Happy Passover
It’s Pesach!
The holiday begins tonight, Friday April 22nd at 7:28 P.M. and ends Saturday night, April 30th at 8:41 P.M.
We stop eating Chametz (leavened foods) at 10:36 A.M. this morning and we have to be rid of all Chametz from our possession at 11:45 A.M. We refrain from eating, seeing, and owning Chametz until a half hour after Passover ends, 8 days later on Saturday night April 30th at 8:41 PM.
1) Candle lighting tonight for Shabbat and Pesach is at 7:28 P.M. We say 2 blessings tonight. The first one is for Shabbat and the Holiday. The second blessing is shehechiyanu.
Bo-ruch a-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu me-lech ho-olom a-sher ki-de-sha-nu be-mitz-vo-sov ve-tzi-vo-nu le-had-lik ner shel Sha-bos v’shel Yom Tov.
Translation: Blessed are you, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and has commanded us to kindle the light of the Sabbath and the Festival Day.
The Shehecheyonu blessing:
Bo-ruch a-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu me-lech ho-olom she-he-che-ya-nu vi-kee-yi-ma-nu vi-hi-gee-an-u liz-man ha-zeh.
Translation: Blessed are you, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who has kept us alive and sustained us and let us reach this time.
Saturday night April 23rd. We light candles after 8:32 P.M. and this candle can only be lit from a flame that was burning before Shabbat began. Havdalah is Sunday night April 24th after 8:33 P.M. We say 2 blessings. One for the holiday and Shehechiyanu.
Bo-ruch a-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu me-lech ho-olom a-sher ki-de-sha-nu be-mitz-vo-sov ve-tzi-vo-nu le-had-lik ner shel Yom Tov.
Translation: Blessed are you, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and has commanded us to kindle the light of the Festival Day.
The Shehecheyonu blessing:
Bo-ruch a-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu me-lech ho-olom she-he-che-ya-nu vi-kee-yi-ma-nu vi-hi-gee-an-u liz-man ha-zeh.
Translation: Blessed are you, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who has kept us alive and sustained us and let us reach this time.
Passover then continues with the middle days and next Friday and Shabbat are the last two days of the holiday.
FVJN Wishes Everyone A Happy Passover
