TAKE THE PASSOVER JOURNEY...

Is the world crumbling as it melts into darkness? The war in Iran rages now. A new administration strikes at the assumptions of what it means to govern, and seeks to eliminate the scaffolding of caring in our country. Each of us has our own “Egypt.” It’s an especially important time to connect to Jewish nourishment and joy, and ponder, together in the caring Jewish community of Gesher, the journey from Egypt.

What will release us and our people from our bonds, this year? How will we journey forth in search of a more promising land and world?

In a Darkening World, Celebrate the Light of Passover at

Gesher, the Home of Homemade Matzah

PASSOVER SEDERS 2026

Seders will be outdoors with heaters — dress warmly!

First Night Community Seder

Wednesday, April 1st at 5:00 pm
This is the most important story that we live: the passage from slavery to freedom defines us as a people.  It cultivates our soulful search for justice.  We confront the Pharaohs of our day and frolic in freedom.  Gesher will provide the slave clothing, exit visas and a feast for our Passover seder journey from slavery to freedom.  Children and adults are invited into a participatory celebration. We will role play our jobs in Egypt, build pyramids, find our way through the desert, escape through the sea and feast in freedom, (while both seriously and humorously contemplating what this means to us.)  Bring pillows to lean on.  All are welcome. RSVP required by Tuesday, March 31st.

Adult and Teens Deep and Delicious Passover Seder-Shabbat Dinner, with a taste of theatre

Friday,  April 3rd at 5:30 PM

Gesher’s Rabbis invite you to tell and question our people’s Exodus from Egypt story with them, as we understand it today, through our own eyes and ideas, as well as through the history of Jewish story telling and questioning for 3,000 years.  The Passover Story is the Jewish people’s master story, and we will mine together what it means to us and what makes it so important for our people as we explore, from this year’s experience, what “being strangers in the land of Egypt” is about and what entering a promised land and having Torah as a gift could mean for us.  Bring your story, bring your perspective, and come to enjoy singing and a delicious pescatarian Seder -Shabbat meal and a little bit of theatre. RSVP required by Tuesday, March 31.

Both Seders will take place in a heated tent at Gesher, the home of Rabbi Laurie and Rabbi Gary. Dress in layers for the weather. Bring a pillow to make your chair comfy. Donations of $45 - $72 requested, sliding scale. No one is turned away for inability to contribute.

Questions? Call Rabbi Laurie at 503 246-5070 or email gesher@comcast.net.

Why is this Matzah Different from All Other Matzah?

(Answer: Because it’s made in the Gesher Brick Matzah (neé Pizza) Oven!)

PRE-PASSOVER EVENTS:

preparing Gesher’s kitchen and MAtZAH (neé Pizza) Oven for Passover

Sunday, March 22, 10 AM - 2 PM - Come at any time that works for you

Start Removing Chametz from the kitchen and our lives to make cooking for kosher Passover Seders possible. The community’s energy is very much appreciated. We’ll learn and explore our “inner chametz” - where our lives have become too bloated and egotistical as we remove the leavening from our ovens and cabinets.

Sunday, March 29, 10 AM - 6 PM - Come at any time that works for you, for as much time as you wish

A GESHER PRE-PASSOVER COOKING EXTRAVAGANZA!

Sunday, March 29, 10 AM - 6 PM 

A Hands- On Passover Cooking Party in Gesher’s Kitchen! Everyone welcome, including children of all ages. Come for as long or short a time as you like! Help Rabbi Gary and Rabbi Laurie prep for Gesher's Community Passover Seders, both traditional and not-so-traditional. Passover foods. Bring either your honed skills or your desire to learn!.

10am  - 11:30        - Charoset - Ashkenazi and Sephardi varieties

11:45 - 1:30           -NW Salmon Gefilte Fish (a Rabbi Gary specialty) and Moroccan Tsimmes

1 - 2:30                  -Matza Balls , yummy!

2 pm - 6 pm           -Bake Home-Made Matza* in Gesher’s Outdoor Kosher for Passove Pizza Oven

RSVPs and Mask wearing appreciated - www.ourjewishhome.org. No fee.  Questions ? Call Rabbi Laurie at 503 246-5070. 

*This will be Gesher’s 3rd year making home-made matzah.  We’ll be using a recipe from Portuguese Jews during the Inquisition, and it makes the tastiest matzah ever!  From organic home-ground flour.

Adults $36-$72 (sliding scale)

No one is turned away for inability to contribute this much or anything at all.

"Let all who are hungry come and eat!"  

Larger donations are very much appreciated as they help us provide for those who cannot pay.