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COR 2016-5776 passOveR guide 1 what’s cooking?
COR 2016-5776 passover guide 2 Rabbinical Vaad HAKASHRUTH Chairman: Rabbi Yacov Felder Chairman Emeritus: Rabbi Yitzchok Kerzner Rabbi Amram Assayag • Rabbi Avraham Bartfeld • Rabbi Shlomo Bixenspanner • Rabbi Chanoch Ehrentreu Rabbi Shlomo Gemara • Rabbi Ovadia Haboucha • Rabbi Yossel Kanofsky • Rabbi Mendel Kaplan Rabbi Yaakov Kaufman • Rabbi Uri Kaufman • Rabbi Daniel Korobkin • Rabbi Chaim Kulik Rabbi Yisroel Landa • Rabbi Rafi Lipner • Rabbi Moshe Lowy • Rabbi Yirmiya Milevsky • Rabbi Yosef Oziel Rabbi Dovid Pam • Rabbi Meir Rosenberg • Rabbi Mordechai Scheiner • Rabbi Dovid Schochet Rabbi Raphael Shmulewitz • Rabbi Chaim Strauchler • Rabbi Yehoshua Weber
Kashruth Council Board of Directors Chair: Dr. Ira Marder Past Chair: Mr. Martin Maierovitz, z”l Vice Chairs: Mr. Jack Feintuch • Mr. Shimshon Gross • Mr. Naftali Winter Secretary: Mr. Ari Messinger Treasurer: Mr. Moshe Sigler Assistant Treasurer: Mr. Moishe Kesten Assistant Secretary: Mr. Michoel Klugmann Executive: Mr. Daniel Bitton • Mr. Nathan Bleeman • Mr. Meyer Feldman • Mr. David Kleiner • Mr. Marvin Sigler • Mr. David Woolf Mr. Robert Benmergui • Rabbi Neil Cohen • Mr. Yehoshua Czermak • Mr. Ben Fefferman • Mr. Shlome Goldreich Mr. Allan Gutenberg • Mr. Mark Halpern • Mr. Paul Jacobs • Mr. Irving Karoly • Mr. Jerrold Landau Mr. Brian Lass • Mr. Elie Mamann • Mr. Isaac E. Oziel • Mr. Ronald Rutman • Mr. Simon Schonblum Mr. Avrum Waisbrod • Mr. Meyer Zeifman • Mr. Shmuel Zimmerman • Dr. Leibel Zoberman
Kashruth Council Staff Chairman, Rabbinical Vaad Hakashruth: Rabbi Yacov Felder Director of Industrial Kosher, Kashrus Administrator: Rabbi Sholom H. Adler Director of Community Kosher: Rabbi Tsvi Heber Rabbinic Liaison: Rabbi Yosef Oziel Managing Director: Mr. Richard Rabkin Director of Operations: Mr. Jay Spitzer Rabbinic Coordinators: Rabbi Avrohom Lowinger • Rabbi Joshua Norman • Rabbi Dovid Rosen • Rabbi Yechiel Teichman Head Mashgiach: Rabbi Mendel Brogna Senior Mashgichim: Rabbi Mendel Gansburg • Mr. Moshe Mayer Mrvic Senior Rabbinic Field Representatives: Rabbi Binyomin Kreitman • Rabbi Nachman Ribiat Shechita Division: Rabbi Shlomo Bixenspanner Junior Developer & Field Representative: Mr. Chaim Ribiat Administrative Assistant & Customer Service Representative: Mrs. Albina Aminob Office Support: Mrs. Barbara Bar-Dayan Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Wanda Bengio Executive Assistant & New Client Representative: Mrs. Judy Pister Account Specialist: Ms. Sarah Rosen Administrative Assistant & Customer Service Representative: Mrs. Esther Scheer Accountant: Mrs. Olga Sekiritsky
Kosher CORner Editorial Staff Editor-in-chief: Mr. Richard Rabkin Senior Halachic Contributor Rabbi Dovid Rosen Contributing Editor & Advertising Coordinator: Ms. Sarah Rosen Senior Staff Writer Ms. Sari Cohen Design & Layout: RB Creative Photography: Katan Studio COR- Kashruth Council of Canada Live in Edmonton for ANSWERS & APPETIZERS: A PRE-PESACH COMMUNITY EVENT
suNdAY, April 3rd 7:30 pM WEST EDMONTON MALL, CONFERENCE ROOM 7 3000, 8882 170 STREET, EDMONTON, ALBERTA
COR Rabbis will highlight the most frequently asked questions received on the COR Passover Hotline and perform a live insect checking demonstration. Learn the techniques that COR’s professional mashgichim use every day!
