Chag Sameach!
Passover @ Adas Israel
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 - Thursday, April 13, 2023
The eight-day festival of Passover celebrates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. It is observed by avoiding leaven, and highlighted by the Seder experiences and the retelling of the Exodus. Together, we will march towards hope and freedom, see wonders, and give thanks for the abundant blessings in our lives. Dayenu. Please join us as we celebrate the holiday of freedom, together.
10 minutes. 4 rabbis. 1 holiday. And An Epic Q and A.
Saturday, April 1st at 1pm, Biran Beit Midrash (In-Person Only)
In Jewish tradition the Shabbat before Passover holds a special place in the calendar. For generations rabbis would teach their communities the laws of Passover in order to enhance their preparations for the holiday. In that spirit but with a new twist, join Rabbis Holtzblatt, Alexander, Krinsky and Yolkut for a post kiddush Shabbat Ha’Gadol learning Saturday April 1st at 1 pm in the Biran Beit Midrash to find out how we each answer the question.
If you only had time for one section or part of the Haggadah - what would it be and why? Each rabbis will teach and explore a single Haggadah text and its meaning for the holiday of redemption and our lives today.
Following our teaching we will be fielding your deepest and hardest Passover questions. Wondering how to Kasher some kitchen tool? Contemplating if your coffee needs to be K for Passover? Asking yourself what is redemption anyway? Join us for open Q and A to ask your most pressing holiday related questions.
First Night Community Seder With Rabbi Krinsky
Wednesday, April 5 at 7:30pm
In-Person or Livestream Click Here to Register
This multi-faceted evening will include insights from world-renowned scholars, small groups for discussion, socializing, and enjoying the meal together. We’ll capture all the most important parts of the Haggadah together, while also giving each participant space to bring their own experiences into the Seder.
Be prepared for thought-provoking discussion, joyful song and inspired traditions!
Community Passover Seder Match
Deadline for Seder Match to Be Seder Guest is Wednesday March 22nd
Looking to meet some new people and have your own chair at a Passover Seder? Have a great wine selection but your oven is broken? Please click here to be paired with a host for Pesach Seder. (We cannot guarantee that we will find you a seat, but we will do our best.) AND....Do you have open seats at your Passover Seder (aside from Eliyahu's chair, of course)? Would you like to welcome one or more new people to your Seder? Please Click here to fill out the survey and we will do our best to fill your table with new friends.
Contact lisslev@verizon.net or healey.sutton@gmail.com with any questions.
Pesach Pop-Up: Midrash & Makers
With Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt and Darci Lewis
Wednesday March 29th from 7:30-9:00pm, Gewirz Beit Am
Click Here To Register
In preparation for Pesach, spend an evening learning Midrashic texts of Miriam and Elijah, connecting with our prophets. Following the text study, participants will have the opportunity to create a Cos Nevi’im, a Prophet’s Cup, for their own seder table. Materials will be provided, and participants are encouraged to bring their own glass vessel (jar, cup, small bowl, etc), elevating the everyday to the sacred.” This program is taught by Rabbi Holtzblatt & Darci Lewis.
Havdalah & Sing for Freedom
Saturday, April 1st | 7:00-9:00pm
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Join Adas Musician-in-Residence Micah Hendler for an evening of freedom songs to get ready for pesach! We will learn and sing freedom songs from throughout history and the present day to prepare ourselves to better appreciate, celebrate, and fight for freedom this Passover.
Annual Passover Food Drive: Our partners need our HAMETZ!
February 26 - March 26, Drop off Hametz in the Adas coat room
"IT’S BACK! The Annual Passover Food Drive: Our partners need our HAMETZ!
Passover begins the evening of Wednesday, April 5. As you clean your homes for the holiday, please consider donating your unwanted Hametz and other food items. The food that Adas Israel donates to SOME, Yad Yehuda, Feed the Family Pantry, Martinsburg (WV) Union Rescue Mission, Central Union Mission and other partners makes a HUGE difference in the lives of so many.
Questions? Ask Oz opapados@gmail.com or 202-413-8671
Community Highlights:
Passover with Soupergirl
Click here to order. Orders MUST be received by Sunday morning, March 31st at 10am. Questions? Comments? Email them to passover@thesoupergirl.com
It’s hard to believe, Passover is just around the corner and Soupergirl is here to help! We will, once again be offering a healthy, hand-crafted, all natural, absolutely delicious Passover meal delivery program. The Soupergirl menu includes some classics (charoset, tsimmes, and more), along with a full list of delicious soups and desserts. Everything is 100% plant-based (parve). Kosher for Pesach gazpacho? Chocolate Nut Bark? Absolutely!
