Celebrate Passover
at Temple Beth Am!
Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12th, 2025, and ends after nightfall on Saturday, April 19th .
We celebrate Passover each year to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt, the formative story of the Jewish people. We retell the events of the liberation of the Jews from slavery through prayer, rituals, readings and songs so that each generation may learn and remember this story.
Exodus 12:14-15 states: “This day shall become a remembrance for you and you shall celebrate it as a festival for God; for your generations, as and eternal decree shall you celebrate it. For a seven-day period shall you eat matzos, but on the previous day you shall nullify the leaven from your home.”
Join your Temple Beth Am family for Passover as we celebrate freedom in and around our campus! There is a service, celebration or seder for everyone!
Men’s Seder: A Brotherhood Seder for the Guys
The most fun you will have at a Seder this year or ever…Featuring the wit and wisdom of Rabbi Jeremy Barras and a special Haggadah reviewing contemporary men’s topics.
There will be an open bar at 6:00 pm with the Seder to follow. Catered Seder Meal with the guys for $45.
(Non-alcoholic beverages will also be provided)
South Dade Women’s Community Seder
This Seder is truly a community-based program and will reinforce the message that even amidst global turmoil, our unity strengthens us. When we support, trust, and inspire others, while advocating for the freedoms we cherish, we create a positive impact on our community and the world.
Sunday, April 13, 10:30 AM
Sanctuary
Passover Festival Service
Sunday, April 13, 3:00 PM
Sanctuary
Passover Singalong for Young Families
Join Rabbi Greengrass and Rabbi Aklepi in the Sanctuary for an abbreviated “seder” experience designed for early childhood families. We’ll tell the story of Passover, sing traditional Seder songs, and learn more about how you can make Passover meaningful for your young children. Stick around afterwards for a light kosher for Passover snack and Passover activities.
Sunday, April 13th
Second Night Community Seders
5:45 PM, Social Hall/Hub
Traditional Seder
Celebrate the second night of Passover with Rabbi Barras and our Temple Beth Am community with an elegant and meaningful seder in the Multi-Purpose Room at The Hub.
Family Friendly Seder
Join Rabbi Greengrass and Rabbi Aklepi in the Kislak Family Social Hall for a festive meal, Passover seder activities for the whole family, live music, and a chance to connect with your Jewish community.
Wednesday, April 16, 6:30 PM
Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens
Miami Jews Seder in the Garden
Miami Jews invites you to an engaging Passover experience designed for young professionals in their 20s and 30s. Space is limited! Learn more at @miamijews on Instagram.
Saturday, April 19, 10:30 AM
Passover Yizkor Service
Join us for a Yizkor service in the Sanctuary for the last day of Pesach.
Every year, Jews around the world conduct a seder (meaning “order”) on the first evening of the holiday, as we remember and tell our children and grandchildren of the exodus out of Egypt. Future generations of the Jewish people must always be aware of how God freed the slaves who became the ancestors of the Jewish people today.
The seder is a blending of religious rituals, food, song, and the telling of the Passover story, and it is all done in a particular order. That order is set forth in the Haggadah. In addition to the order of the seder, the Haggadah contains prayers, songs, explanations of the various Passover symbols, and, most importantly, the telling of the Passover story of how God freed the Jews from Egyptian slavery. The Hebrew word Haggadah actually means “telling.” A great deal of the text is quite ancient, the earliest of which precedes the Middle Ages (which began around 476 CE) by several centuries.