Pesach - Passover UAlbany
5768 / 2008

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• What's Happening at UAlbany
• Kosher Dining Information
• Holiday Dates
• Important Times (Albany NY)
• Links to more Passover Info & websites

WHAT'S HAPPENING @ UALBANY?

Seders & First Days of Passover
Passover falls later than usual, pretty close to finals and the semester's end. And it falls over a weekend, with only Monday off. Due to this scheduling, it appears that less students will be heading home for the holiday, so Shabbos House WILL BE hosting both Seders and Holiday Meals. If you are up here, you are most welcome. RSVPs are much appreciated as it helps us be properly prepared.

First Days of Passover Schedule at Shabbos House:

Friday Night 4/18
Informal Services 7:30, Dinner 8pm

Sat 4/19
10:20am Chametz Brunch
12pm and on Lunch
7pm Pre-Seder Nosh
8:15pm 1st Seder Begins

Sun 3/20 1st Day Passover
12pm and on Lunch
7pm Pre-Second-Seder Nosh
8:15pm 2nd Seder Begins

Monday 2nd Day of Passover
12pm and on Lunch
8:29pm Havdala

No Torah Tuesdays for Passover Week

The Seders will be cozy, student-friendly and traditional. Each Seder begins at 8:15pm. There's no pressure, no dress-code, if you have to leave early or come late, it's not a problem. Oh, we ask all guests to please not bring their own wine, if you are interested in buying Kosher wine for the Seder, please bring it over to Shabbos House on Friday afternoon, before the weekend.

Shabbos House will also be providing homestyle, cozy Passover food all weekend, until the Kosher Kitchen opens for Passover on Dutch Quad on Tuesday. There will be no formal prayer services, dinners will be served at 8pm and lunches at 12:30pm, aside for, of course, the Seders.

There is no charge for the Seders. We greatly appreciate parents and alumni support, as well as a special grant from the University at Albany Student Association and the L'chaim Group to provide these important services for students staying up here for the first weekend of Passover.

Dutch Kosher Dining will be open this Passover
Dutch Kosher Dining WILL BE open for Passover this year on Tuesday through Friday of Passover. If you are not on the Kosher Meal Plan all year, you can purchase tickets for Passover or upgrade your meal-swipe for this week, see pricing below.

• For student on a (regular-non-Kosher) meal plan and wants to eat at Kosher during Passover, they will take a meal swipe plus $5 munch money (or cash) for lunch, $7 for dinner.
• For students not on any meal plan, or a for those in the community who want to come to eat on Dutch during Passover - lunch costs $10 and dinner costs $15.
• Regular (year-round/non-Passover) meals at Dutch Quad Kosher: if a student is on a regular meal plan and wants to eat at Kosher anytime  it’s only $1 of munch money (or cash) in addition to a meal-swipe.

Last Days of Passover Holiday Meals at Shabbos House:

Schedule for Last Days of Pesach 2008 at Albany:

Friday Night - 7th Night of Passover
7pm Prayers (all denoms) - 3rd Floor of Campus Center
8pm Hillel Kosher Passover Dinner at CC Assembly Hall

Sat - 7th Day of Passover
10am Prayers at Shabbos House
1pm Lunch at Shabbos House
7:30pm - 8th Night Prayers at Shabbos House
8pm Last Night of Passover Special Wine Dinner

Sunday - 8th Day of Passover (and UAlbany Fountain Day)
9am Holiday Prayers and Yizkor Service
11am and on - Lunch (before Fountain Day)
8:37pm Havdalah and Passover Ends

Kosher for Passover home-cooked meals at Shabbos House are sponsored in part by the L'CHAIM Student Group (SA funded) and special assistance from the UAlbany Student Association Supplemental Funding. Shabbat and Sunday Lunches, and a Sat Night Festive Dinner will be at Shabbos House.

Friday Night Dinner on the 7th Day of Passover 4/25 will be sponsored and hosted by HILLEL in the Campus Center and prepared at the Dutch Kosher for Passover Kitchen, sponsored by the Hillel Student Group (SA funded) and UAlbany Hillel. Prayer Services will be 7pm on the 3rd floor of the Campus Center and dinner 8pm in the Campus Center Assembly Hall.

There are no costs for these meals, though parent, alumni and communal sponsorships to help defray the extensive costs are appreciated.

HOLIDAY DATES:
Passover 2008 begins Sat Night 4/19 and runs through Sunday evening 4/27 at 8:37pm.

Holiday Days: Sat Night 4/19 through Monday Night 4/21 and Friday Night 4/25 thru Sunday Night 4/27 are considered Holidays with festive meals, prayer services and holiday restrictions.

Weekday Holiday Days: Monday 4/22 thru Friday afternoon 4/25 are called "Chol HaMoed" or weekday holiday days.

IMPORTANT TIMES:
Times are for Albany NY - otherwise they vary according to location.

Since Erev Pesach falls on Shabbos this year, "Eve of Passover" observances extend over a three day period beginning Thursday 4/17...

• Thursday 4/17 Fast of the Firstborn Most firstborn sons go early this morning to synagogue to hear a "Talmud-Siyum". We won't have it at Shabbos House, but Rabbi Mendel is going in the community at 8am, need a ride? call us 438-4227 by Wednesday Night.
• Thursday 4/17 Search for Chametz (10 pieces) after 8:16pm
• Friday 4/18 Sell & Burn Chametz before 11:46am
• Sat 4/19 Finish Eating Chametz before 10:38am (nullify Chametz before 11:46am)

Monday 4/21 End of First Holiday Days: 8:29pm
Tues 4/22 First of Intermediate Days of Passover Classes resume at UAlbany
Sunday, 4/27 8th Day of Passover: Yizkor-Memorial Service is recited, noon-time at SH.
Sunday 4/27 Passover Ends: 8:37pm (happens to be Fountain Day @ UAlbany)

PASSOVER LINKS
more info, inspiration, how-to etc...

UALBANY PASSOVER INDEX PAGE at SHABBOS HOUSE

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