Passover Articles

Passover for the Masses: How the Pros Prepare for the Chag

Please join us as we assess and prepare a foodservice location for Pesach.

What Happens if I Find Chametz on Pesach? Well, That Depends…

Here are a few questions to keep in mind, since the answer to each can affect the ruling.

Pesach Freedom, Even When We Weren’t: A Passover Sermon from the Warsaw Ghetto

Clearing the rubble of the devastated Warsaw Ghetto in December 1950, a Polish construction worker made a remarkable discovery.

Of Food and Freedom: Navigating Pesach with Food-Related Conditions

Here’s a close look at several common food-related health conditions and how to manage them over Pesach.

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.

Assuring Insect-Free Romaine Lettuce

Romaine lettuce is commonly used for maror. This type of lettuce is known as an open leaf variety.

Chametz After Pesach: What, When, and Why

The Torah not only prohibits consuming and deriving benefit from chametz during Pesach, it also prohibits its ownership.

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What is Kosher for Passover?

What Does “KOSHER FOR PASSOVER” Mean? During Passover, Jewish law forbids the consumption or possession by Jews of all edible fermented grain products (Chametz) or related foods. Therefore, even foods and household products which meet the strict, year-round dietary regulations, and are considered Kosher, are nevertheless, often unacceptable, or require special preparation for Passover use […]

OU KOSHER’S Rabbi Moshe Elefant Joins Talkline With Zev Brenner Live Each Night Leading Up To Passover

Rabbi Moshe Elefant may be most closely identified as Chief Operating Officer of OU Kosher and the magid shiur of the Orthodox Union’s AllDaf Daf Yomi webcast (whose thousands of daily learners make his lectures the most popular Daf in the world).  For listeners of  the Talkline With Zev Brenner radio program, America’s premier Jewish show, Rabbi Elefant’s name has […]

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