PESACH SERVICES
Our First Night Service on 5th April (6:15pm to 6:30pm) in the Millie Phillips Building, will be a short 15 minute service to enter into the Pesach spirit before heading off to your seder. We then have the below Pesach services
We hope you can join us!
1ST DAY SERVICE
MASORTI
A participatory, egalitarian, traditional service celebrating Pesach with the psalms of Hallel and special tunes of the festival
6th April at 9:00am
Millie Phillips Building
1ST DAY SERVICE
PROGRESSIVE
Join us for a beautiful service with the music of the Emanuel Ensemble and poetry and readings connected with the themes of Pesach
6th April at 10:00am
Neuweg
2ND DAY SERVICE
MASORTI
A joyous egalitarian, traditional service with the songs and prayers for Pesach and festival days
7th April at 9:00am
Millie Phillips Building
2ND DAY SERVICE
PROGRESSIVE: PESACH LIVE
A spiritual and moving service with poetry, meditation, story and song taking us all on a journey from slavery to freedom, celebrating the themes of Pesach and finding our own personal meaning
7th April at 10:00am
Neuweg
7TH DAY SERVICE
MASORTI
A Pesach Beyachad service where we join together to mark the last days of the festival with Torah, learning and prayer
12th April at 9:00am
Millie Phillips Building
8TH DAY SERVICE (PESACH & YIZKOR)
MASORTI
An egalitarian, participatory service commemorating the final day of Pesach and containing the prayers of Yizkor, remembering our loved ones and giving thanks for their presence in our lives
13th April at 9:00am
Millie Phillips Building
8TH DAY SERVICE (PESACH & YIZKOR)
PESACH EMBRACE
The Embrace Service is a gentle, spiritual service, containing the major prayers, music, poetry and story and will have a time of reflection with the Yizkor prayers where we can honour our loved ones who are no longer living, and reflect on their lives and what they meant to us
13th April at 10:00am
Neuweg
INTRODUCTION TO PESACH
Passover, along with Sukkot and Shavuot, is one of the Shalosh Regalim (שלוש רגלים), or Three Pilgrimage Festivals, major holidays during which people in ancient times gathered in Jerusalem with their agricultural offerings. There are several mitzvot unique to Passover, which are evident in the customs and rituals of the holiday to this day: matzah; maror; chametz; biur chametz (removal of leaven from the home); and Haggadah. The name, Passover” comes from the miracle in which God “passed over” the houses of the Israelites during the tenth plague.
FAMILY SEDER
Join us for an interactive fun seder for families! Come on a journey through the Haggadah, meet Pharaoh, escape from Egypt and sing along with us.
6 April 2023, 5:00pm
Neuweg
Member Prices
- $65 per family (2 adults and up to 3 children)
- $30 for each additional adults
Non-member Prices
- $80 per family (2 adults and up to 3 children)
- $50 for each additional adults
COMMUNAL SEDER
Join together with our clergy as we journey through the Haggadah and celebrate our freedom and the themes of this time for us today.
Journey through the Haggadah from slavery to freedom, sing your favourite seder songs and enjoy good food and company!
6 April 2023, 6:30pm
Millie Philips Building
Member Prices
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Adult $85
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Children 13+ $55 (Under 13 Free)
Non-member Prices
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Adult $120
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Children 13+ $55 (Under 13 Free)
WOMEN’S SEDER
Women were instrumental in the Exodus from Egypt. Every year the women in our congregation join together and using our special Haggadah we re-tell the story of the liberation from slavery, focusing on the role of women and the ways in which their stories inspire us. Registration is essential.
10 April 2023, 6:00pm
Millie Philips Building
Member Prices
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Adult $50
Non-member Prices
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Adult $65
Sale of chametz
During Pesach it is not permitted to own any chametz. To avoid having to throw or give away the chametz that we may have in our possession, we sell it to a non-Jewish person for the duration of the festival.
Often people will authorise a person within the community to sell the chametz on their behalf.