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Hag Kasher v'Sameah!

Saturday, April 12 - Sunday, April 20, 2024

Passover is the eight-day festival that recounts and celebrates the Israelites escape from slavery in Egypt. Agudas Achim a number of events and resources available to help you celebrate Passover with your family and the AAC community. Scroll down in the page or click any of the hyperlinks below to find what you need.

Sell Your Hametz | Service Schedule | Pesah Resources (Includes Food Deliveries)

Mekhirat Hametz (Selling of Hametz)

Click here to sell your hametz online
Click here to for the print out form

The deadline to submit either form is April 10th

In an ideal world, we would use up, give away, or destroy all of our hametz before the start of Pesah. The rabbis, however, recognized that not everyone had this capability and instituted a legal remedy. Through mekhirat hametz - the sale of hametz to a non-Jew - we arrange a technicality that removes the hametz from our possession. By filling out either the online or physical form linked above, you authorize Rabbi Rein to "sell" all hametz so that they are not accidentally consumed during the holiday.

Although in other sales, the seller receives money, in this one, it is customary for the seller to include with the sale authorization a donation, called ma’ot hittin, “money for wheat,” which will be placed in the Rabbi’s Discretionary fund to help those in need.

Seder Match-Ups

Click here to be matched

Whether your oven is broken and you're looking for a place to go for Pesah, or your eager to make new friends, Agudas Achim has you covered. Fill out the form above and we'll do our best to make sure that your table has friends*.

*seat assignments not guaranteed. AAC staff will do their best, but options will be limited by the number of hosts and other factors outside of our control.

Young Families Passover Celebration

Click here to register

Please visit the Young Families page to find out more about Passover programming!

Pesah Service Schedule

(Please note that the schedule is subject to change; In-Person Ma'ariv Services will also use the Friday Night Shabbat Zoom Link;

Yom Tov Services will also be livestreamed using the Shabbat Livestream)

Thursday, April 10- Fast of the First Born

7:30 a.m. | In-Person Morning Minyan/Siyyum Bechorot
7:30 p.m. | Ma'ariv (Zoom only)

Saturday, April 12 - First Seder

9:30 a.m. | Shabbat Morning Service in the Cohen Sanctuary
No Ma'ariv Service; enjoy your Seder!

Sunday, April 13 - Pesah Day 1

9:30 a.m. | Yom Tov Morning Service in the Cohen Sanctuary
No Ma'ariv Service; enjoy your Seder!

Monday, April 14 - Pesah Day 2

9:30 a.m. | Yom Tov Morning Service in the Cohen Sanctuary
8:30 p.m. | Ma'ariv (Zoom only)

Tuesday, April 15 - Chol Ha'Moed, Pesah Day 3

7:30 a.m. | Morning Minyan ( Zoom only)
7:30 p.m. | Ma'ariv (Zoom only)

Wednesday, April 16 - Chol Ha'Moed, Pesah Day 4

7:30 a.m. | Morning Minyan ( Zoom only)
7:30 p.m. | Ma'ariv (Zoom only)

Thursday, Chol Ha'Moed, April 17 - Pesah Day 5

7:30 a.m. | Morning Minyan ( Zoom)
7:30 p.m. | Ma'ariv (Zoom only)

Friday, April 18 - Chol Ha'Moed, Pesah Day 6

7:30 a.m. | Morning Minyan ( Zoom)
6 p.m. | Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma'ariv Service in the Flax Family Chapel
7:30 p.m. | Candle Lighting

Saturday, April 19 - Pesah Day 7

9:30 a.m. | Shabbat Pesah Morning Service in the Cohen Sanctuary
6 p.m. | Ma'ariv Service in the Flax Family Chapel

Sunday, April 20 - Pesah Day 8

9:30 a.m. | Yom Tov Morning Service in the Cohen Sanctuary
11 a.m. | Yizkor
8:30 p.m. | Ma'ariv (Zoom only)

Food From Moti's for Pesah

Click here for Moti's Pesah Menu

Want something new for your Pesah Seder table? Too stressed about kashering the kitchen to even think about cooking? Then let Moti's do the cooking for you. Email foodorder@motismarket.com or call 301.822.4101 by Monday, March 31 to place your order.

Food From Signature Caterers for Pesah

Click here to order

Prefer a different option for your Passover menu? Click the link above to see what Signature Caterers has to offer. Orders are due by Monday, March 31.

Pesah Resources

The Rabbinical Assembly's Guide for Pesah 5784

Click here for more information

The last several years have had us experiencing Passover in non-traditional formats. To help us navigate this uncertain terrain, the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS) provided guidelines for the moment we found ourselves. This year, as we move out of the Pandemic and towards a new normal, the CJLS has once again provided updated Pesah guidelines with information that includes kashering, destruction of hametz, food purchases and more.

If you have any questions not answered by the guide, please contact Rabbi Rein.

Are you a visual learner? Click here for videos from the Rabbinical Assembly on kashering for Pesah.

Additional Resources for Pesah

With a new normal slowly settling in, we still may need to turn to other resources to have a meaningful holiday, to find strength, and to carry on or further develop traditions. Below are additional resources provided by various Jewish organizations to help you and your family have a wonderful Passover. This year, we also have included resources for addressing the aftermath of October 7th that is still so present in our lives.