The Charlotte Jewish News - March 2012 - Page 11
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Passover Experience at Ohr HaTorah
Passover is considered by the
Jewish people to be one of the
most important holidays on the
Jewish calendar. Our Sages see
Passover as the birthday of the
Jewish people and it represents
one of the most momentous events
in Jewish history.
Passover is rich in family tradi
tions and ceremonial rituals. The
family Seder and the involvement
of children in every detail of the
Seder brings us pride and reaf
firms our trust in God that He will
once again deliver us from the evil
oppressors.
Ohr HaTorah will be providing
educational and instructive classes
to help people in Charlotte prepare
for this festive yet complex holi
day. A Practical Guide to
Celebrating Passover will encom
pass two sessions.
The first class will be held on
Tuesday March 20, 7:30-9 PM
will focus of the practical laws of
Passover, how to prepare the
house for the holiday and it will
include laws of koshering the
kitchen and helping locate Kosher
for Passover items to make the
transitions smoother.
The second class will be held
on Tuesday March 27, 7:30-9 PM
Temple Israel Honors
Rabbi Murray Ezring
On the weekend of May 25 and 26, we will be having a special
Shabbat to thank Rabbi Ezring for his leadership, and dedication to
Temple Israel and its congregants for the past 18 years. The weekend
will include a fabulous Shabbat dinner at Temple following Friday
Evening services as well as a Kiddush Luncheon following services
on Saturday.
In order to further honor Rabbi Ezring, we have asked several reli
gious leaders in the Charlotte community who have had the pleasure
of working with him on many occasions to come and address the
Congregation at both services.
We want to give everyone the opportunity to thank Rabbi Ezring
and his family, and to be able to send him a special message. We will
be publishing a tribute/ad journal in his honor. Prices for tributes and
ads range from $36 to $1200. Our deadline is April 1 if you wish to
be part of the tribute journal. Please contact Temple Israel for more
information. ^
which will focus on how to con
duct a Seder. This exciting class is
also a benefit for those who are
not conducting the Seder but
would like to learn what the
dynamics of the Seder and would
also benefit from understanding
the whys of many of the rituals
and customs that make the Seder
special.
Both classes will be held at Ohr
HaTorah and will be taught by
Rabbi Yossi Groner and Rabbi
Shlomo Cohen, respectively, and
is open to everyone in the commu
nity.
It’s important to note that one of
the traditions in today’s times is to
sell one’s chametz through the
Rabbi before Passover. This
ensures that there is no chametz in
our possession from the eve of
Passover through the entire holi
day. Sale of chametz forms
through Ohr HaTorah will be
available on our website
www.chabadnc.org. The forms
will need to be completed by
Thursday, March 29.
On Friday, April 6, a Siyum
(conclusion of a tractate of
Talmud) will be conducted by
Rabbi Yossi Groner at 7:20 AM at
Ohr HaTorah (at the conclusion of
the morning service which begins
at 6:30). The purpose of the Siyum
is to help the first bom avoid the
fasting on this day. The logic
behind this is that only a feast of
Mitzvah can override the fast.
When a Talmudic tractate is con
cluded, it triggers the need for a
feast of Mitzvah.
On Friday, April 6, we may eat
Chametz until 11:17 AM. We bum
the chametz on Friday by 12:21
PM. «
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Shmurah Matzah Available at Ohr
HaTorah
A beautiful tradition in many
Jewish communities is the use of
round Shmurah Matzah for the
Passover Seder. Some of the rea
sons for this custom include that
the Shmurah Matzah is the closest
replication of the original Matzah
the children of Israel ate when
they left Egypt in haste. This is
especially tme of the hand-baked
Shmurah Matzah where no
machinery is used and the matzah
is prepared and baked by hand in
the old fashioned way.
In addition the Shmurah
Matzah is baked with extra care
which begins from the time of
selecting and milling the grains for
wheat. Thus the name Shmurah
which means guarded. The matzah
is made of only two ingredients,
natural unbleached wheat and pure
well water. The entire process of
baking the matzah including the
mixing and kneading needs to be
completed in less than 18 minutes.
The matzah is baked in an old
style brick oven fired by wood
logs which reach very high tem
perature. The average time it takes
to bake the matzah is less than
three minutes. The matzah bakery
shuts down production every 18
minutes and goes in to a total
scrub down. After a careful
inspection of all the hand equip
ment the bakery starts up again.
The oven remains fired up all day
as the intense heat helps sanitize
the oven interior.
A limited amount of Shmurah
Matzah will be available for sale
at congregation Ohr HaTorah by
special order at $18.50 per pound.
If you are interested please visit
our website at www.chabadnc.org
or call our office at 704-366-
3984. «
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