Tuesday's School Seder

Wednesday, April 1

First night

of Passover

Friday, April 3

6:30 p.m. Yizkor

7 p.m. Shabbat service

Passover

Family Shabbat

Join Rabbi Helayne Shalhevet and Cantor Lisa Ann Wharton at 6:30 p.m. Friday for the Yizkor memorial service and at 7 p.m. for our Passover Family Shabbat. Joining them on the bimah will be trustee Joan Perrin. This week's Shabbat has been adopted by the members of our Ritual Committee.

YAHRZEITS: We will be remembering Dennis Dolling, Leah Elizabeth Goodman, Lillian Pauline Kramer, Joan Rosenberg, Rose Weiner and Sarah Zusman.





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IN THE TORAH

By Rabbi Helayne Shalhevet



Special Portion for Passover,

Exodus 12:21-51

After the death of the Egyptian firstborn, the Israelites are finally allowed to leave. They do so quickly, even though they do not have everything prepared and without allowing time for the dough on their backs to rise, making matzah.

What do we learn from this portion? The Israelites had asked many times for freedom. Yet when it came time, they had not prepared anything for their journey. From this we learn two things. First, the importance of being prepared — despite having to wait so long, how can we expect something to happen if we are not prepared for it? The second lesson is one of faith. The Israelites, while continuing to ask for freedom, did not actually believe it would happen — or they would have been prepared. Our faith isn’t just something in our minds. It can and should shape our very lives.