beth shalom
community
pesach Seder

thursday, APRIL 2, 2026, 5:30 PM

RSVPs ARE CLOSED.
Please contact the office with questions.

The Beth Shalom Community Seder:
2nd night of Pesach, Thursday, April 2, 5:30 pm
Led by Rabbi Noach
Catered by Chef Lee and Efrat
Beth Shalom Social Hall

Come together for an illuminating, inclusive, uplifting Seder, as we celebrate the season of our freedom, zman cheiruteinu, through discussion and human connection. We will explore how our ancestors’ wisdom can show us the way out of our own lives’ and our own time’s “narrow places” — the literal meaning of the Hebrew word for “Egypt,” “Mitzrayim.” We will discuss how  the mitzvah repeated most often in the Torah in various phrasings, “Love the migrant [ger], for you were migrants in the land of Egypt,” calls to us now.

🎇 Children are encouraged to join for all. They’ll have roles in the Seder that they’ll learn in Religious School, and there will be Haggadah coloring books for children during the Seder. For children who want to take a break and play, there will be a childcare room with adult supervision, and children can come and go as they choose between the Seder and playing.

Using the beautiful new Haggadah that Beth Shalom bought last year, Mishkan HaSeder (2021), we will immerse in the Haggadah’s classic storytelling and insights in a mix of Hebrew and English as well as modern thought, poetry and art.

As last year, the catering company of our members Chef Lee and Efrat Rosser will prepare our Seder meal. We are excited that their delicious dishes will be a part of our celebration of freedom. According to tradition, the meal will have no chametz, leavened bread or other grain. (Chef Lee and Efrat’s catering company’s kitchen will not be certified kosher for Pesach; if you need a strictly certified kosher for Pesach meal, please reach out to the office as soon as you are able.)

Click the button above to RSVP and then pay online or deliver a check to Beth Shalom. Cost is reduced for children 5-12, children under 5 eat free, and no one is turned away.

Join us for singing, celebrating, and immersing in the meaning of the seder’s words, “Let all who are hungry come in and eat. … This year, we are slaves: Next year, free people.”