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Purim

In 2025/5785 Ta’anit (the fast of) Esther is sunrise to sunset March 13, Purim is sundown March 13 to sundown March 14, and Shushan Purim (Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and other walled cities) is sundown March 14 to sundown March 15. Purim Meshulash (Triple Purim) will occur in walled cities sundown March 15 to sundown March 16 because the 15th of Adar coincides with Shabbat.

About This Holiday

Learn from: Aish (Orthodox) | Chabad (Orthodox) | Exploring Judaism (Conservative) | My Jewish Learning (non-denominational) | Reform Judaism

Events

All events listed at Central Time and are on Zoom if no location is noted. Submit an event here or email editor@jewfolk.com.

Nosh & Knowledge: Purim (Minnesota Hillel) 11:30 AM Friday, March 21. Minnesota Hillel Johnson Center (1521 University Ave SE, Minneapolis)

Purim Shabbat (Minnesota Hillel) 5:30 PM Friday, March 21. Minnesota Hillel Johnson Center (1521 University Ave SE, Minneapolis)

Buy Hamentaschen

Adath Jeshurun Flavors: poppyseed, apricot, prune. $10/half dozen or $18/ bakers dozen. Buy in person at Adath’s Purim Carnival and Megillah Reading

Beth El Flavors: mixed fruit, chocolate chip, apricot, poppy seed, nutella. $20/dozen

Beth Jacob Flavors: prune, poppy, apricot, raspberry, chocolate/hazelnut, assorted. $18/dozen. Pick up March 9, 11, or 12

Knead Bread? Laurie Bakes Bread Flavors: cake or cookie-style, white or chocolate dough; flavors vary by style. $9-15/half dozen. Pick up March 11, 12, or 13

Love Letters Bakery Flavors: apricot, raspberry, cherry, nutella, poppyseed. $11/half dozen or $22/dozen. Pick up February 28 or March 14

Mount Zion Temple Flavors: prune, poppyseed, apricot, chocolate, ginger pair, and cherry chocolate. $6/half dozen. Buy in person at Mount Zion’s Purim Carnival

Prime Kosher Catering Flavors: chocolate, caramel, raspberry, strawberry, apricot, poppy. $1.60 ea. Pick up until Purim

Shir Tikvah Flavors: prune, apricot, poppyseed, chocolate, strawberry. $18/dozen. Pick up in March

Further Resources & Reading

11 Reasons Purim Is The Perfect Vegan Holiday (TC Jewfolk)

5 Yoga Poses To Help Turn You Into A Hamantaschen (TC Jewfolk)

Celebrating Purim With Your Family (PJ Library)

DIY Purim Costume Ideas for Kids and Adults (Rebekah Lowin)

“Felt” Like Making Hamentaschen (TC Jewfolk)

Purim, October 7, and Holocaust Inversion (TC Jewfolk)

Purim in Reflection: The Masks We Wear (Jewtina y Co.)

Purim reflections, articles, poems, & more (Ritualwell)

Purim Source Sheets (Sefaria)

Purim sustainability resources (Hazon)

So You Think You Know the Story of the Megillah? (TC Jewfolk)

Who Did The Better ‘Encanto’ Themed Purim Parody? (TC Jewfolk)

Recipes & Crafts

Purim Food (The Nosher)

Purim Recipes (Rebekah Lowin)

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Pesach

In 2025/5785 Pesach begins at sundown April 12 and ends at sundown either April 19 or April 20 depending on practice.

About This Holiday

Learn from: Aish (Orthodox) | Chabad (Orthodox) | Exploring Judaism (Conservative) | My Jewish Learning (non-denominational) | Reform Judaism

Events

Events listed at Eastern Time and are on Zoom if no location is noted. Submit an event by emailing cincyeditor@jewfolk.com.

Passover Seder Matching 2025 (TC Jewfolk) submissions close March 21

The Haggadah: A Living Document (Hineni) 11 AM Sundays, March 23 – April 6. $18-50

Sustain Studio: Through the Narrow Place (Hineni) 6:30 PM Mondays, March 31 – April 21. Beit HaMidrash at TTSP (1335 Ford Pkwy, St Paul) $82

St Paul Community Women’s Seder (Temple of Aaron, Mount Zion, Beth Jacob) 5:45 PM Thursday, April 3. Temple of Aaron (616 S Mississippi River Blvd)

Freedom Seder (Jewish Community Action) 6 PM Thursday, April 3. Location TBA

Nosh & Knowledge: Passover (Minnesota Hillel) 11:30 AM Friday, April 4. Minnesota Hillel Johnson Center (1521 University Ave SE, Minneapolis)

Hag Sameach Passover Delivery (JFCS Minneapolis) 9:30 AM Sunday, April 6. JFCS (5905 Golden Valley Rd, Golden Valley)

