The Calabasas Shul 5775/2015
Pesach Guide
Candle Lighting
Day
Fri
Sat
Thurs
Fri
Date
3- Apr
4- Apr
9- Apr
When Time
By
6:58pm
After 8:00pm
By
7:03pm
10-Apr
By
Services
7:04pm
Friday, April 3rd
Last time to EAT Chometz: 10:25 A.M.
Last time to DISPOSE of Chometz: 11:43 A.M.
Blessing(s)
Shabbos/Yom Tov/Shehechianu
Yom Tov & Shehechianu
Yom Tov
Shabbos & Yom Tov
Day Services will be at the Shul, Evening Services will be at the Vann Home
Day
Date
Time
Service
Location
Fri
Fri
Sat
Sat
Sun
Sun
3-Apr
3-Apr
4-Apr
4-Apr
5-Apr
5-Apr
6:30am
7:00pm
9:30am
6:45pm
9:30am
6:45pm
Shacharis/Firstborn Siyum
Mincha/Maariv
Shacharis
Mincha/Maariv
Shacharis
Mincha/Maariv
Shul
Thurs
Fri
Fri
9-Apr
10-Apr
10-Apr
7:00pm
9:00am
6:45pm
Mincha/Maariv
Shacharis
Mincha/Maariv
Vann Home
Shul
Sat
11-Apr
11-Apr
9:00am
Shacharis
6:45pm
Mincha/Maariv
Shul
Vann Home
Sat
Vann Home
Shul
Vann Home
Shul
Vann Home
Vann Home
Havdalah
Day
Sunday Night
Date
16-Apr
By/After
After
Time
8:03pm
Saturday Night
19-Apr
After
8:08pm
Community Seder
The Community Seder will be:
Saturday April 4th | 8:30 pm
At the Home of
Rabbi and Rebbetzen Vann
3606 Paseo Primario, Calabasas
$60/adult $40/children (3-12)
For reservations and more information, please visit:
www.CalabasasShul.org/pesach-community-seder
Sell Your Chometz
One is obligated to dispose of or
sell all leavened products prior
to Pesach. We have made selling
your chometz easy with the use of
the enclosed form. Please return
your contact to us by April 1st
to ensure that you are included in
the sale.
The contract is also available online at:
www.CalabasasShul.org/chometz-sale
The Calabasas Shul 5775/2015
Pesach Guide
Guide to Passover Preparation
Experience tells us that the more effort we put into something, the more we enjoy the fruits of our success. A junker
purchased by a teen after a summer job in the blazing sun is sweeter than a sweet sixteen new car from Dad. The reason:
Investment. Passover is no different. As we struggle to prepare our homes for Pesach, let us bear in mind the thoughts of
the great Kabbalist, the Ari HaKadosh (1534-1572) as he prepared his home. “Please G-d, just as I am ridding my home of all
traces of chometz and leaven, so may I rid myself of all negative character traits.” The opportunity to actualize the spiritual
into the physical is the gift of Pesach.
Best Wishes for a happy, healthy, and kosher Pesach.
-Rabbi Yakov Vann
THURSDAY, April 2nd
Bedikat Chometz
On Thursday, April 2nd, in the evening, the head of every family leads in the search of the home for chometz and all
leavened products. The search is the culmination of our efforts to clean the home of all chometz and helps ensure that
even the smallest amount of chometz does not escape detection. Traditionally, ten pieces of bread are hidden carefully
throughout the home as a means to excite the children and conduct a thorough search. Be sure that each small piece has
been wrapped to prevent crumbs and that the kids recall where the chometz has been hidden! The search is conducted by
the light of a candle and flashlight to make sure every area is chometz-free.
Following the search, fearing that we may have missed some chometz, we go the extra mile and declare all chometz
unknown to us as ownerless and worthless. As this is not a prayer and requires a clear understanding; the customary phrase
for nullifying our chometz should be said in the language in which we are fluent.
Before the Search
The following blessing is recited before the search:
Transliteration:
Boruch oto Ado-noy Elo-haynu melech ho-olom, asher kid’shonu b’mitsvosov, v’tzivonu al bi-ur chomaytz.
English:
Blessed are you Hashem, our G-d, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments and has
commanded us concerning the removal of chometz.
After the search, following is said:
“Any chometz or leaven that is in my possession, which I have not seen, have not removed, and do not know about, should
be annulled and become ownerless, like dust of the earth.”
All of the Chometz is then gathered into one place and stored for burning Friday morning.
FRIDAY, April 3rd
Burning the Chometz
On Friday morning, April 3rd, we burn the chometz found during our search the night before. The burning must be
completed by 11:40 A.M.
The following declaration is said after we finish burning the remaining chometz:
“Any chametz or leaven that is in my possession, whether I have recognized it or not, whether I have seen it or not, whether
I have removed it or not, should be annulled and become ownerless, like the dust of the earth.”
Please help every family enjoy a sweet Pesach, make a donation at: www.tomcheishabbos.org
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