Services on hold because of the pandemic.
Next year may we spend the holiday together!
First 2 days of Passover Last time you can eat chametz: Wednesday, April 8, 10:30 am 1st Night Candle Lighting:Wednesday, April 8, 6:59 pm If joining us on Zoom, please log on by 6:45 pm here.
Instructions on how to participate are here.
If you think you might join, please email Rabbi Shub (Rabbi@MaineSynagogue.org) by Wednesday afternoon to get the password.
2nd Night Candle Lighting: Thursday, April 9, not before 8:00 pm If you think you might join, please email Rabbi Shub (Rabbi@MaineSynagogue.org) by Wednesday afternoon to get the password.
Shabbat Chol Hamoed ~2nd day of the Omer Shabbat Candle Lighting: Friday, April 10, 7:01 pm Havdallah: Saturday, April 11, 8:03 pm Join us for an online Havdallah at 8:15 pm onFacebook LiveandZoom!!
Last 2 days of Passover~ 6th and 7th day of the Omer
7th Night Candle Lighting: Tuesday, April 14, 7:06 pm 8th Night Candle Lighting: Wednesday, April 15, not before 8:07 pm Havdallah and end of Pesach: Thursday, April 16, 8:08 pm
Adeline (Channah) Glovsky Hale wishes the congregation a Chag Kasher v'Sameach Pesach in beloved memory of sonJeffrey Howard Hale (Yaakov Hillel ben Asher Boruch haLevi), motherBlanche (Bluma) Seigal Glovsky (Bluma bat Avraham haLevi), grandmothersRebecca Glovsky (Rachel bat Shabbatai) & Molly Seigal (Malka bas David), great-grandmotherFeige Seigal (Feige bat Dov) and Joseph Tubis (Yosef ben Isra- el), father ofDr. Arnold Tubis.
Todah to Donna Geller and Larry Geller for a generous donation in beloved memory of their father, Robert Geller.
Todah to Marcia and Leonard Klompus for a generous donation in beloved memory of Marcia’s grandmother, Rosa Povich.
Passover/Pesach Reminders
Each night’s seder begins after candle-lighting time.
Reminder: Erev Tavshilin This year, Shabbat immediately follows Yom Tov. Because all cooking done on Yom Tov must be for the holiday, an eruv tavshilin is necessary on Wednesday before candle-lighting time. The eruv tavshilin consists of a piece of matzah and a cooked dish; traditionally a boiled egg. The eruv tavshilin is the beginning of the Shabbat meal, and must be eaten on Shabbat. Check the table of contents in your siddur to find the blessing for the eruv tavshilin.
If you want to read more on the subject, click here.
* If you forget to make an eruv tavshilin, you may either rely on the one made by Rabbi Shub, or you may cook an abundance of food for Yom Tov, and serve the leftovers for Shabbat meals.
Chametz and Matzah The latest time this year to eat chametz is 10:30 am on Wednesday. Sell, nullify, or destroy chametz by 11:35 am. Do not eat matzah until the seder. Ashkenazim eat egg matzah before the seder; Sephardim and Mizrachim do not. Rice and other kitniyot may be eaten Wednesday before the seder.
For a detailed list of how to kasher your kitchen, what needs a Passover heksher and what does not, etc., please refer to OU's Passover Guide. (There are specific leniencies for this year outlined in this guide too.)
If you have any questions, pleaseemail Rabbi Shubas soon as possible.
Shaarey Tphiloh Online!!
Friday 4 pmThis Week's Parsha Reading~ Resuming after Pesach! When: Friday afternoon from 4:00 pm
Where: By phone, ZoomorFacebook Live
Let's share in the joys of Shabbat just before its beginning by reading this week's parashah together!! Tune in by phone, Zoom, or Facebook Live. Note: This is not a halakhic reading.
Saturday 8:15 pmHavdalah & Melaveh Malkah When: Saturday evening from 8:15 pm
Where: By phone, ZoomorFacebook Live
Regular Tuesday evening classes will be on hiatus until April 14.
We will resume again after Pesach on April 21.
Meanwhile, to sign up for classes, email Rabbi Shub hereor sign up for claseshere(http://bit.ly/JewishMaineMiniCourses).
Refuah Shleimah, a Speedy Recovery!
Channa Bryndel bat Bluma
Yoiel Meshilum Feish ben Ruchle
Elisheva bat Ephraim
Baruch ben Avraham
Leah bat Doris
Carmela bat Mazal
Miriam Tovah bat Gittel
Akiva ben Sarah
Deena bat Yehudit
Zelda Norof
Meir ben Helen
Dear Shaarey Tphiloh Community,
Please let us know if there is anyone whose name you would like included in our service and announcements by emailing us and keep us updated through their recovery.
We will keep you updated about additional programs and events listed under "Shaarey Tphiloh Online" as well as available resources with our weekly newsletters.
The Rabbi is happy to provide counseling and advice via Rabbi@MaineSynagogue.org. If you would like to speak with him on the phone, please send him an email with your contact information.