Deliver packages with NextGen 10:30 AM

Pesach Sunday Family Fun Day (Heilicher Jewish Day School) 10 AM Sunday, April 6. Heilicher Jewish Day School (4330 S Cedar Lake Rd)

Kadima Chocolate Seder (Beth El) 1 PM Sunday, April 6. Beth El Congregation (5225 Barry St W, St Louis Park)

Pre-Passover Bagel Nosh (Minnesota Hillel) 11 AM Friday, April 11. Minnesota Hillel Johnson Center (1521 University Ave SE, Minneapolis)

First Night Seders (Saturday, April 12)

Minnesota Hillel 6 PM. Minnesota Hillel Johnson Center (1521 University Ave SE, Minneapolis)

Mount Zion Temple 6 PM. Mount Zion (1300 Summit Ave, St Paul) $60-80

Chabad Macalester-Groveland 8:30 PM. Chabad Macalester-Groveland (1546 Portland Ave, St Paul) $0-54

Second Night Seders (Sunday, April 13)

Beth El 7 PM. Beth El Congregation (5225 Barry St W, St Louis Park) $60

Chabad Macalester-Groveland 8:30 PM. Chabad Macalester-Groveland (1546 Portland Ave, St Paul) $0-54

Freedom From Addiction Seder (JFCS) 5 PM Thursday, April 17. Minnesota Hillel Johnson Center (1521 University Ave SE, Minneapolis) $36

Passover Shabbat (Minnesota Hillel) 5:30 PM Friday, April 18. Minnesota Hillel Johnson Center (1521 University Ave SE, Minneapolis)

Further Resources & Reading

Free Passover ritual items/foods, delivery available (JFCS Hag Sameach)

A Table for Eight: Embracing Community and Dietary Needs at Passover (TC Jewfolk)

Bringing Teens to the Seder Table (Exploring Judaism)

Celebrating Passover With Your Family (PJ Library)

LGBTQ-affirming articles, rituals, and Torah commentaries (Keshet)

Make A Plan For Passover Preparation (TC Jewfolk)

Parenting By Parsha: Shabbat Pesach (TC Jewfolk)

Passover Articles (Orthodox Union)

Passover Ceremonies, Poems, Songs & more (Ritualwell)

Passover Source Sheets (Sefaria)

Passover & Sustainability (Hazon)

Passover Unbound (Judaism Unbound)

Passover & Mental Health (Blue Dove Foundation)

Pesach Writing & Videos (The Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust)

Two Kids, Four Questions: How To Appease Children At The Seder? (TC Jewfolk)

What to the Black Jew Is Passover? (Evolve)

What To Do When I Don’t Want To Host Two Seders? (TC Jewfolk)

Haggadot & Haggadah Supplements

Seder Your to Hostages the Bringing (Everyone Counts)

Companion to the Haggadah (Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies)

Customize Your Own Haggadah (Haggadot)

Dancing In Between Haggadah (The LUNAR Collective)

The Fifth Child: A Passover Reading (Jewish Democratic Women for Action)

The Four Cups of Consciousness (Shefa)

The Gateways Haggadah (Gateways)

HIAS Haggadah (HIAS)

In Every Generation: A Haggadah Supplement (Shalom Hartman Institute)

Passover Guide / Guia de Passover(Jewtina & Co.)

Global Justice Haggadah (American Jewish World Service)

Hebrew/English Haggadah (Chabad)

In Every Generation: Interactive Family Haggadah (PJ Library)

Plastover – An Exodus from Plastic Waste (Reboot)

Velveteen Rabbi’s Haggadah for Pesach (Velveteen Rabbi)

The Wandering is Over Haggadah (Jewish Women’s Archive)

Why Is This Night Different? (The iCenter)

Sell Your Chametz

Adath Israel Synagogue

Beth El Synagogue

Chabad

Recipes & Crafts

47 Passover Recipes for a Delicious Seder and Beyond (Bon Appetit)

7 Charoset Recipes to Give Passover an International Flair (Be’chol Lashon)

Five Kid Friendly Passover Ideas (TC Jewfolk)

Passover Crafts & Activities (Bible Belt Balabusta)

Passover Crafts & Recipes (Our Happy Tribe)

Passover Food (The Nosher)

Passover Recipes, Crafts, & Inspiration (Rebekah Lowin)

Relish: Vegetarian Passover Seder with Imani Jackson (TPT Originals)

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The Omer

We count the Omer for 49 days, starting on the second night of Pesach/Passover and ending with Shavuot. In 2025/5785 the Omer period begins the evening of April 13 and concludes June 1 before sunset.

Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of the Omer, falls from sundown May 15 – sundown May 16.