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Essential Information for Observing the Holiday
No other ceremony or ritual of the Jewish year is as beloved or is observed by so many as the Passover Seder. Yet celebrating Passover properly requires close familiarity with…
Exodus: In the Merit of the Righteous Women – Tips for Pesach Preparation
The process of preparing for Pesach is an arduous one.
Food Item Guidelines for Passover
Passover food regulations can be complicated. Here are some answers.
Food Service List for Passover 2013
The food service establishments listed below have OU Kosher for Passover certification on a limited basis. Kosher for Passover status will be verified either by the presence of an OUP…
From Grapes to Kosher Wine
At first blush, one might think that wine, which starts out as natural fruit juice, would be easily deemed kosher. After all, companies have no problem manufacturing beverages such as…
Gebrokts – Not Just a Half-Baked Idea
People are noticing that matzah meal, a longtime Pesach-baking staple, is appearing less and less in pre-packaged kosher-for-Passover products, usually substituted with potato starch. Why is matzah meal vanishing from…
Getting to Know Your Matzah
Matzah, at the same time the simplest and most complex of kosher products, consists of just two basic ingredients – flour and water. On Passover we avoid all wheat based…
Glossary of Common Passover Terms
Chametz: Fermented or leavened wheat, rye, oats, spelt and barley. When these grains come in contact with water, they leaven within 18 minutes. In the case of hot or salted…
Hints for Pesach Cleaning
A Few Hints For Pesach Cleaning 1. START EARLY – If you begin right after Purim and do a little bit every day, the job is not overwhelming. 2. Start…
Immersing Ourselves in Tevilat Keilim
A refresher on tevillat keilim and a primer on its practical applications.
