Utilize the days and weeks before Pesach to clean your house thoroughly from all chometz products.

Purchase Matzah and Kosher for Passover items.

Chabad UES morning services 7:30 am 

Followed by Siyum on tractate Sanhedrin for the Fast of the First born

Fast of the Firstborn. All firstborn males are required to fast. To be exempt from fasting, one can participate in a meal marking the fulfillment of a mitzvah; such as a siyum. Chabad UES will be making a Siyum following morning services.  

Did you remember to sell your chametz? Complete an online “Authorization for the Sale of  Chametz” form by  clicking here .

Bedikat Chometz:

Search for the chametz after dark (In NYC after 8:00 pm). Recite the blessing prior to the search, and the nullification of the chometz (Kol Chamira) following the search.  Click here for more information on the search and removal of chametz.

Friday, April 11

Morning Services 7:30 am

Burn your remaining (unsold) chometz before 11:41 am.

At Chabad Upper East Side we will be burning chometz at 11 am. Bring only the 10 small pieces from bedikat chometz.

Light Shabbat candles 7:13 pm.

Candle-Lighting Blessing for Shabbos

Blessed are You, L-rd, our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us to light the candle of the Holy Shabbos

ב Bah-rookh ah-tah ah-doh-noi eh-loh-hay-noo meh-lekh hah-oh-lahm ah-sher ki-deh-shah-noo beh-mitz-voh-tahv veh-tzee-vah-noo leh-hahd-lik nehr shehl Shabbos Kodesh

Mincha followed by Evening services: 7:20 pm

Shabbat, April 12

SHABBOS HAGADOL

Shabbos morning services 7:30 am

Make kiddush at home and make the hamotzie over challah rolls before 10:41 am. Be extra careful crumbs should not scatter or come in contact with your Pesach items. Flush all extra crumbs in the toilet. 

Eat Chometz until 10:41 am

Flush Chometz by 11:41 am

The rest of the day eat Passover foods.

7:00 pm Mincha followed by evening services

Chabad UES Seder 8:15 pm 

Light candles after 8:15 pm 

Light candles from a pre-existing flame after 8:15 pm (Time is for NYC). 

1. Candle-Lighting Blessing for Passover 

Blessed are You, L-rd, our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us to light the candle of  the Holiday.

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל יוֹם טוֹב

Bah-rookh ah-tah ah-doh-noi eh-loh-hay-noo meh-lekh hah-oh-lahm ah-sher ki-deh-shah-noo beh-mitz-voh-tahv veh-tzee-vah-noo leh-hahd-lik nehr shehl yohm tohv

2. Shehecheyanu Blessing

Blessed are You, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this occasion.

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִיעָנוּ לִזְמַן הַזֶּה

Bah-rookh ah-tah ah-doh-noi eh-loh-hay-noo meh-lekh hah-oh-lahm sheh-heh-kheh-yah-noo veh-kee-mah-noo ve-hih-gee-ah-noo liz-mahn hah-zeh

Begin the Seder

Morning service. Chabad UES services begin 10 am.
 

The Prayer for dew: During the Musaf Amidah, we change over and begin to recite morid hatal, the prayer for dew, and we omit the prayer for rain. This practice continues until Shemini Atzeret, the day after Sukkot.

Birchat Kohanim / P riestly blessing during the  Musaf prayer.

Festive lunch meal.

Mincha / Maariv 7:15pm

Begin counting of the Omer.  The counting of the Omer is recited during each of the next forty-nine days, leading up to the holiday of Shavuot on the fiftieth day. The 49 days embody the 49 steps of self-improvement — beginning with the departure from our “personal” Egypt, until our arrival at Mount Sinai, when we are ready to accept the wisdom of the  Torah.

Light candles from a pre-existing flame after 8:16 pm (Time is for NYC). 

1. Candle-Lighting Blessing for Passover 

Blessed are You, L-rd, our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us to light the candle of  the Holiday.

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל יוֹם טוֹב

Bah-rookh ah-tah ah-doh-noi eh-loh-hay-noo meh-lekh hah-oh-lahm ah-sher ki-deh-shah-noo beh-mitz-voh-tahv veh-tzee-vah-noo leh-hahd-lik nehr shehl yohm tohv

2. Shehecheyanu Blessing

Blessed are You, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this occasion.

