Pesach 2025

Please pay careful attention to the times and locations for the Darkhei Noam Pesach services.

  Pre-Pesach Planning:

• Sale of Personal Chametz- Darkhei Noam has arranged for the sale of your personal Chametz. Please fill out the 2025 Sale of Chametz Form  NO LATER THAN NOON, Thurs. 4/10 
• Pre-Pesach Kiddush-Saturday, April 12
  No need to have additional chametz in your home on erev chag! Darkhei Noam will be having a  community Pre-Pesach kiddush (with challah rolls) on the Shabbat preceding Pesach, April 12th, Shabbat Hagadol.
  
  We will be taking a break between Shacharit and Musaf to make kiddush and hamotzi at approximately 10:00 am
• If you would like to make a donation for Maot Chitim, we suggest Tomchei Shabbat of Manhattan.

Pesach Children’s Programming

We’re excited to offer children’s programming during Pesach. 

Babysitting for toddlers (age 3+) and groups for older children will be available on all days of Yom Tov and Shabbat. 

Tot Tefillah, Kids' Tefillah, and Junior Minyan will be held as  long as there are enough kids for each group. If numbers are small, we’ll combine groups as needed.

Deena Nerwen, our Youth Director, will be away for Pesach. Leila Small—an experienced educator at the Shefa School and a longtime Ramah Nyack counselor and rosh edah—will be leading programming. Leila has been working closely with Deena this year and looks forward to creating a meaningful and fun Pesach experience for the kids of Darkhei Noam!

Pesach Schedule: 

* Note: we will not meet for evening services during Pesach.

• Thursday, April 10 
  Ta'anit Bechorot: Fast 
  Deadline to sell chametz through DN: 12:00 pm using the 2025 Chametz Sale Form   
  Bedikat Chametz: after 8:12 pm
• Friday, April 11
  Last time for burning/owning chametz (that will not be consumed on Shabbat): 11:59 am
  Candle Lighting: 7:13 pm
• Saturday, April 12
  Shacharit 8:30 am (at MCS- 150 W 85)
  DN chametz kiddush at 10:00 am (after Torah reading)
  Last time to eat chametz: 10:56 am 
  Latest time to annul chametz 11:59 am
  Candle Lighting (from an existing flame): 8:14 pm
• Sunday, April 13, Day 1 of Pesach
  Shacharit 9:30 am (at MCS- 150 W 85)
  Candle Lighting: 8:15 pm
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• Monday, April 14, Day 2 of Pesach, 1st Day of Omer
  Shacharit: 9:30 am (at SAJ- 15 W 86)
  Havdalah: 8:16 pm

• Friday, April 18, Erev Chag, 5th Day of Omer
  Candle Lighting: 7:20 pm
• Shabbat, April 19, Day 7 of Pesach, 6th Day of Omer
  Shacharit & Shir HaShirim: 9:15am (at MCS- 150 W 85)
  Candle Lighting (from an existing flame): 8:21 pm
• Sunday, April 20, Day 8 of Pesach, 7th Day of Omer
  Shacharit: 9:15 am (at MCS- 150 W 85)
  Yizkor: not before 10:30 am
  Havdalah: 8:22 pm 
• All chametz sold through Darkhei Noam will be repurchased about an hour after chag.