Pesach
Each year, we bring the sweetest traditions of feasting and gathering together with the prayers and songs of this joyous holiday as we tell stories that strengthen our core identities. We find it especially meaningful to experience this journey with our CBST family. This night is different from all other nights, as it should be, and yet it will feel cozy, warm, and familiar.
Our Passover Seder will draw on texts and rituals—old and new—that illuminate the ancient story of rebellion and flight from tyranny. In true CBST fashion, our Seder will connect to ways in which these struggles are relevant today and the spiritual means by which we can continue to move towards a world of freedom and justice. We look forward to raising the four glasses with you!
CBST First Night Community Passover Seder 5786
Wednesday, April 1, 6:00pm in our Kuriel Chapel, 130 W 30th Street.
The Seder will be led by Rabbi Yael Werber and Cantor Sam Rosen
For those interested in attending in person, we are offering a fully catered, kosher for Passover meal.
Registration for joining us, both in person and online, has closed.
We will be using the haggadah found here: https://cbst.org/cbsthaggadah
Second Night Seder
If you are a CBST member seeking to attend a Second Night Seder, or you have seats available at your Seder, either in-person or online, you can email Judy Hollander at sedermatch@cbst.org to inquire and request a connection.
Looking to hold your own First Night Seder? Check out this page for resources!
Pesach at CBST
Friday, April 3, 2026
Third Day of Pesach –Shabbat Chol Ha Moed Pesach
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30pm, in person and livestream
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Third Day of Pesach – Shabbat Chol Ha Moed Pesach
Avodat ha lev service 10:00am, in person and Zoom
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Eighth Day of Pesach
Yom Tov Service with Yizkor, 10:00am, in person and Zoom
Selling Your Chametz
Halacha (Jewish law) prohibits eating chametz (leaven) during Pesach. Did you know we are also forbidden to own chametz or even to have it on our premises? Tradition provides a legal procedure: we can sell our chametz and, an hour after the end of the holiday, purchase it back (without actual delivery or pick-up).
This year, Rabbi Werber will serve as your “Chametz Agent,” and will sell our chametz to long-time chametz holder Tasha Calhoun. There is no fee; however, there is a tradition of making a contribution (maot chittim) to help make it possible for others to have a Seder meal. There is no fee, though it is traditional to make a contribution (maot chittim) here by March 30.
CBST’s Digital Interactive Memorial
CBST members can add new memorials for our digital interactive memorial at any time. If you wish to have a loved one’s name included for Yizkor during Passover. The deadline to add a name is March 30.
