Celebrate Passover at Tufts Hillel!

Wednesday evening March 29 - April 6, 2010

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Seders

Monday, March 29, 2010
7:30 pm

• Traditional Seder From start to finish, Rabbi Jeffery Summit’s Seder has got everything and anything you would want in a quality traditional Seder. Be ready for singing, Hebrew and English readings, engaging table conversations, and a Dayenu that never ends (ok it does eventually). Join this Seder and see what Rabbi Summit has planned for this year.
  (Granoff Family Hillel Center) Purchase tickets online.
  
  
• Liberal Seder  Come and hear the Exodus story for yourself at this creative and interactive peer-led Seder. The Reform community will lead you through the Passover story with great readings, better tunes, and plenty of matzah balls for all.
  (Interfaith Center, Winthrop Street) Purchase tickets online.
  
  
• Social Justice Seder: Raising a Moral Voice* Passover is a holiday about celebrating freedom and redemption, but sadly this is still not the reality for many in the world. Join this Seder and explore the various themes within Passover that can teach us about social justice and slavery and how we as people are obligated to face this reality. Plenty of matzah and justice to go around.
  (Granoff Family Hillel Center) Purchase tickets online.
  * Supported in part by Moral Voices: The Merrin Distinguished Lecture Series, a project of Tufts Hillel.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010
7:30 pm

• Traditional Seder Come enjoy the second Passover Seder led by Hillel’s own Lauren Estes as she leads a traditional Seder at the Granoff Hillel Center. Bring your appetite and be ready for a more intimate Seder.
  (Granoff Family Hillel Center) Purchase tickets online.
  
  
• Seder Shalem: an in-depth discussion experience Following a brief evening service, this student-led Seder will engage with the entire text of the Haggadah in a thoughtful yet convivial discussion. Working mainly from the Hebrew text (supplemented by an English translation), participants will share either prepared or impromptu musings about slavery, freedom, Jewish history, teaching children, the Exodus, and more. The discussions will be punctuated with lively and enthusiastic singing, long into the night!
  (Granoff Family Hillel Center) Purchase tickets online.

Cost:   Early registration by March 22, 2010 – $15/Seder or $12/Seder with use of meal plan. Registration after March 22, 2010 – $17/Seder or $14/Seder with use of meal plan.

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Celebrate, Schmooze, and Eat!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

• Haggadah Insights Lunch and Learn, 12 – 1 pm
  Whether you're looking to enhance your Seder or just want to look at the text from a different angle, this insight into the 'A Different Night' haggadah offers you the perfect opportunity to expand your knowledge. Come learn more about the ancient texts of the haggadah, discuss their relevance to today, and uncover little-known facts about the nuances and traditions of the Passover Seder.

Monday, March 29, 2010

• Passover Evening Services, 7:30 pm
  Join the Conservative minyan in the Hillel Library area for evening services at 7:30, right before the Seders begin. Services will be short and sweet so that participants can rejoin the Seders promptly afterward.
  

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

• First Day Passover Morning Services
  9 am: Join us for services to celebrate the first day of Passover.
  12 pm: FREE Passover community lunch!

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

• Second Day Passover Morning Services
  9 am: Join us for services to celebrate the second day of Passover.
  12 pm: FREE Passover community lunch!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

• FREE Community Dinner
  6:30 pm: Join us for a delicious dinner at Hillel. Just good food, free.
  Space is limited and reservations are required.
  Cost: Free
  Register online

Friday, April 2, 2010

• Passover Shabbat Services and Dinner
  6:00 pm: Shabbat Services (Conservative and Reform)
  7:15 pm: Shabbat Dinner --- Register by Wednesday, March 31st by 3 pm. (Dinner is $12.50 or one meal Tufts Meal Plan.)
  Register online

Saturday, April 3, 2010

• Passover Shabbat Morning Services and Lunch
  9:30 am: Shabbat Morning Services
  Following services join us for a FREE Shabbat Passover lunch

Monday, April 5, 2010

• Passover Services
  9:00 am: Passover Morning Services
  Following services join us for a FREE Passover lunch.
  
  
• FREE Community Dinner
  6:30 pm: Join us for a delicious dinner! Just good food, free.
  Space is limited and reservations are required.
  Cost: Free
  Register online
  

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

• Passover Services with Yizkor
  9:00 am: Passover Morning Services
  Following services join us for the last FREE Passover lunch of the year.

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Passover Shabbat

Friday, April 2, 2010

• Passover Shabbat Services and Dinner
  6:00 pm: Shabbat Services (Conservative and Reform)
  7:15 pm: Shabbat Dinner --- Register by Wednesday, March 31st by 3 pm. (Dinner is $12.50 or one meal Tufts Meal Plan.)
  Register online

Saturday, April 3, 2010

• Passover Shabbat Morning Services and Lunch
  10:00 am: Shabbat Morning Services
  Following services join us for a FREE Shabbat Passover lunch

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Sale of Chometz

If it is your custom to ritually dispose of any chometz (i.e., leaven products that are not to be eaten during Passover,) in your possession, you can complete the Sale of Chometz form and fax it to the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts at 617-426-6268 or you may return it to the Hillel Center and we will process it for you. Please contact Rabbi Jeffrey Summit if you have any questions about this process.

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Put Your Leadership Skills to Work

Don't just sit there! Be a leader and help make the Hillel Seders rock! We are looking for students to lead discussions and activities to create more personalized and meaningful Seder experiences. No experience necessary. To learn more, contact Lauren Estes at 617-627-3242.

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Passover Your Way!

Premium Passover Parcels
Get in gear, Pesach is here! This kit from Hillel helps you to host a Seder in your dorm, apartment, or culture house. The parcels include everything you need to create your own celebration of freedom including: 8 haggadot (the story of Passover), instructions on how to lead a Seder, matzah, grape juice, a Seder plate with all the ritual items, some ingredients to create your favorite Passover recipes, kosher for Passover candies, and more.
Orders can be picked up on Monday, March 29th after 2 pm.

Cost: Early Purchase by March 22, 2010 - $15/parcel, Purchase after March 22, 2010 - $17/parcel

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Kosher for Passover Hot Meals in the Dining Halls

Hot meals packaged by a local kosher purveyor are available in microwaveable containers for heating in either Carmichael or Dewick-MacPhie. Varieties include brisket, chicken, turkey, meatballs, and roast beef. For more information or to sign up for these meals, please contact the Tufts Dining dietitian, Julie Lampie, R.D. at 617-627-2833. Additional charges may apply. A cold buffet of kosher for Passover foods is also available in both Carmichael and Dewick-MacPhie dining halls for all interested students, at no additional cost.

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