A selection of complimentary appetizers and desserts will be served
www.cor.ca • 416.635.9550 • [email protected] ANSWERS & APPETIZERS: A PRE-PESACH COMMUNITY EVENT
tuesdAY, April 5TH, 2016 APPETIZERS AT 7:30 PM • ANSWERS AT 8:00PM AISH THORNHILL COMMUNITY SHUL 949 CLARK AVENUE WEST, THORNHILL
rAbbi doVid roseN: 1 hour; 100 questions COR’s Rabbi Rosen answered over fi ve thousand Pesach related questions last year. In 1 hour he will go through 100 of the most frequently asked Pesach questions.
Introductory remarks by rabbi Avram rothman, Rav of the Aish Thornhill Community Shul
A selection of complimentary appetizers and desserts will be served by Levy’s Catering.
www.cor.ca • 416.635.9550 • [email protected] contents 4 11
welcoMe / 4 Rabbi Felder’s Message / 6 Dr. Marder’s Message / 7 Nisan Calendar / 8 41 Important Pesach Dates and Times / 9
Articles of fAitH / 41 lAws ANd 51 Teach Your Children GuideliNes / 11 Who They Are / 41 Establishments & Services Benaya Yechiel Eshkar, for Passover / 11 of Blessed Memory / 43 proprietors, Passover Product Guide / 13 HIT: Questions and Answers pAreNts ANd Kitniyot / 18 from the Halacha Line / 46 pAssoVer / 73 Common Kitniyot Items / 19 A Kosher Jew in a Non-Kosher Giraffe Foods / 73 Wokplace / 48 Guidelines for use of Global Botanical / 74 Medications and Personal Natur-a / 75 Care Products on Passover / 20 You sHAll tell Your Sol Cuisine / 76 Chametz Free Medications / 21 cHildreN / 51 Sweets from the Earth / 77 Personal Care Products / 22 Interviews with Machanchim Victory’s Kitchen /78 Kashering for Passover / 27 and Mechanchos Tevilat Kelim / 32 Vancouver: Rabbi Don Pacht / 52 Shaimos Guidelines / 34 Calgary: Pet Food on Passover / 35 Rabbi Chaim Greenwald / 54 Pesach Traveler Checklist / 37 Toronto: Rabbi Yehuda Oppenheimer / 58 Top 10 Questions from the COR Passover Hotline / 38 Toronto: Mrs. Sara Munk / 61 Montreal: Rabbi Shmuel Mellul / 63 Halifax: Mrs. Bassie Feldman / 65 All in the Family / 67 beHiNd tHe cor / 79 COR Gets Cracking / 79 79 How your Questions get Answered / 81 COR Launches First of its Kind College Accredited Mashgiach Training Program / 83 Meet the Sobeys Mashgichim / 85 COR Company Updates / 87 73 Supervised and Unsupervised Events / 88
wHAt’s cookiNG / 89 COR Recipes / 91 Guest Chef Recipes / 95 Be a Healthy Eating Role Model / 96
kids CORNer / 99 Chewing Kosher Gum / 99 89 Shmuli is Cooking Up Trouble / 104 99 Coby and the Flying Jets / 109 Activity CORner / 110 Welcome
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miracles that led to our redemption greater Toronto community suff ered At the seder, and becoming the nation of Hashem. a tragic loss in the passing of our we recite in the Hagaddah A major focus of the seder is the esteemed mashgiach Reb Benaya hrv ohrmn ,thmhc rpxk vcrnv kfu" ohrmn ,thmh ruphx, relating to our Eschar, k"z. Although he lived in “jcuan vz “the more one elaborates children all that Hashem did for us Toronto for only a few years, Reb upon the Exodus, the more he is in Mitzrayim, thereby fulfi lling the Benaya was an integral member of our praiseworthy”. Why do our sages mitzvah of lbck ,sdvu. When we COR Foodservice hashgacha and made encourage us to expand upon these recount in great detail the wonders a profound impact on so many of us. miracles in order to fulfi ll the mitzvah that Hashem did for us as though His deeply rooted iujycu vbunt even of ohrmn ,thmh ruphx? we experienced them ourselves, we in the face of great adversity, Further in the Hagaddah, we recite transmit our sentiments about ohna ,trhu oav ,cvt, his love and tuv ukhtf unmg ,t ,utrk ost chhj ohrmn ,thmh with enthusiasm and respect of Hashem, combined with his ohrmnn tmh - each person is obligated vibrancy, thereby impressing upon refi ned character and humble nature, to