Pesach 5772/2012

"All who are hungry, let them come and eat" is not just something we read in the Haggadah once a year. It is said the Abraham and Sarah placed such great importance on welcoming others that they kept the walls of their tents open so that the could see potential guests from a long way off and "ran" to prepare for them. At Tikvat Israel, we strive to emulate this example and offer members of our community to be either a host or a guest at a Passover Seder.

If you do not have a Seder to got to, or if you have room at your Seder for others, please fill out the attached form by March 30, 2012 and return it to the office.

Click here to download a form to host or be a guest at a Seder!

Sale of chametz - Chametz is translated as "leavened bread and refers to food prepared from five species of grain - wheat, barley, oats, spelt, and rye - that has been allowed to leaven…". The rule against leaven applies not only to its consumption but also to enjoying any benefit thereof and even to its possession. Therefore, before the arrival of Passover, all leaven must be removed from one's premises. Nor should one have leaven in his legal possession. In a simple economy, not having any leaven in one's legal possession was easily accomplished. If by chance a bit of leaven was left, it could be disposed of with relative ease. When the economy became more complex, a new solution had to be found - selling one's chametz to a non-Jew for the duration of Passover." (From R. Isaacs, Every Person's Guide to Passover).

Download a copy of TI's Chametz Sale Form

The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism publishes an annual Passover Guide. You can download it at here from the www.rabbinicalassembly.org site or call the office and request that a copy be mailed to you.

Schedule of Religious Services at Tikvat Israel

(with Chametz and Candlelighting Times for Rockville, MD)