On Wednesday, Erev Pesach, we made a Birchas Hachama gathering (blessing of the sun) outside the shul, followed by a chametz burning ceremony. We had a very nice turnout considering it was during work hours.

The first night of Pesach we held a community Seder in shul packed to the max (230 people). At the same time, there was a second seder held downstairs for the elderly. The second night there was one seder catered towards children and their families which was very cute and kid-friendly. And as soon as it was finished, everything was cleared up and we started a second seder for college-aged kids. All the Sedorim turned out really beautiful….

Prior to Pesach we distributed 3.5 tons of Matzah as well as 1000 bottles of grape juice…

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