Celebrations at Kadimah at Park CSS & TBZ Joint 2nd Night Seder

The community is invited to join families of Congregation Shir Shalom and Temple Beth Zion in a joint 2nd Night of Passover Seder Thursday, April 6 at 6:00 p.m. at Transit Valley Country Club. The seder will be led by Rabbi Brent Gutmann, Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein, Cantor Arlene Frank, and Clergy Associate Judy Henn. Complete seder includes wine/grape juice, matzoh, gefilte fish, chicken soup with matzoh balls, brisket, chicken or vegetarian, potato kugel, dessert and coffee/tea.

Seder meals are subsidized by each Rabbi's Discretionary Fund. The cost is $60 for each adult and $25 for children under 12. Reservations are due March 30 and no walk-ins will be accommodated. Please contact Temple Beth Zion at 716-836-6565 or Shir Shalom at 716-633-8877 for more information or to make reservations.

Last month, students gathered to celebrate Purim with a Megillah reading and a festive feast that was shared with parents and the broader Park community. Rabbi Ori Bergman of Kehillat Ohr Tzion – who is also a parent of two Kadimah Scholars – chanted from the Book of Esther, reciting the miraculous story of Purim to families gathered at the Park School theater, before the group adjourned to the Judaics classroom to eat a joyous meal. Lower School students took an active role in helping Rabbi Bergman by holding the open Scroll of Esther in a chain while he was chanting. Students also learned about the holiday and traditions during their classes.

With the onset of spring this month, the community is looking forward to enjoying Passover together as well, with the first public model seder at Park since Covid disrupted the inaugural year at Park just before Pesach in 2020.

Later this month, students will commemorate Yom HaShoah, just a few days before the community celebration of Yom Ha’Atzmaut, for Israel’s 75th anniversary since the founding of the modern State of Israel in 1948.

The community is invited to join in the annual Kadimah Dinner in June that will once again be held at The Buffalo Zoo. Keep an eye out for more information on tickets, event sponsorships and advertisements for our calendar book, which this year will be available in both printed and virtual form, as a permanent online keepsake.

Enrolling and preparing for next year is in the works, with a host of new families and students eager to join the growing Kadimah at Park family. Limited spaces may still be available, but they’re going fast. Next year’s plans and ambitions with an enhanced curriculum, more programming, and other activities, as Kadimah Scholars continues its unique collaboration with Park and the Buffalo Jewish Federation. Forward!

For more information, visit kadimah. org or theparkschool.org

Wishing you a Happy Passover, Chag

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