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PESACH
In Person Chametz Sale Hours. Rabbi Strauchler's Office.
Thursday, April 18th, 8-9:30pm
Sunday, April 21st, 9-11am
Or email form to rabbistrauchler@rinat.org​​​​​​ and donate at www.rinat.org/rdf​​​​​.

Hachnassat Orchim Committee
If you would like to be set up for a Seder or meal over Pesach please contact Esti Shafar at (917) 291-9912 emi7174679@gmail.com or Lisa Rothschild at 917-443-6739 or lisahrothschild@gmail.com.

For the Chametz Sale Form, information on our Pesach events and the 5784 Pesach guide, click here.

There will be a siyum at all the minyanim next Monday morning, April 22nd, Erev Pesach. Special thanks to Menachem Schnaidman, Rabbi Strauchler, Michael van Bemmelen, Yochanan Kooijmans, Elliot Rothschild and Zack Rothschild who are completing their learning for the Siyum.

NORPAC
Join the NORPAC Mission to Congress on Wednesday, May 15th. To register,  click here. Questions call 201-788-5133. Pricing $225 Adult, $150 Student.

Shabbat Hagadol Drasha—Shabbat, April 20th. “Why Do They Hate Us? What Pesach Teaches Us About Antisemitism.” Morning Drasha: Shabbat Hagadol Drasha Part 1-Preview: Shabbat morning at every Minyan. Shabbat Hagadol Drasha Part 2-7:20-8:20pm.

Elie Berman—Pre-Mincha Shiur, Shabbat, April 20th, 10:30am. “Grape Juice for ד כוסות?” Beit Midrash. 

Pre-Pesach Communal Luncheon—Shabbat, April 20th, following the 9am Minyan. Registration closed. Social Hall.
 
Parent/Child Learning—Shabbat, April 20th, 5:30pm. Parent/Child Learning will then resume after Pesach on Shabbat, May 4th. Beit Midrash.

Pre-Pesach trip to Urban Air—Sunday, April 21st, 9:00am. To register, click here. Registration closes, Thursday, April 18th.

The Big Bread Burn—Monday, April 22nd, 8:30am-12pm. Please place your chometz in paper bags before throwing them into the dumpsters. The Teaneck Fire Department will have fire trucks in the parking lot. Fire chief hats and kosher for Passover lollipops will be given out. There also will be garbage cans available for plastic bags and other garbage. For questions, email office@jcot.org. Jewish Center of Teaneck, 70 Sterling Place.
 
Rabbi Gedalyah Berger—1st Day of Pesach, Tuesday, April 23rd, 6:10pm. "A Machlokes to End All Machlokes: The Mysterious Splitting of Hallel at the Seder". For source materials, click here. Main Shul.

Rachel Roth—2nd Day of Pesach, Wednesday, April 24th, 6:10pm. "Our War Time Responsibility as Pro-Israel Americans" Main Shul.

Elie Berman—Pre-Mincha Shiur, Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach, April 27th, 10:30am. “מלכה בחול המועד” Beit Midrash.

Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier—Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach, April 27th, 6:15pm. "Going Away for Yuntif? Love and Exile in Chazal's Interpretation of Shir Hashirim" Main Shul.

Rabbi Dr. Ephraim Kanarfogel—7th Day of Pesach, Monday, April 29th, 6:15pm. “What if the Authors of אקדמות and יציב פתגם for Shavuot had Composed Similar Piyyutim for the Seventh Day of Pesach?” Main Shul.

Neti Penstein—Last Day of Pesach, Tuesday, April 30th, 6:15pm. "What is an Egg Doing on My Seder Plate? The Message of the 'Chagiga of the 14th'." Main Shul.

Women’s Chumash B’Iyun Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler, Community Knits, Rabbi Wiener's Topics in the Weekly Daf Yomi and Rabbi Effy Unterman's Chabura will resume after Pesach, May 1st.

Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier’s Gemara B’Iyun Shiur on Maseches Bava Kama resumes after Pesach, May 6th.
 
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