Tag: Passover

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Saturday, April 16, 4:30PM at Lifelong in Ithaca (119 W. Court Street – map)

Dear Kol Haverim Members and Friends,

Covid has prevented us from holding our Seder (and many other events) in person the past two years, but with the reduction in cases and the easing of restrictions we are hoping to see everyone this spring for Passover.  We hope you will be able to join us for our Community Passover Seder on Saturday, April 16, starting at 4:30 pm, at Lifelong in Ithaca (119 W Court St) .

We are looking forward to bringing back all of our favorite Passover traditions for what will be Kol Haverim’s final event as a formal organization (*). There will be celebratory music by our long-time musicians Will Fudeman and David Frumkin (AKA Mel & Sol), Roger Hecht’s famous vegetarian matzo ball soup, and a catered meal featuring brisket, vegan Middle-eastern vegetable stew, roasted potatoes and rice pilaf (by Word of Mouth catering).  We will also have wine, juice, gefilte fish, matzo, charoset and hard boiled eggs.  We ask members to contribute a side-dish, salad or dessert.

Because of the catering logistics, reservations are required for this event, and you must RSVP by 4/7/22.  To cover the cost of catering, there will be $30 fee for for non-members 13 or older, children aged 12 and under are free.  The event is free for KH members (including those from 2020-2021).

To reserve a place for your family, please email rsvp@kolhaverim.net.  Checks may be sent to Kol Haverim, Passover Seder, P.O. Box 4972, Ithaca, N.Y. 14852-4972. If you have Passover questions (other than the usual four), please email holidays@kolhaverim.net. Please make your reservations by Thursday, April 7.

We hope everyone can attend. Please spread the word!  Thanks.

Kol Haverim board

(*) It is with regret that the Kol Haverim board announces that at the end of our 2021-22 membership year, Kol Haverim will be dissolved as a formal organization.  We plan to maintain the Kol Haverim mailing list, and hope KH members past and present will stay in touch and continue to get together for informal events.

Sunday, March 28  / Zoom Meeting (rsvp for Zoom Link) / 4-7pm

Dear Kol Haverim members and friends,

For the second year in a row, Kol Haverim will be holding our community Passover Seder virtually over zoom.   Last year around this time everything was thrown into chaos as schools and businesses closed to battle the COVID pandemic, and Kol Haverim canceled our Purim spiel and moved our Seder online.  It’s been a long and difficult year since then, but with cases now dropping and over 20% of the US population having already received one or both doses of the COVID vaccine, we are now cautiously optimistic about the future.

This year’s Passover Seder will once again take place over zoom, on Sunday, March 28 from 4 to 7pm.  The zoom meeting will begin at 4pm for schmoozing and the Seder will start at 4:30 (this will be the second night of Passover).  Our musicians Will Fudeman and David Frumkin will be joining us as usual.  When you RSVP to rsvp@kolhaverim.net you should automatically receive the link for the zoom Seder.  If you do not receive it, please check your junk (spam) folder.

You may find online resources for the Kol Haverim Seder at http://kolhaverim.net/passover/ .  Resources include the Kol Haverim Passover Haggadah and a planning document to help you prepare for the Seder, including arranging your own Seder plate (please note that some of the resources may incorrectly list last year’s date).

Thank you and we hope to *see* you for Passover (even if we can’t be with you).

Saturday, April 11  / Zoom Meeting (rsvp for Zoom Link) / 4-7pm

Dear Kol Haverim community,

Even though Kol Haverim will not be hosting our traditional community seder this year, we are planning to gather virtually to celebrate the holiday.  Families can practice physical distancing while still joining us socially to celebrate Passover using zoom.

The digital copy of our Passover Haggadah can be accessed HERE. KH will provide a digital copy of our seder and instructions for a humanistic seder plate.  This year, you will have to provide the matzo, wine, etc.  But as this is the year of Covid-19, and shopping can be scary, please feel free to make any substitutions you see fit. In this time of isolation, we have chosen “community” as the theme for this year’s seder, and instead of coming up with a few poems/songs on that theme, we are asking participating families to share a short (few minutes or less) story, poem or song with the community (if they so choose).

The zoom meeting will begin at 4pm for schmoozing and the seder will start at 4:30 (Saturday, 11 April – which is the fourth night of Passover).  Please save the date and time if you would like to participate.  We are still working out some the details and additional info will be forthcoming. Meanwhile, you can access the planning document that has most of the pertinent information HERE.  The 10-Plagues of the 2020 document can be accessed HERE. The zoom link will be given out to families when they RSVP.

Thank you and we hope to *see* you for Passover (even if we can’t be with you).

We hope everyone can attend. Please spread the word!

Saturday, March 31  / Lifelong, 119 West Court St. (map) / 4pm

Dear Kol Haverim Members and Friends,

Please join us for Kol Haverim’s annual Community Passover Seder. This year’s Seder will feature celebratory music by “Mel & Sol” (our much-beloved Will Fudeman and David Frumkin). There will be a traditional non-Kosher Passover dinner of brisket, vegan Middle-eastern vegetable stew, and rice (catered by Word of Mouth), and vegetarian matzo ball soup (by our own Roger Hecht), as well as plenty of wine, juice, gefilte fish, matzo, charoset and hard boiled eggs. We ask participants to bring a side-dish, salad or dessert.

Reservations are required: $35 for non-member adults, $20 for member adults, $10 for children ages 5-15. Children 4 and under are free.

To reserve a place for your family, please send a check to Kol Haverim, Passover Seder, P.O. Box 4972, Ithaca, N.Y. 14852-4972. Also please email (rsvp@kolhaverim.net) as soon as you know so we can get a decent attendance estimate. If you have Passover questions (other than the usual four), please email info@kolhaverim.net or call Jonathan 351-7116. Please make your reservations by Friday, March 23.

We hope everyone can attend. Please spread the word!