Quinoa for Passover!

Michael Orbach

The status of quinoa, the grain-like crop, was the most-asked question for the last few years on the OU’s various kashrut forums across the web and in person. Following an…

The Story Behind OU Kitniyot

Rabbi Nachum Rabinowitz

Consumers have long been accustomed to various designations associated with the OU symbol (OU-D, OU-Parve, OU-Glatt, OU-Fish and of course OU-P). This year consumers will be finding more and more stores…

Passover Question Round-Up

Rabbi Eli Eleff

WHAT DOES OU-P MEAN? The OU-P symbol means that the OU has certified a product bearing that label as Kosher for Passover. To receive such a certification, an extremely high…

OU-P: What’s New For ’14?

Rabbi Shmuel Singer

There are two important developments in OU Passover production for 2014. The first one is the introduction of Passover Quinoa. Pereg and Goldbaum will be selling OU-P quinoa. Quinoa is…

All in Good Measure

Rabbi David Bistricer

The Passover holiday is a time to celebrate our rich heritage and affirm our commitment to the continuity of our traditions. The exodus from Egypt was the point in our great…

Birkas Ha’ilanos – Blessing for Blossoming Trees

Rabbi Moshe Zywica

“Hai man denafik beyomei Nissan vechazi elanei d’ka milbalvi omer…” (Tractate Brachot 43b) If one goes outside during the month of Nissan and sees trees that are blossoming he recites…

Bedikat Chametz

Rabbi Eli Eleff

TIME FRAMES WHEN MUST BEDIKAT CHAMETZ BE PERFORMED? Bedikat chametz must be performed on the eve of the fourteenth of Nissan (April 13, 2014) after nightfall, approximately 40 minutes after sunset. Once nightfall…

Non-Food Item Guidelines for Passover – 2014

Passover and non-food items.

Guidelines for Medication – Passover 2014

The OU poskim have summarized the principles one should use when taking medication on Passover.

The Kashering Primer – Passover 2014

Rabbi Eli Gersten

All about Pesach kashering, a process to prepare chametz vessels for Pesach use.

The World of Kosher

Batya Rosner

When you think OU Kosher,  your first thought is probably the more than 600,000 individual products overseen and certified in more than 95 countries worldwide. More than that, though, the OU…

In Remembrance of Our Loved Ones

Rabbi Moshe Zywica

It is customary on Passover, as well as on the other Shalosh Rigalim (Sukkot and Shavuot) and Yom Kippur when Yizkor (the memorial service) is recited, to light a candle…