanter at 637-3368 to visit
the shop or to place a special order.
REMOVAL OF HAMETZ
Bedikat Hametz - Thursday, April 2nd
Bedikat hametz (search for leaven) is customarily done on the night before Passover immediately after sunset. The blessing for
the bedikat hametz is recited. After the house has been cleaned, we search once again for any crumbs of hametz we may have
missed by using a candle, a feather and a wooden spoon.
Biur Hametz - Friday, April 3rd - No later than 10:00 am
The removal and burning of the hametz should be completed by the fifth hour after sunrise.
The Sale of Hametz
I, ____________________, hereby authorize Rabbi Charles S. Sherman to act as my agent to sell the hametz
that may be in my possession, where it may be: at home, my place of business, or elsewhere, in accordance with
the requirements and provisions of Jewish law.
Name ____________________________________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________________________
City______________________________________State________ Zip_________________
I hereby enclose $_________________________ made payable to the Maot Chitim Fund.
Please send this form, along with your check, to the Temple Adath Office by 9:00 am on Friday, April 3.
The sale of hametz is an important part of the traditional Passover preparation, providing a symbolic affirmation of the desire to
abide rigorously by the provision of Kashrut for Passover.
The Torah prohibits both the consumption and the possession of hametz during the Passover period. According to Jewish law,
any hametz owned by a Jew during Passover is forbidden to use after Passover. Since it is virtually impossible to dispose of all
of our hametz prior to Passover, it is the traditional practice to arrange for mechirat hametz, the sale of hametz. This is a legal
transaction that is arranged by the rabbi, who acts as the agent for his congregants. This transaction gives the buyer all rights of
ownership over the hametz that has been sold to him. After Passover, the Rabbi, as agent, repurchases the hametz. The sale of
hametz must be attended to by the morning of Friday, April 3rd at 9:00 am. Rabbi Sherman will be available for this purpose
prior to Passover. For those who cannot come in person, we provide a form that may be filled out, signed and returned to the
Rabbi. It must be received no later than 9:00 am on Friday, April 3rd.
Another ancient Passover tradition is the custom of contributing to the Maot Chitim Fund. The meaning of these Hebrew words
is “wheat money,” and the funds are used to provide for the Passover needs of indigent Jewish families. In the Passover spirit of
sharing with the less fortunate, we ask you to fulfill this mitzvah by making a contribution. Rabbi Sherman has combined these
two important mitzvot and preparations for Passover. You may sell your hametz to him, which he, in turn, will sell to a non-Jew.
All proceeds from these “transactions” will go for Maot Chitim to provide sustenance for the less fortunate. Please make your
check payable to the MAOT CHITIM FUND.