view himself as if he left Mitzrayim. our children the greatness of Hashem continuously inspired us and endeared When most people experience and the glory in becoming His nation. him to us all. lurc urfz hvh, may his something miraculous, they enumerate Actions speak louder than words. memory be a blessing, and may his the details to anyone who is willing When our children see us enthusi- wife and children, his parents and his to listen. They will enthusiastically astically involved, they will be more entire family have a rta lu,c vnjb expand on the specifi cs as if they are infl uenced than if we just speak to ohkaurhu iuhm hkct may they be reliving the experience. Likewise, the them. Likewise, when children follow comforted amongst the mourners of more we discuss the greatness of the in the footsteps of their parents, it is Zion and Jerusalem. miracles that Hashem performed in a testament to the parents who were We, at COR, continue to expand Mitzrayim, the greater the demonstra- able to transmit these values to their with new endeavors that will enhance tion that we feel as though it is truly families through their actions. kashrus and improve our community our salvation. When we can actually The theme of this year’s Pesach services. Our most recent project was appreciate that we ourselves were Guide is lbck ,sdvu. At COR, we are the Mashgiach Training Course which redeemed, then we will not become privileged to have numerous people is detailed further in this publication. tired of discussing all of the miracles who are involved in kashrus for the This revolutionary course is the fi rst at length. second generation. Some of these of its kind (as far as we know), and we The mitzvah to recite the Haggadah prominent members of the COR, are express our gratitude to Rabbi Tsvi and discuss Hashem’s miraculous featured later in the Guide. Serving Heber, COR’s Director of Community deeds in Mitzrayim is fulfi lled when as Chairman of the Rabbinical Vaad Kosher, his assistants and the “First the Matzah and Maror are in front of Hakashruth, I too fi t into this category Class” graduates for this ground us - lhbpk ohjbun rurnu vmn aha vgac. as my father Rabbi Gedalia Felder breaking project. The reason for this requirement can k"mz was the founding Chairman of I would like to express sincere now be understood. Our objective is the Rabbinical Vaad Hakashruth and appreciation to our devoted staff , to relive the experience of the Exodus served the community in that capacity the Rabbinical Vaad Hakashruth, the from Mitzrayim ourselves each year. with great devotion and distinction for Executive and Board members, for When a person passes a place where over 30 years. When children follow in all of their tireless eff orts on behalf he experienced a miracle, even many the footsteps of their parents in this of COR, and to all of you – the kosher years later, he recites a bracha, as the fashion, it is a testament to the parents consumers, for your encouragement place arouses his sentiment of Divine who are able to transmit to their family and trust in us in fulfi lling our mandate gratitude. Likewise, when we see through their actions, the signifi cance of providing kashrus to our wonderful the Matzah and Maror, they awaken of devoting one’s time and resources community. feelings of appreciation that we have to assist in communal matters and in jnau raf dj to Hashem for all of the miracles He particular community kashrus. rgskgp ouka cegh performed for us in Mitzrayim – the A few months ago, COR and the
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Dr. mArDEr’S mESSAGE
