Passover - The first night of Seder 2010

Exodus 13

 ¹And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
 ²Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
 ³And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
 ⁴This day came ye out in the month Abib.
 ⁵And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
 ⁶Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.
 ⁷Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.
 ⁸And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
 ⁹And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD's law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
 ¹⁰Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.
 ¹¹And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,
 ¹²That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD's.
 ¹³And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.
 ¹⁴And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
 ¹⁵And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
 ¹⁶And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.
 ¹⁷And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
 ¹⁸But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.
 ¹⁹And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.
 ²⁰And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
 ²¹And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
 ²²He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. (Exodus 13, King James Version)

PASSOVER – Conservative http://www.adasisrael.org/pdfs/Holidays/2010_PassoverGuide.pdf

First Seder, Monday night, March 29

Tradition encourages that the Seder not begin until after sundown.

Candlelighting Times:

Monday, March 29: light candles at 7:10 pm

Tuesday, March 30: light candles after 8:09 p.m.

Friday, April 2: light candles at 7:14 pm

Sunday, April 4: light candles at 7:16 pm

Monday, April 5: light candles after 8:16 pm

Memorial Candle—It is customary to light a memorial candle for departed members of the family before lighting the holy day candles

The blessings recited are: Blessings for Pesach

Baruch ata Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kid-shanu ’mitzvotav v’tzeevanu l’hadleek ner shel yom tov.

Praised are You, Lord our God, Master of the universe, who has sanctified us with Your commandments and commanded us to light the festival candles.

And on the first night only:

Blessings for Pesach

Baruch ata Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam, she’hecheyanu,v’kee’manu, v’heegee anu lazman hazeh. Praised are You, Lord our God, Master of the universe, who has kept us in life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this season.

Counting The Omer – Orthodox
http://www.chabad.org/holidays/sefirah/omer-count.htm

COUNT THE OMER REMINDER

1st and 2nd Day of the Omer

This Tuesday night we count one day of the Omer, followed by Wednesday night when we count two days of the Omer.

The Omer is counted every evening after nightfall, from the second night of Passover till the night before Shavuot.

Forgot to count the Omer at night? Count the following day, but without a blessing. On subsequent nights, continue counting with a blessing as usual. The blessing is made only if every day has been counted; if you missed a day, say the day's count without the blessing.

BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU AL SEFI-RAT HA-OMER.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us concerning the counting of the Omer.