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This guide provides a clear, easy-to-read overview of the mitzvot, customs and terms related to Pesach.
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Ask the Rav: Rav Hershel Schachter Discusses Pesach
Rabbis Nachum Rabinowitz and Moshe Zywica discuss Pesach-related topics with Rav Hershel Schachter shlit”a.
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Passover for the Masses: How the Pros Prepare for the Chag
Rabbis Avrohom Juravel and Dov Schreier
Please join us as we assess and prepare a foodservice location for Pesach.
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What Happens if I Find Chametz on Pesach? Well, That Depends…
Rabbi Eli Gersten
Here are a few questions to keep in mind, since the answer to each can affect the ruling.
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Pesach Freedom, Even When We Weren’t: A Passover Sermon from the Warsaw Ghetto
Dr. Henry Abramson
Clearing the rubble of the devastated Warsaw Ghetto in December 1950, a Polish construction worker made a remarkable discovery.
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Of Food and Freedom: Navigating Pesach with Food-Related Conditions
Shira Isenberg
Here’s a close look at several common food-related health conditions and how to manage them over Pesach.
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The What & Why of Eruv Tavshilin
Rabbi Moshe Zywica
When Yom Tov precedes Shabbos, it is rabbinically forbidden to cook or prepare on yom tov for Shabbos.
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What Is New for Passover 2022?
Rabbi Shmuel Singer
The OU continues to give certification to Passover Quinoa. Quinoa will be available with an OUP from Goldbaum.
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OU Kosher to Certify Made-for-Shabbos GE Appliances
OU Kosher is in the process of certifying several GE Appliances (formerly GE) to help observant Jews keep the laws of the Sabbath.
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Assuring Insect-Free Romaine Lettuce
Rabbi David Bistricer
Romaine lettuce is commonly used for maror. This type of lettuce is known as an open leaf variety.
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Chametz After Pesach: What, When, and Why
Rabbi Gavriel Price
The Torah not only prohibits consuming and deriving benefit from chametz during Pesach, it also prohibits its ownership.
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