FW: Or Menorah - Pesach - Maot Chititim & sell your Chametz

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From: 'Or Menorah' via Or Menorah <OrMenorah@googlegroups.com>

Date: 3/29/20 9:46 AM (GMT-06:00)

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Subject: Or Menorah - Pesach - Maot Chititim & sell your Chametz



Kehilat
Or Menorah

See below for some important Pesach updates. Remember that Pesach is just 1 1/2 weeks away. 
Please use the most caution in your preparations, shopping, and plans.

Maot Chitim On Purim, our shul truly looked out for each other, especially with regard to Matanot L'Evyonim. Now, please help each other with Maot Chitim 5780. Since I am not seeing you personally you can include shul donations with your Chametz forms as always or go to     http://donate.ormenorah.com  to use a credit card.   For Maot Chitim I ask you donate directly to one of 3 (or all three) of the organizations we support for this. The first two are in Chicago for our community, and the 3rd is for communities in Israel.   1. Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago https://maotchitim.secure.nonprofitsoapbox.com/maotchitim-holiday 2. Chicago Chesed Fund Maot Chitim  https://www.chicagochesedfund.org/donate/ (click on Passover) 3. https://www.odyosefchai.org/contact-donate (Click on Donate Maot Chitim)

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Mechirat Chametz:

While I genuinely would love to see each one of you for selling the Chametz, this year our Mechira will be different.   For Mechirat Chametz 5780 you may either print out the attached form and drop it in an envelope at the shul mail slot or at my home mail slot. A link to the form is also at the bottom of our website, www.ormenorah.com.
You can also scan it and email it to chametz@ormenorah.com.
The last day to get these to me is next Sunday April 5^th, please. 

(if you or someone in your home is ill please only scan it and send it by email otherwise it is preferable fill out the form and to drop it off in the Shul mail slot or my home mail slot)

Guides:

- Here is the link for the cRc guide online and the OU guide.  Please note that the cRc has a wonderful and useful website as well, askcrc.org 
that is a great resource for Pesach, and general, questions.

- Here are some very useful Pesach videos from the cRc that might help in one's preparation for Pesach.

·         DIY How to Kasher a Kitchen for Pesach or Year Round , How to Kasher a Kitchen

·         Hag'alah - Kashering with Boiling Water 

We don't know what things will be like during the next few weeks but we pray for the best and for everyone's safety and health!

Shavua Tov!

Rabbi Doug Zelden

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