MAGHEN ABRAHAM would like to wish ALL it's COMMUNITY MEMBERS a HEALTHY and HAPPY PASSOVER HOLIDAY!

We look forward to CELEBRATING the holiday TOGETHER

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Friday Night, @Maghen Abraham

Mincha 5:30pm followed by Shir Hashirim -Kabbalat Shabbat - Arvit

Shabbat Candle lighting:   7:28 pm

Saturday, @Maghen Abraham 

Shahrit 9:00am

Perasha -  METZORAH

Haftara - Melachim II (II Kings) Chapter 7:3-20

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Maghen Abraham

Mincha 7:20PM followed by Arvit 

Havdalah:  8:36pm

Sunday  April 21st

 - Tuesday  night Bedikat Chametz -Searching for the Chametz after 8:02 pm

Beracha " Baruch Ata...Al Biur Chametz"

Sunday Night April 21^st

Bedikat Chametz after after 8:04pm

The Beracha is Baruch Ata Hashem …Al Biur Chametz.

SELL YOUR HAMETZ ONLINE Before 10:00PM

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Monday Morning April 22nd

Ta’anit Bechorot (fasting of the first born) (Dawn till Sunset)

Shaharit 7am with the Spanish followed by Siyoom (to avoid having to fast all day)

-Last chance of Selling of the Chametz

- Stop eating Chametz before 10:09 am   

- Burning and elimination of Chametz before 11:30 am

Monday night April 22^nd

-Mincha 7:30 pm followed by Arvit @ MAGHEN

- 1st Seder Night

-Eruv Tavshilin before candle lighting 

Candle lighting before 7:31 pm

-Hatsot (Eat Afikoman before) 12:53 Am 

Tuesday April 23rd

 -Tuesday morning  Shacharit 9:00am @MAGHEN

  Tikun Hatal 

Torah Reading: Shmot 12:21-51, Bamidbar 28:16-25
Haftarah: Joshua 3:5-7; Joshua 5:2 - 6:1; Joshua 6:27

-Mincha 7:30 followed by Arvit 

- Distribution of Omer Books and Salt

-Tuesday evening 2nd Seder night 

 -Candle lighting after 8:40 (from an existing fire) 

-1st night of Omer 

-Hatsot (Eat Afikoman before)  12:52 Am

Wednesday Morning April 24th 

Shacharit 9:00am @MAGHEN

Torah Reading: Vayikra 22:26-23:44, Bamidbar 28:16-25

Haftarah: Joshua 3:5-7; Joshua 5:2 - 6:1; Joshua 6:27

- Mincha 7:30  followed by - Arvit 

 - 2nd Night of Omer

- Havdala after 8:42

Complete Passover Schedule and times can be found here

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Passover

The Jewish holiday of Passover (in Hebrew, Pesach) commemorates the exodus of the Jews from slavery in Egypt. The holiday originated in the Torah, where the word pesach refers to the ancient Passover sacrifice (known as the Paschal Lamb); it is also said to refer to the idea that God “passed over” (pasach) the houses of the Jews during the 10th plague on the Egyptians, the slaying of the first born. The holiday is ultimately a celebration of freedom, and the story of the exodus from Egypt is a powerful metaphor that is appreciated not only by Jews, but by people of other faiths as well.

PESACH HOLIDAY OVERVIEW / GUIDE

David Azerad has put together a Guide for Passover that can be found at the following links

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ALLAHU ALLAHU (EHAD MI YODEA in phoenetic arabic)

Isaac Darwiche has prepared for the community a phoenetic Arabic version of Allahu Allahu  (Ehad Mi yodea) 

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Bonjour / Hello [nickname_else_first_name],

Table of contents

1) Perashat Hashavoua - Rabbi Eli Mansour

2) Halakhat Hashavoua (Halakhot related to day to day life) By Hazzan David Azerad  -

The Mitzvah to Tell the Exodus Story on Pesaḥ Night -peninei halacha

3) Holy Jokes!

4) For KIDS

 This Week's Parasha Insight with Rabbi Eli Mansour

Shabbat Ha’gadol – Celebrating Our Status as Hashem’s Children

The Shabbat before Pesach is given the special name "Shabbat Ha’gadol" – "The Great Shabbat."