part of our family. My personal and they certainly deserve it. Greetings congratulations to the Rosens and Our lay Board of Directors are again to all of our kosher consumers Pontes and my dear friends the planning our bi-annual elections this and friends from the Kashruth Siglers (whose names and lives have spring so I want to end by thanking Council of Canada. It is a great honour been intertwined with COR since our the outgoing volunteers for their to represent COR as the Chair of our inception) on being so deservedly valuable support and input. While country’s largest and most-respected recognized. most of you do not witness their kosher certifi er. For those of you who read my eff orts fi rst-hand, I can attest to I must start by thanking and con- messages regularly (Hi Mom!), their commitment and contribu- gratulating the talented team that put you know that in the past I have tion to our Kashruth Council of together this issue of Kosher CORner. recognized the many groups of Canada. So, allow me to extend I receive many compliments and devoted individuals who contribute to thanks and a Yeyasher Kochachem kudos for this excellent publication ensure that COR continues to run with to our Executive Board composed of and I want to be clear; it is not me but the highest level of eff ectiveness and Dan Bitton, Nathan Bleeman, Jack the dedicated team at our COR offi ce service. To this end, I have written Feintuch, Meyer Feldman, Shimshon who ensure that our publications, about the Rabbonim of our Rabbinical Gross, Moshe Kesten, David Kleiner, newsletters, website, articles and Va’ad Hakashruth, the lay leaders Michoel Klugmann, Ari Messinger, other communications consistently of our Executive and Board and the Marvin Sigler, Moshe Sigler, Naftali contain interesting and educational senior staff professionals in our Winter and David Woolf. As well, content coupled with a high level of COR offi ce. I want to now recognize kudos to the wider Board of Directors professionalism and quality. Yeyasher another group of special people who made of up Robert Benmergui, Mark Koach once again on a job well done. work day-in and day-out in less visible Berenblut, Neil Cohen, Shia Czermack, This issue’s theme is “Vehigadeta but no less important roles who are Ben Feff erman, Shlome Goldreich, LeVincha” or “Teaching Our the backbone and strength of our Allan Gutenberg, Mark Halpern, Paul Children”, and as many of you do, I organization. Jacobs, Sruli Karoly, Jerrold Landau, clearly remember the work, eff ort, I am referring to the many men and Brian Lass, Elie Mamann, Isaac Oziel, and endless time that went into women who are our RCs (Rabbinic Duvy Plonka, Ron Rutman, Shimon preparing for Pesach. It was a unique Coordinators), Mashgichim and Offi ce Schonblum, Avrum Waisbrod, Meyer educational experience to witness Staff and Support workers. We have Zeifman, Shmuel Zimmerman and our parents and grandparents toiling well over 100 people who work full or Leibel Zoberman. to ensure that Pesach was the special part time for COR, without whom we I would also like to welcome our and memorable holiday that it should couldn’t possibly deliver the quantity new Executive and Board members be – from Yom Tov food to cleaning or quality of kosher supervision that to their upcoming term and wish the house to Divrei Torah. Everyone you have come to expect. These them Hatzlocha and Brocha in was involved and engaged. The individuals do their jobs daily without their community work and Askonus smells, sights and sounds live with fanfare but with great dedication and BeTzorchei Tzibbur. I encourage you forever. B”H that tradition and devotion. It is to all these important you to contact and use them as commitment was passed on down the people that I publicly thank and your resource and liaison for any generations as we now witness our recognize for their selfl ess eff orts COR-related concerns, comments or children and grandchildren investing on behalf