Passover/Pesah 2023/5783 – IKAR

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Passover/Pesah 2023/5783

Upcoming:

Passover 1st Day Services – Thursday, 4/6, 10am PT, Hybrid (Shalhevet/Website)

TRIBE (IKAR’s 20s-30s) Seder – Thursday, 4/6, 7pm, Event Space

IKARites From Afar and Morning Minyan Seder – Sunday, 4/9, 3pm PT/4pm MT/5pm CT/6pm ET, Zoom

Passover 8th Day Services – Thursday, 4/13, 9:30am PT, Hybrid (Shalhevet/Website)

Seder Matching!

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Please let us know if you can host or would like to be matched for the first Seder on Wednesday, April 5.

We will be in touch about timing, location, and other logistics once we recieve your submission.

Haggadot, Resources, & Actions

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Seder Guide

What’s the deal with Hametz?

Jam to Passover-Themed Spotify Playlists

What is Passover/Pesah?

PASSOVER IS…

…the enduring testament to the power of possibility. It’s our job to make it meaningful.

From the story of the Exodus from Egypt emerges the most powerful claim of our tradition: the eternal possibility that we can move from slavery to freedom, from darkness to light, from degradation to dignity.

Are You Seder Ready?

Click here to make sure you have everything you need for your table. Don’t forget pillows, you want to be comfy.

ICYMI: Click to watch

How to Lead a Seder: Music & Words by R’ David Kasher & Hillel Tigay, 4.13.22

Sermon: Leaving Egypt in a Warming World by R’ Morris Panitz, 4.10.22

The Priests of Passover – Parsha Study by R’ David Kasher, 4.7.22

The Plagues and OUR PLAGUE by R’ Chaim Seidler-Feller, 4.5.22

Greatest Hits

Learn: How to Lead Your Own Seder – R’ David Kasher

Read: On Passover Night, Let’s Relinquish Our Fear – R’ Sharon Brous

Dance: Ozi V’zimrat Yah – Hazzan Hillel Tigay

Swoon: IKAR Kids Talk Passover