Passover 5785/2025 at Har Zion
For a day-to-day timeline of Passover services and events in 5785/2025 at Har Zion, click here. There is also a one page summary suitable for printing: click here.
Important Time Change
To accommodate families with young children, the Har Zion Congregational 2nd Seder has been moved up by one hour:
Ma’ariv: 6pm
Seder: 6:30pm
Getting Ready for Passover: Sell Your Chametz to Rabbi Glick
Sell your chametz (“leavened” wheat, barley, oats, spelt, or rye) to Rabbi Glick for the duration of Passover:
We must receive your form by Wednesday, April 9.
Passover Food from Zelda’s for Your Home
We are once again delighted offer you the option to order Passover food from Zelda’s for pickup here at Har Zion. If you prefer to pickup directly from Zelda’s, there are options for that as well.
You can order kosher-for-Passover food for a large or small seder, or for a selection of individual items. You can buy food for a large or small seder or a selection of individual items.
You must place your order with Zelda’s by Friday, March 21, to ensure that everything you want will be available to order. After March 21, you might still be able to place an order, but the selection of foods will be limited.
NOTE: WHEN YOU PICK UP YOUR FOOD When you arrive at the temple to pickup your food, please park in the south lot near the kitchen door. Ring the intercom at the kitchen door, and someone will come to assist you. It may take us a few minutes to get from other places in the building to the kitchen to meet you. We will be with you as quickly as we can! As always, please email or call the office 708-366-9000 with any questions. Thank you!
Passover Seders and Meals
Young Kids Passover Celebration, Thursday, April 10, at 5:30pm
We invite you, your preschool or kindergarten children, their sibliings, and other special people to Har Zion’s 5785/2025 Young Kids Passover Celebration.
We will tell the Passover story though an interactive play and have a kid’s Passover Seder.
Registration is required: Register
First Seder, Saturday, April 12
- Are you hosting a 1st Seder on Saturday April 12 and do you have room for additional guests?
- Are you looking for a 1st Seder to attend?
Har Zion will help coordinate this. Please fill out this form by April 9 if you are interested:
You must fill out this form by Friday, April 4, so that we will have time to coordinate the requests.
Temple Har Zion Community 2nd Seder, Sunday, April 13, 7pm Ma’ariv and 7:30pm Seder
We are planning a slightly untraditional Seder this year, which will include, as usual, amazing desserts from our resident caterer Wes Kung.
- 6pm Ma’ariv Service (NOTE: NEW TIME—MOVED UP 1 HOUR)
- 6:30pm Seder (NOTE: NEW TIME—MOVED UP 1 HOUR)
The Ma’ariv service and the 2nd Seder are also being streamed on Zoom: Zoom ID 814 4591 5201, Har Zion password. Or click here.
Registration is required to attend the 2nd Seder/meal in person; last day to register is Wednesday, April 9.
Ticket cost (not deductible):
- $60 per adult/child 13 and older through Friday, March 28; then $75 through end of registration, Wednesday, April 9.
- $25 per child under 13 through Friday, March 28; then $30 through end of registration, Wednesday, April 9.
Kosher for Passover Har Zion Community Shabbat Meal, Friday, April 18
Sign up for the Kosher for Passover Shabbat Meal on Friday, April 18, at 6:30 PM, after the Kabbalat Shabbat Service:
Passover Shabbat Meal Registration
This is a great opportunity to bring your whole family to a service, and then enjoy a kosher for Passover community meal.