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Pesach schedule

Community Passover Seder

We are grateful to offer Free Passover Seders on both Wednesday night, April 1st and Thursday night, April 2nd at 8:00pm.
Click here to learn more and register.

Hagalat Keilim

Hagalat Keylim (kashering for Pesach with boiling water) is available at the Bayit, with thanks to Yeshivat Maharat, On Wednesday, March 25th, 10:30am - 12:30pm. To learn more about this process please click here (page 2).

Sale of Chametz

Sell your Chametz online: thebayit.org/chametz.

Clergy team members will be available at Shacharit and after Mincha / Maariv each day through Erev Pesach for sale of chametz forms and questions. To do an in person sale of chametz form outside of those hours, please reach out to a member of the clergy team.

If easier, print a paper form and mail it / drop off or scan & email to office@thebayit.org. Click here to download.Your submission must be made by 5:00pm, Tuesday, March 31st. If you, or your, Chametz will be in a timezone east of New York City, please make sure to fill out this form by Sunday, March 29th.

Maot Chittim

Many of our fellow Jews need some extra food assistance for Passover. Visit thebayit.org/maot to donate online via credit card or e-check. Checks can be mailed to the office as well.

Dispose of Chametz

The Department of Sanitation will provide a dumpster in front of RJC, corner of West 237th and Independence Ave:
12:01am - 1:00pm Wednesday, April 1st.

Burning of Chametz

On Wednesday, April 1st, you can burn your chametz at the Bayit: 8:00am - 10:30am.
Or at the Braunstein home, 5056 Delafield Ave. Please bring just a small token of chametz: 8:30am - 10:00am.

There will be no pre-Pesach food collection at the Bayit. However, we encourage you to donate your chametz to the Community and Friendly Fridges: 451 W. 238th St. | 5977 Broadway (@ 242nd) | W. 256th & Mosholu Ave.
The OU Kosher for Passover Guide is available at oukosher.org/passover. There are a limited amount of OU Passover Guides available in the Bayit Office.

Halachik Guidelines

Click here for Preparing & Kashering for Pesach
Click here for Pesach Foods & Toiletries
Click here for Bedikah, Bitul, and Biur
Click here for frequently asked questions
We will update this document periodically.

Special Prayers for Seder Night

Click here for Rav Lau's prayer in Hebrew and English
Click here for Rav Rimon's prayer in Hebrew

Inclusive Seder with Extra Tips

Please click here for an Inclusive Seder With Extra Tips to accommodate young children or other family members who cannot wait until after nightfall to begin.

Bayit Pesach Rabbinic Q's

The Pesach 2026 WhatsApp group is open for questions. Please email office@thebayit.org and request to be added to the group.

Please click here to see all the Bayit's WhatsApp groups.

Seder Supplement

Please click here for a message from Rav Avi.

Please click here to enjoy Rav Avi's Seder supplement.

Shabbat HaGadol, March 28th

Shabbat HaGadol Kiddush is sponsored by Simi Littman and Chaim Trachtman in honor of their parents Betty & Mendel Trachtman, z"l.

Shabbat HaGadol Derashah with Rav Steven

6:25pm: Mincha
6:50pm: Derashah
8:01pm: Havdalah
8:45pm: Zoom reprise

*Zoom sessionwill be on Zoom.us/j/6136133703
Dial-in: +1 646-558-8656 Meeting ID: 613 613 3703

Youth Pesach

Sunday, March 29th: 3:00pm | Family Seder Experience

For Children 0-5 and their families. Older siblings welcome to join and participate.
$18 per family, space is limited. Please register here.

Tuesday, March 31st: Pre Pesach Fun Day

Pesach Youth Groups:

Thursday, 4/2 | Friday, 4/3: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Wednesday, 4/8 | Thursday, 4/9: 10:00am - end of tefillah
Pesach Shabbat Youth Groups: 9:30am - 11:30am

Classes

Sunday • March 15th • 8:00pm • Zoom only
Coping with the Empty Chair with Rav Steven and Rabbi Adam Huttel, LMSW.
Visit thebayit.org/jbfcs to learn more about this pre-Pesach bereavement program.

Delve into Hilchot Pesach w/Rabbanit Bracha

Part 1: Kashering Your Kitchen and Preparing Your Home

Monday • March 9th @ 8:15pm, Zoom only*
Click here to view.

Part 2: Food Products with Rabbanit Bracha

Thursday • March 12th @ 8:15pm, Zoom only*
Click here to view.

Sunday • March 29th @ 8:15pm
Clergy Round-Robin, Zoom only*

*Zoom sessions will be on Zoom.us/j/6136133703

Dial-in: +1 646-558-8656 Meeting ID: 613 613 3703

For recordings of previous pre-Pesach classes click here.

Click here for a quick-and-easy Kosher for Pesach meal prep guide with minimal additional ingredients.

Rav Steven's Shabbat Hagadol Derasha 2025

Book of Remembrance

We are in the process of putting together our annual Book of Remembrance for 2026-27. Register online @thebayit.org/bor

פסח Pesach