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Wesleyan Passover 2025

(This page is updated frequently, so check back for more info)

Passover this year begins on the evening of Saturday, April 12, and ends on the evening of Saturday, April 19 (or on Friday evening April 18 in the Reform tradition).

Join the Wesleyan Jewish Community for 2 Passover seders, programming, and a Passover co-op (if there is interest)! RSVP will be available soon. We are also looking for poetry, art, or other work to put in a Passover zine for the seder. This work can be uploaded on the Google form or sent to dleipziger@wesleyan.edu.

RSVP Here by Thurs 4/3:

https://forms.gle/p1vofiyq4FXWAFJH6

What You Need to Know about Pesach at Wesleyan:

Seder I: Saturday, April 12: Wesleyan Community Seder 6:00 pm. Location: DFC

The Seder is a community celebration that celebrates the Jewish People’s liberation from Egypt. Join us for singing, great discussions, and a whole lot of fun. Open to only members of the Wesleyan Community. The cost is: $16.95 in points/Middletown Cash or 1 meal and $6.95 in points/Middletown Cash.

Want to help contribute to Seder? Or consider bringing to the Wesleyan Seder a short reading, an activity, or an object meaningful to you? Please email Anna Schriever at aschriever@wesleyan.edu.

Dietary Concerns:

**If you have any allergies or food concerns, please share them with Anna Schriever by April 1st. (aschriever@wesleyan.edu).

Seder II: Sunday Night, Second Seder, April 13: Community Seder OR Seder to Go Kits Available

Interested in a second night Seder? Email Anna at aschriever@wesleyan.edu. Updated information will be shared here.

Individuals or groups that pre-register by April 7th at Noon can get a Seder Kit (bottle of grape juice, Matzo and Passover Haggadah manuals). Only 1 kit per person/group. RSVP at link above. Kits must be picked up at Usdan Kosher Station on April 13th from 5:00-6:30pm. Please bring bags as you will have many things to carry. The Kosher station will also have all the foods you need for your Seder.

Passover Co-Op

We will have Kosher for Passover food ingredients in the Bayit. Students interested should fill out the RSVP form above.

Meals During Passover (at Usdan)

Shalom Salaam, located in the Usdan Marketplace, will be open for all of Passover and will be serving “Kosher for Passover” food for the length of the holiday. If this is a hardship for anyone, please be in touch with Rabbi David.