of COR, kashrus and our feedback. the same eff ort and standard for community. And I ask each one of our On behalf of the Executive and the their own families and homes. This readers to consider them as well. The Board as well as on behalf of myself magazine celebrates that. next time you call or visit our COR and my family, I wish you all a Chag I want to make note of the offi ce, thank them for a job well done. Pesach Kasher VeSameach and my highlighted families and companies The next time you are at a simcha or in very best for a happy and healthy in this edition. They are all perfect a restaurant, fi nd the Mashgiach and summer season! examples of the special people and let him or her know you appreciate relationships that COR enjoys as their diligence. They will appreciate it
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u"ga, ixhb April/may 2016
Yom Rishon Yom sheni Yom shlishi Yom revi’i Yom chamishi Yom shishi Shabbat SUNday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
9 April t Community Pre-Pesach Pre-Pesach Kashering COR Community COR Community for Pesach Event Event in Toronto at the Bayt in Edmonton
10 April c 11 April d 12 April s 13 April v 14 April u 15 April z 16 April j
Shabbat Hagadol
17 April y 18 April h 19 April th 20 april ch 21 april dh 22 april sh 23 april uy
Bedikat Chametz Erev Pesach Pesach Taanit Bechorot 1st Day First Seder Night Second Seder Night
24 april zy 25 april zh 26 april jh 27 april yh 28 april f 29 april tf 30 april cf
2nd Day Chol Hamoed Chol Hamoed Chol Hamoed Chol Hamoed 7th Day 8th Day Eruv Tavshilin Yizkor
Sefira 1 Sefira 2 Sefira 3 Sefira 4 Sefira 5 Sefira 6 Sefira 7
1 MAY df 2 MAY sf 3 MAY vf 4 MAY uf 5 MAY zf 6 MAY jf 7 MAY yf
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impOrTANT pESACH DATES & TimES
TOrOnTO Calgary edmOnTOn halifaX mOnTreal OTTawa VanCOuVer winnipeg
thURSday eveNiNG, aPRil 21 Bedikat Chametz
latest time to eat chametz 10:27 am 10:33 am 10:25 am 10:22 am 10:01 am 10:09 am 10:13 am 10:28 am fRiday, aPRil 22 latest time to burn chametz 11:51 am 12:04 Pm 11:59 am 11:48 am 11:27 am 11:35 am 11:42 am 11:58 am eRev PeSach / fiRSt NiGht Candlelighting 7:52 Pm 8:26 Pm 8:31 Pm 7:50 Pm 7:32 Pm 7:40 Pm 7:58 Pm 8:16 Pm of PeSach shkia 8:10 Pm 8:44 Pm 8:49 Pm 8:08 Pm 7:50 Pm 7:58 Pm 8:16 Pm 8:34 Pm Chatzot 1:16 am 1:34 am 1:31 am 1:12 am 12:52 Pm 1:00 am 1:10 am 1:26 am
Shabbat, aPRil 23 fiRSt day shkia 8:11 Pm 8:46 Pm 8:50 Pm 8:10 Pm 7:52 Pm 8:00 Pm 8:19 Pm 8:36 Pm of PeSach / Candlelighting after 8:56 Pm 9:31 Pm 9:35 Pm 8:55 Pm 8:37 Pm 8:45 Pm 9:04 Pm 9:21 Pm SecoNd NiGht Chatzot 1:16 am 1:35 am 1:32 am 1:13 am 12:52 am 1:01 am 1:11 am 1:27 am of PeSach
SUNday, aPRil 24 shkia 8:13 Pm 8:48 Pm 8:53 Pm 8:12 Pm 7:53 Pm 8:02 Pm 8:20 Pm 8:38 Pm SecoNd day of PeSach yom Tov Ends 8:58 Pm 9:33 Pm 9:38 Pm 8:57 Pm 8:38 Pm 8:47 Pm 9:05 Pm 9:23 Pm
thURSday, aPRil 28 Candlelighting 7:59 Pm 8:36 Pm 8:41 Pm 7:58 Pm 7:39 Pm 7:48 Pm 8:07 Pm 8:25 Pm eRev yom tov eRUv tavShiliN shkia 8:17 Pm 8:54 Pm 8:59 Pm 8:16 Pm 7:57 Pm 8:06 Pm 8:25 Pm 8:43 Pm
fRiday, aPRil 29 Candlelighting 8:00 Pm 8:38 Pm 8:43 Pm 7:59 Pm 7:41 Pm 7:49 Pm 8:09 Pm 8:26 Pm 7th day of PeSach / 8th NiGht of PeSach shkia 8:18 Pm 8:56 Pm 9:01 Pm 8:17 Pm 7:59 Pm 8:07 Pm 8:27 Pm 8:44 Pm
Shabbat, aPRil 30 shkia 8:20 Pm 8:58 Pm 9:04 Pm 8:19 Pm 8:01 Pm 8:09 Pm 8:29 Pm 8:47 Pm 8th day of PeSach yom Tov Ends 9:05 Pm 9:43 Pm 9:49 Pm 9:04 Pm 8:46 Pm 8:54 Pm 9:14 Pm 9:32 Pm
*Candlelighting times for April 23rd and Yom Tov Ends times for April 24th and 30th are set at 45 minutes after Shkia.
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Airline meAls You must request Kosher for passover meals in advance from your travel agent or the airline. meals prepared for passover are specially sealed and stamped “COR Kosher l’Pesach”.
