For many years now, the University at Albany is off for the Seders, including the first two days of Passover. (Note: This may change in the future as the University reviews its holiday policies). In the past ten years, while Shabbos House has not hosted the Seders, we have hosted the 7th and 8th days of the Pesach Holiday when students are back from UAlbany's Passover break. This year we're on for the Seders, too!

Seders and First Days of Passover

If you are going home for the first Days/Seders - wonderful! This is an important time to be with family.

For those students staying up in Albany, Shabbos House will be hosting the Seders and Holiday Meals, for the first time in a decade. See below for detailed schedule. Please RSVP 438-4227 mail@shabboshouse.com for these meals so we can prepare accordingly, as most students will be away.

Intermediate Days of Passover

Kosher Dining at Dutch Quad which offers a year-round Kosher meal-plan, sells special tickets for those who want to enjoy Passover meals there. Those with the Kosher Meal Plan do not need to purchase any tickets. This option opens on Tuesday 4/26.

Kosher Dining at Dutch (under the supervision of the Vaad Hakashruth of the Capital District) is open to the community as well. For more information and to RSVP for Kosher Dining please call the Dutch Quad Dining Manager at 442-5978.

7th & 8th Days of Passover

Shabbos House Jewish Student Center celebrates with festive holiday meals and prayer services during the finals days of the Holiday. Kosher for Passover Dinners and Lunches are served following prayer services beginning Friday Night 4/29 through Sunday 5/1.

Passover 5765/2005 Schedule at UAlbany:
all times listed are for Passover in Albany NY 5765/2005 - All events listed below will be held at the Shabbos House Jewish Student Center 316 Fuller Rd, corner University Drive, direction Stuyvesant Plaza.

• 4/21 Fast of Firstborn (gets pushed back to Thurs) see this webpage for local SIYUM info...
• 4/21 Thurs Night - Search for Chametz after Dark
• 4/22 Friday - Burn Chametz before 11:35am
• 4/22 Friday Night - Shabbat eve of Passover - 7:30pm Prayers, Shabbat Dinner 8pm (note dinner time change w/DLS)
• 4/23 Sat Morning - Eat Chametz until 10:31am, get rid of Chametz by 11:35am (we will have our last Challah Bread before that time) and Shabbat Lunch at 1pm
• 4/23 Sat Evening 6-7pm We'll be serving a light dinner as preparation for the Seder, which won't begin until 9pm and the meal not served until later...
• 4/23 Sat Night - 1st Seder - 8:30pm Prayers, 9pm Seder
• 4/24 Sunday - 1st Day of Passover, Lunch 12:30pm
• 4/24 Sun Night - 2nd Seder - 8:30pm Prayers, 9pm Seder
• 4/25 Monday - 2nd Day of Passover - UAlbany Classes suspended - Lunch 12:30pm
• 4/26-29 - Chol HaMoed Intermediate Days of Passover - Classes resume Tuesday morning. Kosher for Passover meals available at Dutch Kosher Dining beginning Tuesday
• 4/29 Friday Night - 7th Night of Passover. Prayers 7pm (Chapel/Shabbos Houses) Festive Holiday Moshiach Wine Dinner follows 8pm at Shabbos House
• 4/30 Sat Morning - Shabbat and Pesach Holiday Prayers 10am at Shabbos House, festive Lunch follows at Shabbos House approx 12:30pm
• 4/30 Sat Night - 8th Night of Passover, 8:30pm Holiday Prayers at SH, 9pm Light Buffet Dinner..
• 5/1 Sun - Last Day of Passover, 10am Holiday Prayers at SH, 12:30 festive Lunch at SH..
• 5/1 Passover ends 8:44pm. Chametz sold (via the Rabbi) can not be opened/used for another hour.

Note: This year the eve of Passover falls on Shabbat, so we search for the Chametz on Thursday Night, burn it on Friday morning, but can still eat Chametz until Saturday morning. Same goes for the first-born Siyum, it gets pushed back to Thursday morning...

"Sale of Chametz" Forms will be available approx April 11th at Shabbos House with Rabbi Mendel. If you have any questions about Chametz, Passover and where to get this/that don't hesitate to call/email.

A great online Passover resource is http://www.passover.net (powered by www.chabad.org) huge mega-site with tons of multi-media, how-to's, stories and insights.. good stuff!

Special Thanks to the TAGAR and L'CHAIM Student Groups (SA Funded) for their co-sponsorship of the 7th and 8th Days of Passover and the Seders respectively.