Important information for Shabbos Erev Pesach

The Shul Spring/Summer calendar should be out this week iy’H .However, just in case it doesn”t get to someone in time, the following are some important scheduling notes going into Yom Tov:

  • Please do not bring any more Chametz to the Shul after tomorrow (Monday April 7th) The Siyumei Bachorim (the Netz Minyan will have a Siyum as well) will be iy’H on this Thursday morning after Schachris (they will be Chametzdik but will be outside on a table so as not to bring Chametz into a cleaned BH”M. We wish to be Makir Tov to R Shmuel Bloch, who will be Misayaim this year after the 825am Minyan as he has in the past. 
  • Thursday evening Maariv will be at :815pm iy”H (NOT AT THE USUAL 8:45pm) in order to facilitate Bedikas Chometz which should be conducted immediately after Maariv. (Bitul Chometz should be made after the Bedika as usual having in mind to exclude the Chometz you intend to eat Friday and on Shabbos before sof Zman Achila on Shabbos at M”A 10:21/GR”A 10:45am )
  • Sof Zman Biur Chometz (burning of the Chametz) should be conducted prior to 1139am on Friday morning according to the M”A or 11:51am according to the Gr”a and Baal Hatanya. Mechiras Chometz will be at 10:15am Friday morning. We DO NOT make the usual Bitul Chometz after the burning this year. Instead we will make it on Shabbos morning after one completes the eating (by 10:21am) and/or destruction (through crumbling or flushing by 11:31am ) of the Chometz on Shabbos.
  • Mincha/Kabbolas Shabbos Erev Shabbos is at 7:15pm iy’H. 
  • Shachris is very early at 7:15 Shabbos morning. This is designed to facilitate the following schedule of eating the Seudos on Shabbos in the morning: The actual Seudos (including Friday night’s meal, the fish meat etc) should be all Pesachdik. However, you wash on small Hamotzi, like small Bilkelach. Do so carefully and make sure you gather all the pieces to destroy when finished. (If your plan is to eat the Chometz outside, try to do it in a location in sight of where you will eat the rest of the meal.) In the morning after you eat the Hamotzi, eat one relatively small course (a piece of fish, some liver for example) and then Bentch. Take a short 15-20 minute walk or break. Then wash again, eat a Kezayis of Hamotzi (all before 1021/1045am) , finish or destroy all leftover bread, say Bitul, and then finish your pesach dikeh meal prior to Chatzos at 1pm. There are other Shittos we mentioned on Shabbos (eating Kosher L’Pesach Egg Matzos instead of Chometz, or Peros and Fish after Chatzos for Shalosh Seudos) . My father Zt”l practiced the first Minhag so thats the one we recommend. 
  • The Shabbos Hagadol Drasha will be Shabbos afternoon at 6:05pm iy’h followed by Mincha at 6:55pm.

Chag Kasher V’Somayach to all of Klal Yisroel