When The Day Before Pesaĥ Is Shabbat Thursday, 10th April 2025 Fast of the Firstborn Sons The firstborn sons fast earlier on Thursday, which is the 12th Nissan, 10th April 2025. Nowadays it is the custom that the firstborn sons participate in the meal honouring the completion of a tractate, therefore we will conduct [...]
Delegation of Power for Sale of Chametz I, the undersigned, fully empower and permit Rabbi Chriqui to act in my place and stead, and on my behalf to sell all Chametz possessed by me, knowingly or unknowingly, as defined by the Torah and Rabbinic Law (e.g. Chametz, possible Chametz and all kinds of Chametz [...]
PESAĤ CHECK LIST * Remove all Hametz products from the house. * Store any wanted Hametz, like alcohol, etc in a locked cupboard or in sealed boxes in the garage. * Sell the Hametz by filling out the “Sale of Hametz” form and forward to the Rabbi before Wednesday, 9th April 2025. * Buy [...]
Based on the teachings of the Reshon Letsion Hacham Mordechai Eliyahu HAMETZ & MATZAH Pessah products: One shouldn’t buy any product for Passover without certification from a reputable and responsible rabbinical organization that is kosher for Passover. Spices: Spices, if ground, should be bought only at places which have definitely checked that the spices [...]
There is no doubt that the central theme of Pessah is centered on the Pessah Seder. When we recall and relive the exodus. We not only recall the story by reciting the Haggadah we also eat matza to relive the matza eaten by our ancestors who left Egypt in haste without having time for [...]
FROM THE RABBI’S DESK Every year around this time we busy ourselves with the preparations of the most celebrated festival Pessah. This is indeed a most extraordinary phenomenon. In the spirit of the Haggada we will ask the question why is Pessah different from all other festivals. What makes it so unique that even [...]
WISE IS THE PRAISEWORTHY MAN It is amazing to note that no matter how wise we may be no matter how learned or well versed we may be in Jewish history, law, philosophy and mysticism, you could be a world authority on halacha or kabbala you together with every other Jew on Pesach night [...]