BAKeries easy sweets gluten Free Bakery ...... 416.783.7200 Hermes Bakery ...... 416.787.1234 my Zaidys gluten Free Bakery ...... 905.763.6463
ButCher shoPs glatt Kosher Centre ...... 905.597.7571 magen meats ...... 905.731.6328 Real Canadian superstore ...... 416.665.3209 savours Fresh market ...... 416.663.7779 sobeys (Clark) ...... 905.764.3770 Toronto Kosher ...... 416.633.9642
CAterers & tAKe-out foods applause Catering...... 416.628.9198 ellen Jane desserts (pastry caterer) ...... 416.487.7286 ely’s Fine Foods ...... 416.782.3231 exquisite gourmet ...... 416.356.5987 glatt Kosher Centre ...... 905.597.7571
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Koshertrends by mona pasternak ...... 416.665.6662 Lechaim Caterers ...... 416.650.5440 magen meats ...... 905.731.6328 mitzuyan Kosher Catering ...... 416.419.5260 modern Kosher Catering ...... 416.783.4293 my Zaidy’s pizza ...... 905.763.6463 pR Creative Caterers ...... 416.787.9889 Real Canadian superstore ...... 416.665.3209 savours Fresh market ...... 416.663.7779 shazzies Catering ...... 647.268.3532 sobeys (Clark) ...... 905.764.3770 The Kosher dudes ...... 416.707.6053 The Kosher gourmet ...... 416.781.9900 Toronto Kosher ...... 416.633.9642 uptown gourmet Catering...... 416.636.9000 Zuchter Berk meat & dairy Caterers ...... 416.386.1086
fish mArKets Friedmans Fresh Fish ...... 416.782.6056 Nu age Fish ...... 416.663.3474 sobeys (Clark) ...... 905.764.3770
Kosher food & novelty stores Baskets n stuf ...... 416.250.9116 Bella sabatina Tea shoppe ...... 416.855.2020 Chocolate Charm ...... 416.787.4256 Kosher N Natural - The Candy man ...... 416.789.7173 Kosher City plus ...... 416.782.6788 Kosher Food Warehouse ...... 905.764.7575 savours Fresh market ...... 647.827.6275 The Chocolate moose ...... 416.784.9092 Zack’s Chocolates ...... 905.597.7022
PuBliC/PrivAte institutions Kitchens of the institutions listed below have been prepared for Passover by mashgichim under the direction and instruction of the Rabbinical Vaad Hakashruth in accordance with the requirements for Passover: Baycrest centre for geriatric care • Baycrest terrace • Bernard Betel centre: Assoc. of Jewish seniors is providing a first seder on Friday, April 22, 2016 • cedarvale terrace • Kensington place Retirement Residence • one Kenton • terrace gardens
wines Wines, brandies, liqueurs and other such beverages certified by recognized rabbinic authorities are permissible. The label must indicate that the bottle has been prepared “Kosher l’Pesach”. grafstein Wines ...... 416.256.0440 mazel Wines ...... 416.631.8071 press and Kettle...... 416.831.2296 simcha Wine Corp ...... 905.761.9022
Questions? Call the Kosher Hotline at 416.635.9550 x100 or email us at [email protected]. We have answers.
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Passover Product Guide
Unclassified No Passover Certification Required
Passover Certification Required. Kitniyot
No Certification Required Year-Round
Almond milk Passover Certification Required Apple Juice Passover Certification Required Apple sauce Passover Certification Required Baby carrots, raw No Certification Required Year-Round Baby food Passover Certification Required Baby formula The following baby formulas are produced in chametz-free facilities and are acceptable when bearing the OU. They are kitniyot and should be prepared with designated utensils. 1. Enfamil 2. Enfapro 3. Isomil 4. Kirkland Signature 5. Life Brand 6. Nestle Good Start 7. Next Step 8. Parent’s Choice 9. President’s Choice 10. Similac Baking powder Passover Certification Required Baking soda No Certification Required Year-Round Brown sugar Passover Certification Required Redpath Brown Sugar with COR No Passover Certification Required Buckwheat KITNIYOT Butter Passover Certification Required Canned fruits and vegetables Passover Certification Required Canola oil KITNIYOT Carrots, frozen/canned Passover Certification Required Cheese Passover Certification Required Chicken see poultry Chickpeas KITNIYOT Club soda (as opposed to seltzer which is water and CO2 only) Passover Certification Required Cocoa powder: 100% pure, produced in North America No Certification Required Year-Round Hershey’s cocoa powder No Certification Required Year-Round
