Save the date for our upcoming Purim event on Purim on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 5pm!
Passover begins on Monday evening, April 22, 2024. Program information will be forthcoming.
2023 Passover Retreat
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Recent Celebrations
JRC Passover Retreat – Friday, April 19 – 21, 2019
at the Clarion Inn & Suites, Delaware Water Gap, PA
Friday/ Saturday – 1st Day Yom Tov
Schedule Sample (From 2018)
Friday
4:30 – 6:00 PM Light Buffet – Dining Room Buffet Area
6:15 PM – Mincha/Ma’ariv Services – Dining Room Shul
6:45 PM – Candle Lighting – In the Dining Room – Tea lights provided (Latest time for lighting candles is 7:04PM)
7:00 PM 1st Seder Begins – Dining Room – Led by Rabbi Yehuda Salkow
- 8:05 – Kiddush
- 9:00 – Matzah & Dinner
- 10:30 – Afikoman
- 10:40 – Birkat Hamazon (Grace after Meal) & Last 2 Cups of Wine
- 11:00 – Main part of Seder is over.
Still have energy? Stay for more singing & commentary.
Saturday
8:00 – 10:00 Breakfast – Dining Room Buffet Area
8:15 – 9:00 Daf Yomi – Talmud Class – Shul
9:00 – Morning Holiday Services – Dining Room Shul
12:00 PM – Shabbat Luncheon – Dining Room
Luncheon Dvar Torah by Rabbi Yehuda Salkow
1:35 PM – Mincha – Dining Room Shul
4:30 PM – “Empowerment through Jewish Identity – The Underpinnings of Passover” with Rabbi Yehuda Salkow – Franklin Center A (4th Floor)
5:30 – 6:30 PM – Snacks & Salad Bar – Dining Room Buffet Area
Saturday/Sunday 2nd Day Yom Tov
Schedule Sample (From 2018)
7:00 PM – 2nd Seder Begins – Dining Room – Led by Rabbi Mordechai Rindenow
- 8:00 – Seder Intermission
- 8:00 – Maariv Services + Counting of the Omer – Dining Room Shul
- 8:06 – 2nd Day Candle Lighting – Dining Room
- 8:25 – Kiddush
- 9:15 – Matzah & Dinner
- 10:35 – Afikoman
- 10:45 – Birkat Hamazon (Grace after Meal) & Last 2 Cups of wine
- 11:10 – Main Part of Seder is over.
Still going strong? Join us in song & Haggadah discussion until …
Sunday
8:00 – 10:00 Breakfast – Dining Room Buffet Area
8:15 – 9:00 Daf Yomi – Talmud Class – Shul
9:00 – Shachris (Holiday Morning Services) – Dining Room Shul
12:00 PM – Lunch Buffet – Dining Room
Luncheon Dvar Torah: Rabbi Mordechai Rindenow
1:30 PM – Children’s Program with Shoshi & Rachelli Salkow – Panorama Room
4:30 PM – “Passover, Growth & Gratitude” with Rabbi Mordechai Rindenow, Ph.D. – Franklin Center A (4th Floor)
4:30 PM – Ladies’ Class with Yocheved Rindenow, MS, LMHP – “Trauma & Liberation, A Spiritual Process of Healing” – Franklin Center B (4th Floor)
5:30 PM – Snacks & Salad Bar – Dining Room
7:00 PM – Mincha – Dining Room Shul
7:30 PM – “Holiday Wrap-Up for Men” with Rabbi Yehuda Salkow – Dining Room Shul
7:30 PM – “Holiday Wrap-Up for Women” with Miri Salkow – Franklin Center B (4th Floor)
8:07 PM – Maariv & Yom Tov Ends
8:30 PM – Havdalah & Farewell – Dining Room
Epic Purim Celebration – Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 5 PM
at the Jewish Resource Center, Stroudsburg, PA
Traditional Jewish Holidays & Celebrations
In conjunction with the numerous Jewish Holidays which are interspersed throughout the calendar, we hold events that provide the traditional experiences of each holiday. These events are both enjoyable and educational. They offer great opportunities to learn more about the laws and deeper meanings of these important days. These celebrations are so impactful as they keep us connected to our roots and give us the real flavor of each of these Holidays.
Upcoming Jewish Holidays
Purim (Jolly festival commemorating the defeat of Haman’s plot to annihilate the Jews, in 4th Century BCE Persia)
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 (At Sundown) & Thursday, March 21, 2019
Passover – First days (Commemorating the Jewish people’s exodus from Egypt and their liberation from in slavery in the year 1313 BCE)
Friday, April 19, 2019 Passover begins at sundown (1st Seder)
Saturday, April 20, 2019 – Day 1 of Passover (2nd Seder)
Sunday, April 21, 2019 – Day 2 of Passover
Passover – Last days
Thursday, April 25, 2019 Yom Tov begins at Sundown
Friday, April 26, 2019 1st day Yom Tov
Saturday, April 27, 2019 2nd day Yom Tov (Yizkor is said)
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Shavuot (Pentecost: Celebrating the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai)
Saturday, June 8, 2018 – Shavuot begins at sundown
Sunday, June 9, 2019 – Day 1 of Shavuot
Monday, June 10, 2019 – Day 2 of Shavuot (Yizkor is said)
Tisha B’Av (Fast day commemorating the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem)
Saturday, August 10, 2019 (Fast begins at Sundown0
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Rosh HaShanah (The Jewish New Year begins with ten (10) days of penitence.)
Sunday, September 29, 2019 – Rosh HaShanah starts at sundown
Monday, September 30, 2019 – Day 1 (First day of Rosh HaShanah)
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 – Day 2 (Second day of Rosh HaShanah)
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement: The most solemn of the Holy Days devoted to prayer and fasting)
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 – Yom Kippur starts at Sundown
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 – Yom Kippur (Yizkor is said)
Sukkot (Holiday of Booths: Jews are commanded to dwell in temporary shelters as their ancestors the Israelites did in the desert after the exodus from Egypt)
Sunday, October 13, 2019 – Sukkot starts at sundown
Monday, October 14, 2019 – Day 1 (First day of Sukkot)
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 – Day 2 (Second day of Sukkot)
Shemini Atzeret (Conclusion of Sukkot)
Sunday, October 20, 2019 – Holiday starts at sundown
Monday, October 21, 2019 – Shemini Atzeret (Yizkor is said)
Simchat Torah (Celebrates the conclusion of the year-long cycle of reading the Torah – the Five Books of Moses – and renewing the cycle)
Monday, October 21, 2019 – Simchat Torah starts at sundown
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 – Simchat Torah
Chanukah (Commemorates the victory of the Jews over the Syrian-Greeks and the miracle of the Menorah at the rededication of the Temple)
Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 (First candle is lit after sundown) – Monday, Dec. 30, 2019
Shabbat (Sabbath)
Observance begins every Friday at sunset concluding at nightfall on Saturday.
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Past Holiday Events
Passover
Purim
Chanukah
Pre Rosh Hashanah
Pre Shavuot
Lag B’Omer
Lag B’Omer is the 33rd day of the counting from Passover and the Exodus from Egypt to its culmination at the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai on the holiday of Shavuot. This day has particular significance as the anniversary of the death of the holy Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. He is well known as a great sage of the Tannaitic era as well as the author of the Zohar. It is also a day of celebration due to the stoppage of a plague that decimated the ranks of the students of the holy sage Rabbi Akiva. The celebrations include various interesting customs. Please join us for an enjoyable gathering and find out what is behind some of the prevalent customs of the day.