Various explanations have been given for this name, the most famous of which is that suggested by the Tur. It was on the Shabbat before the Exodus, the Tur writes, that Beneh Yisrael were required to take a sheep and prepare it for the Pesach sacrifice which they would offer four days later, on the afternoon before the plague of the firstborn. The Egyptians, who worshipped cattle, saw Beneh Yisrael walking about with sheep and asked what they were doing. Beneh Yisrael fearlessly explained that they were preparing the sheep to be slaughtered as a sacrifice to Hashem. Despite this affront to their pagan beliefs, the Egyptians were unable to cause any harm to Beneh Yisrael. This great miracle, which occurred on the Shabbat before the first Pesach, is celebrated on Shabbat Ha’gadol, which is so named because of the great miracle which transpired on this day.

The question, however, remains as to why this miracle is celebrated on the Shabbat before Pesach, and not on the calendar date on which it occurred – the 10th of Nissan. Why was specifically Shabbat chosen as the time for celebrating this great miracle?

Rav Pinchas Friedman (contemporary) explains the particular relevance of Shabbat to the miracle that happened on the 10th of Nissan before the Exodus. The Gemara teaches that it is forbidden for a non-Jew to celebrate Shabbat; meaning, not only are gentiles not obligated to observe Shabbat – they are prohibited from doing so. The Hid"a (Rav Haim Yosef David Azulai, 1724-1806), in his work Rosh David, explains this prohibition based on the fact that Shabbat is similar to "Sharbito Shel Melech" – a king’s scepter. Using a king’s scepter is a capital offense, as it constitutes a grave infraction on the king’s honor. However, a king would certainly allow his beloved child use his scepter. The Jewish People are G-d’s beloved children, as Moshe Rabbenu tells us in the Book of Debarim: "You are children of Hashem your G-d." Therefore, we are allowed to observe Shabbat – G-d’s "scepter" – while other nations may not.

Rav Friedman proceeds to cite the comment of the work Noam Megadim explaining that Beneh Yisrael earn this stature of G-d’s children when we reject all other deities besides the one, true G-d. Whereas other nations believe in G-d as well as other deities, we profess our belief in only G-d Himself. Rav Friedman thus explained that it was specifically on Shabbat that Beneh Yisrael needed to prepare their sheep for the Pesach offering – because in so doing, they proclaimed their firm rejection of the Egyptians’ pagan beliefs. Our Sages teach us that during the period of exile in Egypt, Beneh Yisrael – while still believing in G-d – practiced the idol-worship of the Egyptians. Over the course of their stay in Egypt, living with constant exposure to the Egyptians’ belief system, they gradually adopted the Egyptians’ beliefs and practices. However, on the 10th of Nissan, on the Shabbat before the Exodus, Beneh Yisrael resoundingly rejected the Egyptians’ idol-worship. On that Shabbat when they prepared a sheep for the sacrifice, they proclaimed publicly and loudly that they worshipped only the one, true G-d. And so at that moment, they truly became G-d’s children – and therefore this took place specifically on Shabbat, the day which underscores our nation’s unique status as Hashem’s beloved children.

This is the reason why we celebrate this miracle specifically on Shabbat – because the event of Beneh Yisrael’s designation of a sheep for the Pesach sacrifice marked their becoming G-d’s children, a special stature which underlies our observance of Shabbat. Shabbat Ha’gadol thus celebrates our status of G-d’s beloved children, an exalted status which we earn through our firm affirmation that we do not place our trust in anyone or anything other than the single Creator of the universe.

Halachot this week are selected and Translated by Hazzan David Azerad

 3) HOLY JoKeS!!

Selection of funny snippets, loosely related to this weeks parashah or current events, to brighten your day 

A little boy once returned home from Hebrew school and his father asked, "What did you learn today?"

He answered, "The Rabbi told us how Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt."

"How?"

The boy said "Moses was a big strong man and he beat Pharaoh up. Then while he was down, he got all the people together and ran towards the sea. When he got there, he has the Corps of Engineers build a huge pontoon bridge. Once they got on the other side, they blew up the bridge while the Egyptians were trying to cross."

The father was shocked. "Is that what the Rabbi taught you?"

The boy replied, "No. But you'd never believe the story he DID tell us!"

It seems a group of leading medical people have published data that indicates that Seder participants should NOT partake of both chopped liver and charoses. It is indicated that this combination can lead to Charoses of the Liver.

At our Seder, we had whole wheat and bran matzo, fortified with Metamucil. The brand name, of course, is "Let My People Go"

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4) FOR KIDS

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