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִיעָנוּ לִזְמַן הַזֶּה

Bah-rookh ah-tah ah-doh-noi eh-loh-hay-noo meh-lekh hah-oh-lahm sheh-heh-kheh-yah-noo veh-kee-mah-noo ve-hih-gee-ah-noo liz-mahn hah-zeh

Second Seder

Chabad UES 2nd Seder 8:30 pm

10:00 AM Morning service at Chabad UES.

Full  Hallel is recited. Two Torah scrolls are taken out of the ark.

Birchat Kohanim/ Priestly blessing during the Musaf prayer.

“Yaaleh Veyavo” is inserted during all prayers and in the Grace After Meals.

Festive lunch meal.

Mincha / Maariv 7:15 pm. Count second day of the Omer.

YOM TOV ENDS 8:17 pm

Chabad UES Shacharit 7:30 am

In many communities, throughout the intermediate days of Passover,  tefillin are not worn.

Half-Hallel is recited. Two Torah scrolls are taken out of the ark.

During all of the intermediate days, “Yaaleh Veyavo” is inserted during all prayers and in the Grace After Meals.

The intermediate days are observed with limited work restrictions.

After nightfall, count the day of the Omer.

Chabad UES Shacharit 7:30 am

In many communities, throughout the intermediate days of Passover,  tefillin are not worn.

Half-Hallel is recited. Two Torah scrolls are taken out of the ark.

During all of the intermediate days, “Yaaleh Veyavo” is inserted during all prayers and in the Grace After Meals.

The intermediate days are observed with limited work restrictions.

SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY CANDLE LIGHTING 7:21 pm

Mincha and Kabalat Shabbos 7:30 pm

Count the 6th day of the Omer.

Shabbat and holiday dinner at Chabad  RSVP

It is customary in many communities to remain awake all night, studying Torah, in commemoration of the great miracle of the Splitting of the Sea, which occurred on the 7th day of Passover.

7th day of Passover — Shabbat - Shevi'i Shel Pesach

Chabad UES Shacharit 9:30 am

Followed by Pesach Kiddush

Mincha 7:15 pm

8:23 Light candles for the 8th day of Passover after 8:23 pm, using a pre-existing flame, and recite this blessing:

Blessed are You, L-rd, our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us to light the candle of  the Holiday.

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל יוֹם טוֹב

Bah-rookh ah-tah ah-doh-noi eh-loh-hay-noo meh-lekh hah-oh-lahm ah-sher ki-deh-shah-noo beh-mitz-voh-tahv veh-tzee-vah-noo leh-hahd-lik nehr shehl yohm tohv

Mincha / Maariv 7:15 pm - Count the 7th day of the Omer.

Chabad UES services 9:30 am

Morning service.

Half Hallel is recited.

Two Torah scrolls are taken out of the ark.
Torah reading:  Deuteronomy 15:19–16:17 and  Numbers 28:19–25.
Haftarah:  Isaiah 10:32–12:6.

11:45 am: The Yizkor memorial service is recited following the Torah reading.

Birchat Kohanim / The Priestly Blessing during the Musaf prayer.

Festive lunch meal.

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6:15 pm Mincha

6:30 pm Moshiach's Seuda

On this final day of Passover we strive for the highest level of freedom, and focus on the Final Redemption. Following the Baal Shem Tov’s custom, we end Passover with “Moshiach’s Feast” — a festive meal complete with matzah and four cups of wine, during which we celebrate the imminent arrival of the Messiah. The feast begins before sunset and continues until after nightfall.

Evening prayers, the weekday Amidah is recited. After the Amidah, count the 8th day of the Omer.

After nightfall, perform the  Havdalah ceremony, omitting the blessings on the spices and on the candle flame.

Nightfall is the official end of Passover . In NYC Pesach ends 8:24 pm. Wait an hour to give the rabbi enough time to buy back your chometz before eating it.

The day following the holiday is known as Isru Chag. It is forbidden to fast on this day. Join us to start putting on Tefillin again at 7:30 am for Shacharit