David Billet will deliver the lecture following services. David Billet is the assistant editor at Commentary. His lecture will be on the topic of "Israel at 60".

These classes will take place on Shabbat afternoon one hour before mincha.

Check our website at www.rayimahuvim.org for the complete Pesach schedule. All services will take place at KRA, 241 West 72nd St. Please note that challah rolls will be available at KRA on Friday night, April 18th, and Shabbat morning, April 19th, enabling people to make hamotzi in shul and to continue their kosher for Pesach meal at home.
The sale of Chametz will be available with Rabbi Mintz beginning on Sunday, April 6th.

Prof. Jerome Chanes will deliver the lecture following services on the topic of "Religion and Politics; Politics and Religion." Prof. Chanes is Faculty Scholar at Brandeis University's Cohen Center, has taught at Barnard, Y.U., and Harvard, and is a regular lecturer for Drisha and CLAL.

The battles fought between the Jews and their enemies, which took place on Adar 13 throughout the Persian empire, continued for two days -- Adar 13 and 14 -- in the capital city of Shushan, where there were a greater number of Jew haters. Thus the victory celebrations in Shushan were held on the 15th of Adar, and the observance of the festival of Purim was instituted for that day in Shushan and all walled cities.