Passover 2025
Passover begins Saturday night, April 12th. We will have our community seder on April 13th.
There is a tradition not to own any leavened product or hametz during Passover. While it is preferable to use up any grain product over Passover, it is not always possible leading to the tradition to sell your hametz during the duration of the holiday. If you’d like to participate in the synagogue’s sale of hametz, you can sign up here.
Passover Food on the North Shore
As a reminder, many products do not need to special for Passover. You can find a list in the Rabbinical Assembly's Kosher for Passover guide as well as the frequently asked questions page. If you have any questions, please reach out to Rabbi Philip.
The Safeway on Westview is planning to stock food for Passover. They expect to receive their products by the beginning of April.
The Save-on-Foods locations at Pemberton Plaza and Capilano Square have ordered products for Passover. Please note that they stocked matzah that was not kosher for Passover (it's a long explanation), so please check.
Across town, the best places to find Passover products are:
- Kosher Food Warehouse, 612 Kingsway, Vancouver
- Joti's No Frills, 310 W Broadway
- Real Canadian Superstore, 350 SE Marine Dr, Vancouver
Preparing For Passover
There will be a few ways to prepare for Passover.
On Tuesday, March 25th, Rabbi Philip will teach a zoom class on the basics of Passover. Please sign up here.
On Saturday, April 5th, Rabbi Philip will teach a class on Passover after kiddush. The topic will be the meaning of matzah and other Passover foods.
On Sunday, April 6th at 11am, join us for More than Four Questions , a session to review the Passover seder and learn ways to make it more engaging for young kids.
Our Community Seder
Our community seder will be on Sunday, April 13th starting at 6pm. You can sign up here. If the cost is a barrier for you, please reach out to Rabbi Philip or Avital. We have sponsored spots available.
We will be eating by 7pm.
Rabbi Philip is looking for volunteers to help cook on April 10th, 11th, and 13th. If you are interested, please let him know.
Passover Prayer
We will have Yom Tov services for the first and seventh day of Passover.
First day services: Sunday, April 13th at 10am
Seventh day services, including Yizkor: Saturday, April 19th at 10am
Jewish Family Services Passover Campaign
The ancient rabbis taught us that there is a communal responsibility to ensure that every person in the Jewish community is able to fully celebrate Passover. That is why each year, we participate in the Jewish Family Services Passover Campaign.
This year, Jewish Family Services will be providing approximately 500 food hampers of Passover food as well as around 240 Passover-in-a-Box packages. The uncertaintity and challenges of the pandemic have made the support provided by JFS ever more important. If you are able, please contribute at: http://www.jfsvancouver.ca/passover
