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Passover Services, Seders Available
Temples offer community seders, services during Passover.
The Jewish holiday of Passover, a celebration of the time the Israelites left Egypt more than 3,000 years ago, begins at sundown Monday and extends eight days.
During Passover, Jews celebrate their transition from slavery in Egypt to freedom. The focal point is a communal meal, called the Seder, which means order, because of the fixed order of service. It is a time for rejoicing and celebration for their deliverance during the exodus.
Passover’s first night seder features special foods that complement a retelling of the story of their ancestors' slavery and release from Egypt, in a sequence of 15 steps.
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The traditional seder plate contains a roasted bone as a Passover offering; bitter herbs such as lettuce, endive and horseradish; a hard-boiled egg that is the festival offering; grated horseradish and romaine lettuce; a sweet paste of apples, pears, nuts and wine called charoset, which symbolizes the mortar Jews used in Egypt; some root vegetable, such as an onion or boiled potato; wine; and a dish of salt water, which represents the tears of slavery as well as the waters of the Red Sea, which parted to let the Jews escape Egypt. There’s also unleavened bread called matzah, which they didn’t have time bake because they had to leave Egypt so quickly after the Angel of Death killed the Egyptians’ first born, the last of 10 plagues God sent to punish the Pharaoh and Egyptians.
Here are service times at several Jewish temples in the Huntington area.
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Huntington Jewish Center
510 Park Ave.
Huntington, NY 11743
(631) 427-1089
Monday, April 18
7 a.m. – Siyyum, Fast of the First Born
An early morning service in the Lief Chapel will be followed by a study session and a light meal sponsored by the Men’s Club to break the fast. All first born and others are welcome.
7:15 p.m. – Candle lighting for the seder meal, in members’ homes.
Tuesday, April 19
9:30 a.m. – Shacharit, First Day
7:56 p.m. –Candle lighting in members’ homes.
Wednesday, April 20
9:30 a.m. – Shacharit, Second Day
Sunday, April 24
7:30 p.m. – Mincha, Maariv, Seventh Day
7:20 p.m – Candle lighting.
Monday, April 25
9:30 a.m. – Shacharit, Seventh Day
We will honor our Shabbat and Weekly Torah Readers during services
7:30 p.m. – Mincha, Maariv, Eighth Day
8:03 p.m. – Candle lighting
Tuesday, April 26
9:30 a.m. – Shacharit, Yizkor, Eighth Day
Yizkor will be recited during services on the Eighth Day
Members of the Congregation will chant Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) on Shabbat morning, April 23
(All times reflect Daylight Savings Time)
Temple Beth El
660 Park Ave.
Huntington, NY 11743
(631) 421-5835
Tuesday, April 19
5:30-8 p.m. – Passover Second Night Seder (event is full; all seats are booked)
April 22
6:15 p.m. – Shabbat
April 24
7 p.m. – Festival and Yizkor service, where prayers are offered for the deceased
April 29
7 p.m. – Family Shabbat. Junior choir sings, family friendly
Kehehillath Shalom Synagogue
58 Goose Hill Road
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
(631) 367-4589
April 19
6:30 p.m. – Community seder; must reserve a seat
April 23
11 a.m. – Worship
Noon – Matzah lunch
April 26
10 a.m. – Yizkor service
Young Israel of Huntington
598 Park Ave.
Huntington, NY 11743
(631) 944-6751
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