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Coconut (shredded) Passover Certification Required Coconut oil Passover Certification Required Coffee 1. all flavoured - beans, instant, decaf Passover Certification Required 2. all decaf - beans or instant Passover Certification Required 3. regular beans - whole or ground No Certification Required Year-Round 4. regular instant Passover Certification Required (Folger’s instant and Taster’s Choice instant - regular, not decaf or flavoured) nO Certification Required Year-Round Coffee whitener/non-dairy creamer Passover Certification Required Confectionary sugar Passover Certification Required Cooking oil spray Passover Certification Required Corn and corn products KITNIYOT Dates Passover Certification Required Dessert gels and puddings Passover Certification Required Dried fruit Passover Certification Required Edamame KITNIYOT Eggs No Certification Required Year-Round Liquid eggs Passover Certification Required NOTE: Nutri Liquid Eggs from Supreme Egg Products carry COR-P for Passover and year round use Fish: fresh: w/ no added ingredients besides salt No Passover Certification Required all other varieties Passover Certification Required Food coloring Passover Certification Required Fruit juice Passover Certification Required
Fruit, frozen: unsweetened, without additives (i.e. syrup, citric acid, ascorbic acid, vitimin C) nO Certification Required Year-Round Garlic: fresh No Certification Required Year-Round peeled Passover Certification Required Grape juice Passover Certification Required Grapeseed oil Passover Certification Required Green beans KITNIYOT Gum Passover Certification Required Herbal tea Passover Certification Required Honey Passover Certification Required Horseradish: raw No Certification Required Year-Round prepared Passover Certification Required Ice (bagged) No Certification Required Year-Round Ice cream, sherbert, etc. Passover Certification Required Jam, jelly, preserves Passover Certification Required Kasha KITNIYOT Ketchup Passover Certification Required Lactaid caplets,drops,tablets May contain CHAMETZ Lactaid milk If needed, purchase before Passover Lemon juice Passover Certification Required NOTE: ReaLemon Lemon juice certified by the OU is acceptable without Passover certification Lentils KITNIYOT
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Margarine Passover Certification Required Matzah Passover Certification Required Mayonnaise Passover Certification Required Milk Preferable with Passover Certification if certified milk is unavailable, purchase regular milk before Passover Mushrooms: canned Passover Certification Required fresh, dried, pre-sliced No Certification Required Year-Round Mustard KITNIYOT Nuts: in shell No Certification Required Year-Round shelled: without BHT and BHA, AND not blanched or roasted No Certification Required Year-Round pecan pieces Passover Certification Required Olive oil: all olive oil varieties including: pure olive oil, extra light and extra virgin Passover Certification Required Orange juice: fresh Passover Certification Required frozen concentrate, grade A 100% pure without additives or enrichments (e.g. calcium) nO Certification Required Year-Round Peanuts KITNIYOT Peas KITNIYOT Pickles Passover Certification Required Pineapple (canned) Passover Certification Required Popcorn KITNIYOT Poppy seeds KITNIYOT Potato chips Passover Certification Required Poultry All raw unprocessed poultry from Marvid is kosher for Passover all year round Prunes Passover Certification Required Quinoa There are differing opinions as to the kitniyot status of quinoa. Ask your Rabbi for direction. Raisins Passover Certification Required Rice KITNIYOT Rice milk KITNIYOT and may contain chametz Safflower oil There are differing opinions as to the kitniyot status of safflower oil. Ask your Rabbi for direction. Salads, bagged Passover Certification Required Salt: iodized Passover Certification Required non-iodized / sea salt No Certification Required Year-Round Seltzer (water and CO2 only) unflavoured, (as opposed to Club Soda which has other ingredients) No Certification Required Year-Round Sesame seeds KITNIYOT Snow peas KITNIYOT
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Soda Passover Certification Required Soup mix Passover Certification Required Soy milk KITNIYOT and may contain chametz Soy products KITNIYOT Spices Passover Certification Required Sugar, white granulated No Certification Required Year-Round Sugar substitue, artificial sweetners Passover Certification Required Sunflower seeds KITNIYOT Tea: 1. instant, decaffeinated, flavoured, and herbal Passover Certification Required 2. pure black, green, and white leaves or bags No Certification Required Year-Round 3. Lipton decaf tea bags No Passover Certification Required 4. Nestea unflavoured instant regular and decaf No Passover Certification Required Tofu KITNIYOT Tomato paste, tomato sauce etc. Passover Certification Required Tuna fish, canned Passover Certification Required Vegetable oil Passover Certification Required Vegetables, frozen Passover Certification Required Vinegar Passover Certification Required Vitamins Passover Certification Required Water, unflavoured No Certification Required Year-Round Wild rice KITNIYOT Wine Passover Certification Required Yogurt Passover Certification Required
Out shopping but not sure which products are kosher for Passover? Email [email protected] from your smartphone to automatically receive a list of Passover-approved products.
