Seder 5776
This year Passover begins on Shabbat. Therefore we will start at 6:45 pm on Friday, 22 April 2016, with a Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by our Passover Community Seder which will be led by our Rabbi Tom Kučera at 7:30 pm.
For families with younger kids, we offer our Passover Family Seder on Shabbat, 23 April 2016 at 4:30 pm.
Our religious celebrations are open to all members of Beth Shalom as well as to non-member Jewish guests of matrilineal or patrilineal descent and their direct relatives. Non-Jewish visitors are welcome to register for one of our visitor services. Thank you for your understanding.
Registration fee:
Members of Beth Shalom or of any congregation affiliated with the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ), the European Union for Progressive Judaism (EUPJ) or the Union progressiver Juden in Deutschland (UpJ):
Adult 20€, child (12 & under) 5€
Non-members: Adult 60€, child (12 & under) 20€
The registration fee includes matzot and wine for adults; for non-member guests dinner is also included. All reservations must be received and payments made by Friday 15 April 2016.
To register, please fill out the appropriate online form:
Registration for Community Seder on 22.4.2016 for Beth Shalom Members »
Registration for Family Seder on 23.4.2016 for Beth Shalom Members »
Registration for Community Seder on 22.4.2016 for Members of WUPJ Communities and Non-members »
Registration for Family Seder on 23.4.2016 for Members of WUPJ Communities and non-Members »
Please note: At this time some elements of the registration process are still in German for technical reasons. If you need help or if you can’t register online, you are welcome to contact our office at office@beth-shalom.de or +49-(0)89-76702711.
Security:
Guests must send a scan of their valid passport or ID card (page with the picture) to office@beth-shalom.de immediately after their online registration. This ID needs to be presented at the entrance. Unfortunately due to security reasons, we cannot admit guests without a valid ID.
Beth Shalom members are kindly asked to bring food (Kosher for Passover1 and dairy/parve) for a plentiful and festive buffet in line with our good tradition at Beth Shalom.
1 Kosher for Passover prohibits the eating of Chametz (wheat, oats, rye, barley, spelt) and dishes based on these grains, e.g. bread, cookies, noodles, cake, couscous and cereals, as well as food containing such starch during Passover. Beer, whiskey, corn schnapps and most vodkas are also prohibited. Vinegar must be Kosher for Passover. Beth Shalom follows the Ashkenazi tradition and therefore the consumption of kitniyot (peas, beans, lentils, peanuts, soy, rice, corn) is not welcome at our community centre, however kitniyot are not Chametz.
We need volunteer help for both Passover Seders. If you can help, please contact office@beth-shalom.de or +49-(0)89-76702711.