Passover at Mount Zion

At Mount Zion, we celebrate Passover with a seder on the first night and with a festival morning service on the first day and seventh day (which also includes a yizkor (memorial) service. Learn more about Passover.


Passover Events

    Congregational Passover Seder

    Wed April 5, 2023 at 6:00 pm

    Join us in a communal celebration of Passover led by Rabbi Adler and Cantor Strauss-Klein.

    Menu:
    Matzo Ball Soup, Popovers, Garden Salad, Seared Salmon with leek & kale fondue, Beet Gnocchi, Roasted Carrots, Mashed Potatoes.

    Children’s Menu:
    Chicken Tenders, Tater Tots, Carrots or Fruit Cup

    Cost: $54 members, $72 non-members, $30 children’s meal
    Registration closed March 24.

    Seder plate items for sharing and grape juice will be provided.  You are encouraged to bring your own seder plate as well to personalize your experience.If you wish to have wine, please bring your own kosher-for-Passover bottle.

    To request an ASL interpreter or other accessibility accommodations, please contact Shai Avny by Wednesday, March 29.

    Passover Festival Morning Services

    Thu April 6, 2023 at 10:00 am

    1st Day Festival Service
    Thursday, April 6, 10:00 a.m. in person and via Zoom


    Intimate community for song.
    Intimate community for solace.
    Intimate community for memory.
    Intimate community for celebration.
    Intimate community for being on your own
    but knowing you are part of something eternal.

    Engage the mitzvah. Try our Festival Morning services at 10 am for Passover/Pesach in person and online.

    Yizkor prayers are traditionally said four times a year in memory of a deceased parent(s): Yom Kippur, Sh’mini Atzeret (8th day of Sukkot), Passover (7th day), and Shavuot. Even if you have not attended in the past, it is a meaningful opportunity to remember.

    Freedom From Addiction Seder

    Mon April 10, 2023 at 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

    The Jewish Recovery Network (JRN) and Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis (JFCS) invite you to the annual

    Freedom From Addiction Seder: Celebrating our Freedom from Addiction and Slavery

    • Conducted by Cantor Audrey Abrams
    • A Glatt Kosher chicken meal will be served after the Seder; a fish option will also be available. The meal will begin at 6:30.
    • A virtual option is available. A Zoom link will be sent out over email prior to the event. Please specify on the registration form if you will be attending the event virtually or in person.
    • ASL interpretation will be provided

    For questions, please contact Liliane Jurayj 952-542-4837

    Thank you to the Zouber Family for their generous donation in memory of Jesse Davidson.

    Register on the JFCS site by March 30. A $10/per person registration fee is suggested.

    Passover Festival Morning Services

    Wed April 12, 2023 at 10:00 am

    7th Day Festival Service (including Yizkor Prayers)
    Wednesday, April 12, 10:00 a.m. in person and via Zoom
    The 7th day of ­Pesach features the commemoration of crossing the Red Sea which is the Torah portion that will be chanted.


    Intimate community for song.
    Intimate community for solace.
    Intimate community for memory.
    Intimate community for celebration.
    Intimate community for being on your own
    but knowing you are part of something eternal.

    Engage the mitzvah. Try our Festival Morning services at 10 am for Passover/Pesach in person and online.

    Yizkor prayers are traditionally said four times a year in memory of a deceased parent(s): Yom Kippur, Sh’mini Atzeret (8th day of Sukkot), Passover (7th day), and Shavuot. Even if you have not attended in the past, it is a meaningful opportunity to remember.


Passover Resources

Open blank screen laptop computer in dark modern office room with office supplies and decorationsMake Your Online Seder Lively, Engaging, and Meaningful

Digital Content to Help You Host This Year’s Online Gathering from the Reform Movement

Learn more

Online Haggadot (plural of Haggadah)

We know that many of you are celebrating Passover remotely this year. Check out this list of resources, including print books, ebooks, and Visual T’filah, for your seder.

Passover Video Playlist

Videos from 2020: Music, message to children, poetry, and more!

For a full listing and explanation, see our email from 2020.

Video from 2021

Read a transcript of the video.