You have the opportunity to sell your chametz through Beth Am with a form linked here. Complete this form by Tuesday, March 31st at noon. Your chametz which you have stored for sale during Pesach will be available to you one hour after Pesach ends on Thursday, April 9th at 9:19 PM.
Sell your chametz here! The form will close on Tuesday, March 31st at noon. Please plan ahead!
Goals of Preparation
Among other things, keeping kosher for Pesach means that by 11:02 AM on Wednesday, April 1st, we have eaten our last chametz and by 12:06 PM on Wednesday, April 1st, we have burnt our chametz.
We prepare for Pesach by:
For more details regarding preparations for the Passover festival please see the 5786 Pesach Guide here.
Sell your chametz here! Our form will close on Tuesday, March 31st at noon. Please plan ahead!
After dark on Tuesday, March 31st at 7:57PM, once the house has been made kosher for Pesach, one member of the household places an agreed-upon number (usually 10) pieces of bread in various rooms. A candle is lit, the lights are turned off, and the blessing is recited.
After the blessing, the search is preferably done in silence. The pieces of chametz are pushed into a paper bag, frequently with a feather and a wooden spoon. The formula for bitul chametz (nullification of the chametz) is then recited and the bag of chametz is set aside to be burned on Wednesday morning.
All chametz must be eaten or nullified by 11:02 AM on Wednesday, April 1st. Biur chametz (burning the chametz) is done on Wednesday, April 1st before 12:06 PM. First, recite the morning bitul chametz formula and then burn the chametz.
The blessing and formulas for this beautiful ritual can be found here.
Wednesday, April 1st | 14 Nisan
7:30 AM | Minyan and Siyyum B’chorim
(Fast of the First-Born)
Thursday, April 2nd | 15 Nisan
9:30 AM | Day 1 Pesach Morning Services
Friday, April 3rd | 16 Nisan
9:30 AM | Day 2 Pesach Morning Services
Saturday, April 4th | 17 Nisan
9:30 AM | Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sanctuary Morning Services
Wednesday, April 8th | 21 Nisan
9:30 AM | Day 7 Pesach Morning Services
Thursday, April 9th | 22 Nisan
9:30 AM | Day 8 Pesach Morning Services and Yizkor
Have extra seats at your seder table? In need of a home for Pesach?
Complete this form by Sunday, March 29th to be matched with a seder or to offer a space at your table!
Wednesday, April 1st | First Night Seder
Thursday, April 2nd | Second Night Seder
Sunday, March 22nd | 3:30 PM | Until All of Us Are Free: JUFJ Social Justice Seder | Beth Am
Each spring, the JUFJ community comes together to retell the story of Passover and take action on issues in our region. Passover reminds us that our generation, like all generations, has an urgent responsibility to work toward collective liberation right now. Tickets are $36 or pay-what-you-can. Click here for tickets.
Sunday, March 29th | 11 AM | Baltimore’s Annual LGBTQ+ Seder | Bolton Street Synagogue
Join the Baltimore LGBTQ+ Jewish community as we celebrate Passover! We welcome members of the LGBTQ+ community to a seder in commemoration of our ancestors crossing the Red Sea and our own journeys to liberation. Share your stories, celebrate our paths to freedom, and build a stronger community together. Click here to register.
Friday, April 10th | 6 PM | April Friday Night Shabbat Services & Post-Pesach Pizza Party
Due to the timing of Pesach, there will be no individual Shabbat is Awesome in April. However, all are invited for Klei Kodesh and a post-Pesach pizza party! Registration coming soon!
