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.

Wishing you a happy Passover in a time such as this

Read an email sent by our Rabbis and Cantors on April 19, 2024.


Passover Events

    A Creative Way to Move Into Passover

    Sat April 20, 2024 at 12:15 pm

    The Link Between the Song of Songs and the Spring Festival

    Immediately following Shabbat lunch for 90 minutes

    Led by Cantor Rachel Stock Spilker

    We will explore how and why the Song of Songs is connected to Passover. We will begin with a brief introduction to some traditional texts, break into chevrutah (learning pairs) for a deeper dive, spend time in creative process (could be writing, music, art, dance, or anything else you dream up!), then come back for reflections and sharing. You do not need to be an artist or have a particular artistic skill to participate. This session is about learning and process, not product.

    You can come for any part of Shabbat day: Torah study at 9:00 am, Shabbat service at 10:00 am, the vegetarian potluck lunch afterwards (approximately 11:30 am), and/or this creative text session.

    Passover Festival Service

    Tue April 23, 2024 at 10:00 am

    1st Day Festival Service
    Tuesday, April 23, 10:00 a.m. in person and via livestream


    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

    Thu April 25, 2024 at 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Celebrating our Freedom from Addiction and Slavery
    Presented by the Jewish Recovery Network (JRN) and Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis (JFCS)

    • Conducted by Rabbi Lynn Liberman
    • A Kosher for Passover chicken meal will be served at the Seder; a vegetarian option will also be available.
    • A virtual option is available. A virtual link will be sent out over email prior to the event. Please specify on the registration form online if you will be attending the event virtually or in person.
    • Registrations will be accepted until April 10, 2024
    • A $18/per person registration fee is suggested. Credit card payment taken at time of registration or cash/check at the door the night of the event.

    For questions, please contact Kristi Murray at kmurray@jfcsmpls.org or 952-542-4810

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

    Passover Festival Service

    Mon April 29, 2024 at 10:00 am

    7th Day Festival Service (Includes Yizkor Prayers)
    Monday, April 29, 10:00 a.m. in person and via livestream


    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.