Skip to main content Skip to secondary navigation

Visiting Information

Memorial Church Open Visiting Hours:
Monday - Thursday, 9 AM - 4 PM
Friday, 9 AM - 1 PM
Tours on Fridays at 11 AM.

Memorial Church is closed for University holidays, University closures, services, and private events. Windhover Contemplative Center is currently closed. There is no expected re-opening date at this time.

About Memorial Church and Companion Spaces
Banner image featuring Jewish icon in white against a cardinal red background.

Passover

Main content start
An image of a caravan of people and camels walking in front of pyramids, matzo, and a wave. The text says "Hillel @ Stanford RSVP for Passover Events."

Hillel @ Stanford

Passover is a special time on campus. All our events are free and open to students. Thank you for RSVPing below so we can have enough food.

Wednesday, April 5, 7:30 pm

Passover Seder at Chabad

Location: Chabad at Stanford

Fee: $18

Due to limited space, the Seder is open only to students, faculty, and alumni. No student will be turned away for lack of funds. Please contact Rabbi Dov to discuss financial assistance.

RSVP is necessary.

Passover 101

Monday, April 3, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Hillel

Learn the elements of the Passover seder with Rabbi Laurie Hahn Tapper. This discussion will be particularly helpful if you plan to lead your own seder or want greater understanding of the seder's many texts and traditions.

First Night Seder

Wednesday, April 5, 7:00 - 9:30 pm
Hillel

Celebrate our freedom with a large communal first night seder at Hillel, with delicious kosher dinner, amplified live music, lively table discussions, and lots of Passover traditions.

First Night Halachic Orthodox Seder

Wednesday, April 5, time TBD

Traditional halachic seder. Time will be determined by seder leaders and will take place on or near campus.

Second Night Seder

Thursday, April 6, 8:00 - 10:30 pm
Hillel

Delve deeper into Passover traditions, songs, and questions with this second night Seder.

First Annual Matzah Brei Showdown & Prince of Egypt Watch Party

Monday, April 10, 7:00 pm
Hillel

Enjoy the 1998 Dreamworks Passover classic with sweet and/or savory varietals of our favorite Passover breakfast delicacy. Cast your vote for the winning Brei and sing along.


Eating Kosher for Passover at Hillel

All Week
Hillel will also have snacks and breakfast foods that are available for grab and go every day during the holiday. Please do not bring any outside food that is not kosher for Passover into either building.

Shabbat Friday April 7 and Saturday April 8
Join for shabbat services at 6 pm and dinner at 7 pm on Friday night and join the Stanford Orthodox Minyan for morning services at 10 am and a festive kiddush lunch at 12:30 pm.

Every Lunch and Dinner (not including Seders)
Stanford dining will be cooking and serving strictly Kosher for Passover meals out of the Koret Pavilion for lunch and dinner. Lunch will be served from 11am - 1:30pm and Dinner from 5pm - 7pm. Graduate students are able to purchase Meal Plan Blocks for a discounted per meal price (learn more here).  No students will be turned away for lack of funds. Undergrads on the meal plan will be able to use their swipes at Hillel.


 

Infographic on Passover. The body text is repeated on the webpage.

A Passover Cheat Sheet

With good food, good drink, an epic story, and raucous conversation, no wonder Passover is the most celebrated Jewish holiday in the world. This year, Passover begins on the evening of April 5th, and ends on April 13th.

About Seders:

Every year, Jewish people tell and re-tell the miraculous story of the enslaved Israelites exodus from Egypt during a festive meal called a Seder (Say-der). In Hebrew, Seder means order. In other words, a Seder is a structured, home-based ritual that combines a series of choreographed rituals with education, food, singing and storytelling, all in a particular order of stage directions, intentionally designed to engage people of all ages, Seders are held on the first and second night of Passover.