The site is now live. Get thee some hand-made maror! And YES - we deliver AND ship nationwide. Pick up in Washington, DC is also available!
This year we're supporting Adas Israel through our Passover program. Soupergirl will donate a percentage of all sales that include "ADAS" in the order notes to Adas Israel.
Passover Food From Signature's Caterers
Pickup at Adas Israel on Wednesday, April 5, 9am-9:30am
Click here to order online from Signature’s Caterers Passover menu
Deadline to order is Friday, March 24th.
Interested in ordering catered food for Passover? Signature Caterers (Shalom's Kosher) will have a Passover drop off at Adas Israel Congregation on April 5, 2022 (8:30am-9:00am). Deadline to order is Friday, March 24th. Click Here for more pickup information.
15th Annual Rainbow Seder
Register by Friday, March 24 | Seder on Sunday, April 2, 6:00 PM
Click Here to Register
Now in its fifteenth year, the National Rainbow Seder is one of the nation’s largest and longest-running Passover seders for the queer Jewish community and its allies.
Hosted inside at the Edlavitch DCJCC, this year’s program will focus on the theme Parting the Chaos of the World: A Moment of Peace and will feature a full Passover seder, complete with a specially-commissioned Haggadah (the Jewish text containing the Passover story) retelling the traditional tale of Jewish triumphs of resistance alongside the hard-fought progress made by the LGBTQ equality movement over the past decade since the National Rainbow Seder's inception.
Master Chef: Fresh and Flavorful for Passover
With Adas Members Chef Susan Barocas and Food Writer Bonnie Benwick
Sunday, March 12 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Click Here To Register
Hill Center DC: 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE , Washington, DC 20003
No one ever said that during the holiday week you have to eat matzah with every meal! Drawing from both Sephardic and Ashkenazic cuisines, we will explore, make, and sample dishes that take advantage of local seasonal produce and feature tastes from around the world. The four recipe menu includes Anchusa (Spinach and Onions) and Celery Root and Carrot with Lemon and Dill.
Class includes tastings, hands-on cooking. Bring an apron and an appetite. Complimentary beer and wine served.
Mehirat Hametz (Selling of the Hametz)
Please fill out THIS ONLINE FORM by April 3rd
Please fill out the Mehirat Hametz form to authorize Hazzan Goldsmith to sell your hametz. We are not always able to destroy or remove all of our hametz. So the rabbis ordained that a symbolic sale is made of all the hametz to a non-Jew in the community, who then sells it back to us after Pesach. The hametz is then no longer “in our possession.” This is normally done through the synagogue for the entire congregation. It is only necessary to sell or destroy food items; not dishes or utensils. Please fill out the online form by April 3rd. It is only necessary to sell or destroy food; dishes and utensils are simply locked away in storage for the duration of the festival.
Biur Hametz (Burning of the Hametz)
Wednesday, April 5 at 9:30am
In-Person or Livestreamed
Burn your leftover chametz live on the Adas Facebook page or in-person in the Adas Parking Lot. We will be reviewing the blessing and customs for this Passover tradition. The burning of hametz should be completed by about 10 am.
Sefirat HaOmer - The Counting of the Omer
Begins The Second Night of Passover
Sefirat HaOmer Prayer Pages: Download Here
Beginning on the second night of Passover we begin to count 49 days, 7 weeks until we reach the wheat harvest and Revelation at Mount Sinai on Shavuot. We call this time the Sefirat HaOmer or “Counting of the Omer.” The Omer is counted each night after the sun goes down- if one forgets, you can say the blessing all day until nightfall the next evening.
Yizkor
Thursday, April 13 @ approximately 11am - Virtual Yizkor Service
Yizkor Service Pages: Download Here
Yizkor in Hebrew, means “Remember.” When we recite Yizkor, we renew and strengthen the connection between us and our loved one, bringing merit to the departed souls. Adas will be holding it’s virtual Yizkor memorial service on the eighth day of Passover, Thursday, April 13, following the Shacharit service at approximately 11:00 am.
