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Pesach 2025 at Kesher Israel

Thank you for visiting Kesher Israel's Pesach Portal for 2025/5785.
Please click the below quick links to access all of the information and resources available for the chag!

Chag Kasher V'Sameach!

Quick Links:

   
Donate Maot Chittim Kosher for Pesach Food in DC
Information on Bi'ur Chametz (Burning) Sell Chametz with Rabbi Shafner
Pesach Programming Pesach Halachot Information

Programming

Pre-Pesach Food Drive with Capital Kosher Pantry
Sunday, March  30 - Sunday, April 6

Kesher will be running a Pre-Pesach Food Drive for Capital Kosher Pantry, the area's only Kosher food pantry. As you clean out your chametz and shop for Pesach, consider donating either Kosher for Pesach or chametz items. A box will be available for donations in the shul lobby from Sunday, March 30 through Sunday, April 6. Please email Miriam Cleeman at chesed@kesher.org with any questions.

Shabbat HaGadol Drasha: "Square Matzah vs Round Matzah: What’s the halachic and historical difference?"
Shabbat, April 12 • 5:45 PM

Please join Rabbi Shafner for his Shabbat HaGadol Drasha, "Square Matzah vs Round Matzah: What’s the halachic and historical difference?"

Mechirat Chametz (Sale of Chametz)

Rabbi Shafner will be coordinating the sale of chametz for Kesher Israel.

All Kesher Israel chametz sales will be conducted online. 

If you would like to make a kinyan in person with Rabbi Shafner please do so before or after davening the week before Pesach.        

Click here to fill out the online form.

Please fill out the form by 11:59 PM on Thursday April 10.    

Please wait an hour after the end of the holiday to use your chametz.  If you have questions, please do not hesitate to be in touch with Rabbi Shafner.  

Maot Chittim

If one is concerned about their ability to afford Pesach foods, please contact Rabbi Shafner for assistance.

Maot Chittim donations can be contributed online or called into the office.

To ensure that funds are available for distribution in time for Chag, please complete by Thursday April 10.
 

 

Bi'ur Chametz (burning of Chametz)

There will be an outdoor burning of chametz at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 11 in the backyard of the Shafner/Winkelman residence.

Kosher for Passover in DC

Char Bar Passover Catering 
Char Bar is offering Passover Seder and meal catering (delivery in DC is $5). Orders must be placed by Tuesday April 1 at 11:00 am. Click here for info and menu.

Buying Wine from KosherWine.com? Give Back to Kesher

Did you know that kosherwine.com will donate 2% of your order to Kesher? Use this link to place your order, or go to https://www.kosherwine.com/give-back after ordering to enter your order number and Kesher's code (526386) under "Earn Cash For Your Charity."

Full Pesach Schedule and Times

Thursday, April 10       7:00 AM  Shacharit  
  7:45 AM Siyum (in person) following Shacharit  
Ta'anit Bechorot 7:20 PM  Mincha (subject to change)
  After 8:22 PM             Bedikat Chametz
     
Friday, April 11 7:15 AM   Shacharit
  11:00AM  Communal Bi'ur Chametz (Rabbinic Residence) 
  7:23 PM Candlelighting
   7:25 PM  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv
     
Shabbat, April 12 8:00 AM  Shacharit  
  10:58AM  Last time to eat Chametz  
  12:04PM  Last time to own Chametz  
  5:45 PM Shabbat Hagadol Drasha: "Square Matzah vs Round Matzah: What’s the halachic and historical difference?"  
Erev Pesach 7:10 PM  Mincha
  8:23 PM CandleLighting 
    No Seudah Shlishit in Shul
     
Sunday, April 13 1:08 AM Chatzot
1st day of Pesach 10:00AM  Shacharit
  7:25 PM  Mincha, followed by Maariv
  8:24 PM Candle Lighting
   

Sefirat Ha'omer begins after the 2nd Seder.

     
Monday, April 14 1:08 AM Chatzot
2nd day of Pesach 10:00AM  Shacharit
1st day of Omer 7:25 PM  Mincha/Maariv
  8:26 PM   Havdalah
     
Tuesday, April 15 7:00 AM  Shacharit 
Chol HaMoed, 3rd day of Pesach 7:30 PM  Mincha/Maariv
     
Wedneday, April 16 7:00 AM  Shacharit
Chol HaMoed, 4th day of Pesach 7:30PM  Mincha/Maariv
     
Thursday, April 17 7:00 AM  Shacharit 
Chol HaMoed, 5th day of Pesach 7:30 PM Mincha/Maariv
     
Friday, April 18 7:00 AM  Shacharit
Chol Hamoed, 6th day of Pesach 7:30 PM  Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv/Candlelighting
     
Shabbat, April 19 9:00 AM  Shacharit
Yom Tov Pesach, 7th day Pesach 7:30 PM  Mincha/Maariv
  8:32 PM Candle Lighting
    No Seudah Shlishit in Shul
Sunday, April 20    
Yom Tov Pesach, 8th day Pesach 9:00 AM  Shacharit 
  7:30 PM   Mincha/Maariv
  8:32 PM
 Havdalah
     
     

 

Pesach Halachot, Reference & Reading Material, and Kashrut Information

Wed, April 30 2025 2 Iyyar 5785