Passover 2020-5780
Authorization to Sell Hametz 5780
The deadline to sell hametz is 8:00 AM on Wednesday, April 8, 2020.
You can fill out our online form or visit the Temple Office allowing Rabbi Annie Lewis to sell all of your hametz on your behalf. A donation to tzedakah is required to make this a valid transaction. It is customary to make a donation to the Passover League in exchange for selling your hametz. This can be done through the Temple office or online. The Passover League distributes grants throughout the Philadelphia region to groups that provide Seders to individuals who would otherwise not have the resources or ability to attend. The Passover League also provides Passover food for homebound Jews and distributes boxes of Passover food to hospitalized Jewish veterans.
BZBI Passover Schedule
For services not offered by BZBI, we recommend the Congregation Adath Israel Live Stream at https://www.adathisrael.org/livestream
Wednesday, April 8
7:45 AM – Minyan and Siyyum Bekhorim sponsored by Cara Levinson
Quick access link here
10:45 AM – Finish eating hametz before this time.
7:15 PM – Candle lighting
1st Seder at home, no evening service
Thursday, April 9
Passover 1st Day
No morning service
8:15 PM – Candle lighting
2nd Seder at home, no evening service
Friday, April 10
Passover 2nd Day
No morning or evening services
7:17 PM – Candle lighting
Chol Hamoed Pesach (intermediate days)
Saturday, April 11
Passover 3rd Day
No morning or evening services
8:22 PM – Shabbat ends
Sunday, April 12
Passover 4th Day
9:00 AM – Morning service
Quick access link here
No evening service
Monday April 13
Passover 5th Day
7:45 AM – Morning service
Quick access link here
5:30 PM – Evening service
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Tuesday, April 14
Passover 6th Day
7:45 AM – Morning service
Quick access link here
No evening service
8:22 PM – Candle lighting
Yom Tov shel Pesach (final days)
Wednesday, April 15
Passover 7th day
No morning or evening services
Thursday, April 16
Passover 8th day
No morning or evening services
8:23 PM – Passover ends — wait one full hour before using any hametz you sold.
Friday, April 17: Yizkor
5:30 PM, Tot Shabbat
6:00 PM, Kabbalat Shabbat
6:45 PM, Yiskor Service, immediately following Kabbalat Shabbat.
All services accessed via Quick access link here
We will conduct an online Yiskor (memorial) service on the Friday evening after Pesach ends, in accordance with rabbinic rulings about observance this year.