Rabbinical Assembly Guide for Passover
Last year we experienced a truly different Passover, from the preparations & purchases, to the Seders, and beyond. As Passover approached, the CJLS (Committee on Jewish Law and Standards) provided updated guidelines for the moment in which we found ourselves--so many uncertainties about food supplies, financial difficulties, and the loss of family & community gatherings as we once knew them. This year, the Rabbinical Assembly has once again provided an updated Passover guide with information including: Kashering/Cleaning, Destruction of Hametz, Purchasing of Food and more.
Erev Pesach, Wednesday, April 5
• 7:30am Shacharit/ Siyyum Bechorot
Join live: Zoom with Daily Minyan
• 9:30am Biur Chametz
In Person or View live: facebook.com/adasisraeldc
• 5:00pm Mincha for Chag on Zoom
Join Live: Zoom with Daily Minyan
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Afternoon Pages: Download Here
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Evening Pages: Download Here
• 7:30pm First Night Seder w/ Rabbi Krinsky
Click Here to Register
Day 1, Thursday, April 6
• 9:30am Combined Shacharit Service, Hallel and Tal
In-Person or View live Here
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Morning Pages: Download Here
Torah and Haftarah Pages: Download Here
• 5pm Mincha on Zoom
Join Live: Zoom with Daily Minyan
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Afternoon Pages: Download Here
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Evening Pages: Download Here
Day 2, Friday, April 7
• 9:30am Combined Shacharit Service, In the Gewirz Beit Am
View Live: adasisrael.org/shabbat-services-livestream
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Morning Pages: Download Here
Torah and Haftarah Pages: Download Here
• 10:30am Passover Songs and Books, In the Youth Lounge
• 6:00pm Kabbalat Shabbat in the Biran Beit Midrash with Hazzan Goldsmith
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Evening Pages: Download Here
Day 3, Saturday, April 8
• 9:15am Shabbat Pesach, Shacharit and Hallel,
Charles E. Smith Service with Rabbi Krinsky
In-Person or View live Here
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Morning Pages: Download Here
• 9:30am TEM Shabbat Pesach, Shacharit and Hallel in the Gewirz Beit Am
• 11am Mah Tovu, In the Youth Lounge
Day 4, Sunday, April 9
• 9:00am Shacharit and Hallel
In-Person or Join Live: Zoom with Daily Minyan
Weekday Shacharit Morning Pages: Download Here
• 6:00pm Maariv
Join Us on Zoom (No In-Person): Zoom with Daily Minyan
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Evening Pages: Download Here
Day 5, Monday, April 10
• 7:30am Shacharit and Hallel
In-Person or Join Live: Zoom with Daily Minyan
Weekday Shacharit Morning Pages: Download Here
• 6:00pm Maariv
Join Us on Zoom (No In-Person): Zoom with Daily Minyan
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Evening Pages: Download Here
Day 6, Tuesday, April 11
• 7:30am Shacharit and Hallel
Join Live: Zoom with Daily Minyan
Weekday Shacharit Morning Pages: Download Here
• 6:00pm Maariv/Kabbalat Chag with Hazzan Goldsmith in the Biran Beit Midrash
In-Person or Join Live: Zoom with Daily Minyan
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Afternoon Pages: Download Here
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Evening Pages: Download Here
Day 7, Wednesday, April 12
• 9:15am Shacharit Service and Hallel Combined in the Gewirz Beit Am
In-Person or View Live
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Morning Pages: Download Here
Torah and Haftarah Pages: Download Here
• 6:00pm Maariv/Kabbalat Chag
In-Person or View Live: Adas Facebook Page
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Afternoon Pages: Download Here
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Evening Pages: Download Here
Day 8, Thursday, April 13
• 9:15am Shacharit/Hallel and Yizkor in the Charles E. Smith Sanctuary
In-Person or View Live
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Morning Pages: Download Here
Yizkor Service Pages: Download Here
Torah and Haftarah Pages: Download Here
• 9:15am TEM Shacharit/ Hallel and Yizkor
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Afternoon Pages: Download Here
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Evening Pages: Download Here
• 10:30am Passover Songs and Books, In the Youth Lounge
• 12:15pm Mincha immediately following morning services
In-Person or View Live
Siddur Shabbat & Festival Afternoon Pages: Download Here
