Pesach at Chabad

Happy Passover!

Join us for Pesach at Chabad at Penn

4/1 - 4/9/2026

Rabbi's Message

Pesach is the festival of our liberation. As we approach the holiday of Pesach, we think of all the laws, customs and traditions associated with the holiday, that help us trascend our spiritual and physical limitations that prevent us from accesing the true power of our soul and connection to G‑d. We observe Pesach to leap over our personal limitations that also lead to collective redemption.

If you are part of, or family of, the campus community of students, faculty, staff please join us at our annual Seders at Chabad, and take advantage of our Pesach-related services and resources.

You can find more information about the holiday below.

Wishing you and your family a kosher and happy Pesach,

Rabbi Levi & Nechama Haskelevich and the entire Chabad at Penn family.

Pesach Seders

RSVP FOR SEDERS VIA THE CHABADBOT (text)

First Seder

Second Seder

6 additional Passover dinners

If you are not on the ChabadBot (visitor/faculty etc) use this link: Click here to RSVP for Passover Seders and meals (google form)

Services Schedule

Wednesday 4/1

Finish Eating Chametz before 10:56am

Sell & Burn your chametz before: 12:00 pm

Candle lighting time: 7:07 pm

Mincha: 7:10

Evening Services 7:50pm

First Seder: 8:30 pm

Midnight-Chatzot: 1:04am

Thursday 4/2

Morning Services: 10:00am

Mincha 7:00pm

Maariv Services 8:05pm

Candle lighting time, after 8:07 pm (from existing flame)

Second Seder: 8:30 pm

Friday 4/3

Morning Services: 10:00 am

Latest Shema: 9:50 am

Mincha Services 7:10pm

Candles lighting (from existing flame): 7:09pm

Shabbat Services 8:00pm

Shabbat Dinner 8:15pm

Shabbat 4/4

Morning Services 10:00am

Mincha 7:00pm

Maariv & Shabbat Ends: 8:09pm

Tuesday 4/7

Shvii Shel Pesach - 7th night

Mincha Services 7:10pm

Candle lighting time 7:13 pm

Evening Services 8:00pm

Dinner: 8:15pm (Followed by all night learning)

Wednesday 4/8

“Achron Shel Pesach”

Morning Services: 10:00am

Mincha Services: 7:00pm

Light Candles after 8:14pm

Evening Service: 8:15pm

Dinner: 8:30pm

Thursday 4/9

Morning Services 10:00am

Mincha TBD

Moshiach Seudah Dinner: 6:00pm

Holiday ends: 8:15pm

Sell Your Chametz

Use this online form to sell your chametz for Pesach.

Any chametz left undisposed must be sold to a non-Jew. Since there are many legal intricacies involved in this sale, a rabbi acts as our agent both to sell the chametz to the non-Jew on the morning before Pesach and also to buy it back the evening after Pesach ends. Use this online form to quickly delegate a rabbi to sell your chametz for you.

SELL ONLINE

Maos Chittim

"All who are hungry, let them come and eat." We must ensure that our brothers and sisters have the means to celebrate freedom too.

Most of the people who are hungry will not be standing in our dining rooms as we begin our Seder, waiting for the invitation. As such, in preparation for the Passover holiday, it is age-old Jewish tradition to contribute generously towards funds that ensure that indeed everyone who is in need has the necessary provisions for the holiday—food, matzah, wine, festive clothing, etc.

Learn more!

DONATE ONLINE

Indicate in the memo if it's for the students' Passover or to help needy families.

Shmurah Matzah

Traditional handmade shmurah matzah is recommended for seder use.

Shmurah means watched, and it is an apt description of this matzah, the ingredients of which (the flour and water) are watched from the moment of harvesting and drawing.

Shmurah matzot are round, kneaded and shaped by hand, and are similar to the matzot that were baked by the Children of Israel as they left Egypt. It is thus fitting to use Shmurah Matzah on each of the two Seder nights for the matzot of the Seder plate.

Order your matzah today!

If you are in the area and would like to pick up some Shmura for your seder (approx half a matzah per person) please reach out to use to arrange for you to pick up.

Please text or whatsapp Michael Schwab +1 (917) 854-7194 with the date and time your Seder is scheduled as well as how many participants expected.

Meal of Moshiach

4/9, 6:00 pm

Just when you thought you had seen it all! This day, the final day of Pesach, emphasizes an even higher Freedom! It is dedicated to our imminent and final redemption.

Following the custom of the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Chassidism, Pesach concludes with a "Feast of Moshiach." This festive meal complete with Matzah and, yes, four cups of wine, begins before sunset. It is the perfect way to spiritually take leave of Pesach and open our consciousness to the coming redemption.

RSVP HERE

Do you need haggadahs? Or perhaps some Kippahs? Reach out to see if there's something we can help you with. Email: [email protected]