IMPORTANT TIMES AT A GLANCE

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Shacharis.......................7:00 am 

Siyum (Fast of First Born)....7:30 am

Search for Chometz........................From 7:48 pm

Friday, April 11, 2025

Burn Chometz..........................Before 11:50 am

Candle Lighting Time............................7:05 pm

Shabbos, April 12, 2025

Finish Eating Chometz.............Before 10:44 am

Nullify Chometz........................Before 11:49 am

Sat. Night, April 12, 2025

Candle Lighting Time...................After 8:02 pm

First Seder Begins.........................After 8:02 pm

Finish Afikoman......................Before 12:54 am

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Candle Lighting Time...................After 8:03 pm

Second Seder Begins...................After 8:03 pm

Thurs. April 10th - Nissan 12

  • Shacharis.........................7:00 am 

    Siyum (Fast of First Born).........7:30 am  

  • Bedikas Chometz (Search for Chometz): From 7:48 pm 

Fri. April 11th - Nissan 13

  • Shacharis: 7:00 am 
  • Burn Chometz by: 11:50 am. (Chometz must be sold in advance)
  • Communal Chometz burning at Chabad of Tarzana from 9:00 am - 11:45 am. 
  • Candle Lighting: 7:05 pm
  • Mincha/Kabbolas Shabbos/Maariv: 7:15 pm

Shabbos Hagadol April 12th - Erev Pesach

  • Shacharis: 7:15 am
  • Finish Eating Chometz: Before 10:44 am
  • Nullify Chometz: Before 11:49 am
  • Mincha: 7:05 pm 
    On Shabbos Hagadol right after Mincha it is customary to read a portion of the Haggadah (from "Avadim hayinu..." to "...al kol avonotainu")

 

 

Sat. Night April 12th - 1st Night of Pesach

Sun. April 13th - 1st Day of Pesach

  • Latest Shema: 9:38 am
  • Shacharis: 10:00 am
  • Children's Service:  11:30 am

During Musaf we begin to insert "Morid Hatal" and continue to do so in every Amidah prayer until Shmini Atzeres.

We begin the repetition of the Musaf Amidah with Tefilas Tal (Prayer for Dew) pg. 354. 

Sun. Night. April 13th - 2nd Night of Pesach

  • Mincha: 7:15 pm
  • Maariv: 7:50 pm
  • Candle Lighting: After 8:03 pm
  • Second Seder Begins: After 8:03 pm

Mon. April 14th, 2nd Day of Pesach

  • Latest Shema: 9:37 am
  • Shacharis: 10:00 am
  • Children's Service: 11:30 am
  • Mincha: 7:15 pm
  • Maariv/Yom Tov Ends: 8:04 pm
We begin saying V'sain Brocho in the paragraph of Boreich Aleinu (pg. 126). We continue to say this in every weekday Amidah until the Maariv prayer on Dec. 4th. Remember to insert Yaaleh V'yavo.

Tues.- Fri. April 15th - April 18th - Chol Hamoed

  • Shacharis: 7:00 am 
  • Shacharis for weekdays pg. 27
    • Weekday Amidah pg. 45 (Remember to insert Yaaleh V'yavo with the insert for Passover)
    • Half Hallel pg. 307  (for half hallel we omit the paragraphs of Lo Lanu and Ahavti on page 308)
  • Torah Reading - Tues. pg. 502, Wed. pg. 503, Thurs. pg. 504, Fri. pg. 505.
  • Musaf Festival & Chol Hamoed  Amida pg. 340  (add Passover and Chol Hamoed inserts. On pg. 344 add in the insert for the last 6 days of Pesach.)
  • For detailed laws regarding Chol Hamoed (the intermediate days of a festival) click here .
  • Mincha/Maariv: 7:15 pm  
   Weekday Amida (Remember to insert Yaaleh V'yavo with the insert for Passover)

Fri. Eve. April 28th - 7th Night of Pesach

  • Candle Lighting: 7:10 pm
  • Mincha/Kabbolas Shabbos/Maariv: 7:20 pm 
     

Shabbos. April 19th - 7th Day of Pesach

  • Latest Shema: 9:33 am
  • Shacharis: 10:00 am
  • Children's Service: 11:30 am

Sat. Night April 19th - 8th  Night of Pesach

  • Mincha: 7:10 pm
  • Candle lighting time: After 8:08 pm (light from a pre-existing flame)
  • Maariv: 8:08 pm

Sun., April 20th - 8th Day of Pesach

  • Latest Shema: 9:32 am
  • Shacharis: 10:00 am
  • Yizkor: 11:45 am

Yizkor pg. 338 (when one is unable to attend shul, Yizkor can be said at home)

Click here for a printable text of the Yizkor service in Hebrew and English which can be printed before Yom Tov.

Click here for additional information about Yizkor
  • Mincha: 6:00 pm
  • Moshiach's Seudah:  6:15  pm

The Baal Shem Tov instituted the custom of partaking of a "Moshiach's meal" on the afternoon of the last day of Passover; in addition to the matzah eaten at "Moshiach's meal", the Rebbes of Chabad added the custom of drinking four cups of wine.  

Click here for more information about Moshiach's Seudah.

Click here for a printable Moshiach's Seuda booklet with customs and niggunim (songs) to be sung at your Seudah.

Each year at Chabad of Encino we dedicate our Moshiach's Seudah in loving memory of:

Rabbi Gordon’s father – Harav Sholom Dovber ben Harav Yochanon ob'm,
 

  • Maariv/Yom Tov Ends: 8:11 pm

It is best to wait about an hour before eating from the Chometz which you sold, in order to allow the Rabbi time to buy it back

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