Passover
Artwork by Mira Pierre
Passover Seder
CBI Seder Connections
This year CBI will not be hosting a Second Night Seder (on Thursday, April 6), but we’d like to assist our members in finding somewhere to celebrate with other members of the congregation or local Jewish community. If you plan to hold your own Second Night Seder, and have space to host additional CBI members, please contact the CBI office (or call 916-446-4861) to provide details, including how many additional guests you can accommodate. And if you’re in need of a place to celebrate the second night of Pesach, please contact the office with your request. We’ll match congregants in need of a Second Night Seder with spaces at other members’ tables. Please contact us by Sunday, April 2, so we may assist you in a timely manner.
More Local Options
Other local congregations are holding Pesach seders/celebrations on the third or fourth nights of Pesach:
- Congregation Beth Shalom (Carmichael) will hold a Passover Seder on Friday, April 7, at 6:00 PM. $36/person, open to the community. CBS will provide the main course, matzah, seder plate, and grape juice; attendees are asked to bring side courses to share. RSVP no later than March 26 at cbsevents.site/product/reservations/.
- Temple Or Rishon (Orangevale) is planning an afternoon hike on Saturday, April 8, to be followed by a dinner/partial seder service. This event is open to members of the community. For more details, email info@orrishon.org.
- Congregation Bet Haverim (Davis) will hold a community seder on Saturday, April 8. If space is available after Bet Haverim members register, it will be open to members of the community. For details, call their office at 530-758-0842 or email office@bethaverim.org.
Resources
Congregation B'nai Israel's Padlet
Visit our Padlet for a wealth of resources to make this year's Passover Seder memorable.
Songs for Your Seder
Recorded by Cantor Julie Steinberg
- Kadeish Ur'Chatz (video) - text
- The Four Questions (video) - text
- Ballad of the Four Children (video) - text
- Dayeinu (video) - text
- A Few of Our Passover Things (video) - text
Passover Resources From the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ)
- Taking Your Seder Online with Resources from the URJ!
- 7 Great Haggadot if You Have Young Children at Your Seder: Use your imagination, pick and choose different parts from among these (and other Haggadot), and improvise.
- Passover Seder for Young Children (2-3 years): Conducting a seder with small children? Here are some ideas to help inspire joy and prompt questions from little ones.
- Passover Seder for Young Children (4-5 years): Here's how to plan to do things differently enough to spark kids' curiosity and prompt every parent’s favorite question: “Why?”
- Discussion Topics for Your Passover Seder: Depending on your audience, the responses may be either serious or playful. Either way, you’re guaranteed interesting discussion!
- 5 Passover Movies You’ll Love: Get in the Passover spirit... from the comfort of your couch.
Jonas Goldman Judaica Gift Shop
Special Pesach Hours
- Tuesdays in March: 3:00 – 6:00 PM
- Sundays in March: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- Monday, April 3: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Tuesday, April 4: 3:00 – 6:00 PM
- First night seder is Wednesday, April 5.
The Jonas Goldman Gift Shop is your source for all your Pesach needs:
- Beautiful Pesach matzah and seder plates, Elijah and Miriam cups, matzah and afikoman bags, tablecloths, paper napkins and plates, cards, cookbooks, and hostess gifts.
- Children’s Haggadot, plague kits, jumping frogs, walking matzah balls, matzah fly’s (frisbees), books, activity books, puzzles, and placemats.
If you can’t come during the above hours, please get in touch, and we’ll try to accommodate your needs. Please email wbigiftshop@gmail.com if you have questions or need an appointment.