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Unclassified No Passover Certification Required
Passover Certification Required. Kitniyot
No Certification Required Year-Round
Disposables: Alcohol (isopropyl) No Certification Required paper, plastic, styrofoam: Aluminum pans and foil No Certification Required plates, cutlery, cups No Certification Required napkins, papertowels No Certification Required Baby oil No Certification Required Note: Many paper plates, napkins and papertowels contain corn Baby ointment No Certification Required starch, therefore it is recommended not to use these products for hot or moist foods unless they have Passover certification. Baby powder No Certification Required Papertowels: some companies use a corn based glue to produce the Baby wipes W/O ALCOHOL rolls, therefore the first three sheets and the last sheet should not be No Certification Required used. Sponge Towels Ultra with COR does not have this concern. Bags, plastic No Certification Required Paper cups: recommended for cold drinks only Balloons W/O POWDER eye shadow No Certification Required No Certification Required eyeliner No Certification Required Band-aids No Certification Required Fabric protector No Certification Required Bleach No Certification Required Fabric softener No Certification Required Blush No Certification Required Gloves (disposable) W/O POWDER Candles No Certification Required No Certification Required Charcoal No Certification Required hydrogen peroxide No Certification Required Clensers and polishes: Insecticide: ammonia sprays No Certification Required bowl and tub cleaner traps some baits contain carpet cleaner chametz drain/pipe opener Lotion No Certification Required glass cleaner No Certification Required Mascara No Certification Required javax, clorox Mr. Clean Mineral oil No Certification Required Murphy Oil Nail polish No Certification Required oven cleaner sanitizers Nail polish remover No Certification Required Coffee filters No Certification Required Ointment No Certification Required Contact lens solution No Certification Required Paper products see disposables Contact paper No Certification Required Parchment paper REQUIRES PASSOVER CERTIFICATION Crème, topical No Certification Required Plastic wrap No Certification Required Crockpot liner No Certification Required Play dough Chametz Dental floss UNFAVOURED No Certification Required Polishes: No Certification Required furniture polish Deoderant, stick No Certification Required jewelry polish Detergent: silver, metal polish dish, liquid shoe polish dish, powder No Certification Required Toothpicks W/O COLOR laundry No Certification Required Vaseline, petroleum jelly No Certification Required Wax paper No Certification Required
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In addition to the Torah’s prohibition of chametz on Pesach, many people have the custom to refrain from consuming kitniyot as well.
ORigiNs avoid chametz. (In addition, since chametz is permitted The earliest literature regarding kitniyot dates back over throughout the year, mistakes are also more likely.) 700 years. The Smak (Rabbi Yitzchak of Korbol), who lived The custom of kitniyot is a well known example of an in the 13th century, writes about the custom of kitniyot instituted safeguard. that had been practiced in his times for many generations! ReasONs peRspeCTive The classic kitniyot products are rice, buckwheat, millet, In order to appreciate the custom of kitniyot, let us fi rst beans, lentils, chickpeas, and mustard seed. Even though make an observation about the nature of the prohibition kitniyot products are not chametz, our Chachomim of chametz on Pesach. were worried that if we allow their consumption, actual Among the foods that the Torah has forbidden, there is chametz might be consumed as well. One concern is the a wide range of rules and regulations. Some foods are only realistic possibility that wheat or barley kernels, which forbidden to be eaten (i.e. typical non-kosher); monetary are similar to kitniyot kernels, might be inadvertently and physical benefi t is additionally restricted from others mixed into the kitniyot. Thereby cooking chametz with (i.e. milk and meat mixtures, and orlah - fruits from a tree the kitniyot. Another concern was that since one can that is not yet three years old). The penalty for violation grind kitniyot into fl our and bake or cook them into items and the rules of nullifi cation vary from item to item. that resemble actual chametz, the uninitiated observer The prohibition of chametz is unique in its broad ap- might assume that chametz products are permissible. plications and its severity of violation. Chametz has the Also, the harvesting and processing of kitniyot is done in strictest restrictions of all forbidden foods in the Torah. a similar way to chametz grains, and again that might lead Besides the prohibition of eating chametz, one is forbidden to confusion. In order to prevent the grave sin of eating from even owning or benefi ting from it as well. Many chametz, the custom of kitniyot was enacted. times, even a small drop of chametz that gets mixed into an otherwise non-chametz food would forbid the entire TO WHOm dOes THe CusTOm appLY? mixture. The punishment of kares (spiritual excision) for As the halachic nature of customs dictates, only those consuming chametz is the most severe penalty that the communities which have adopted the custom of kitniyot Torah gives for forbidden food. are bound by it. The Ashkenazi communities of that With this in mind, we can appreciate that halachah time certainly accepted this custom, while generally the has a heightened cautiousness towards chametz, and Sephardic communities did not. why extra safeguards have been set in place in order to It is interesting that even within the Sephardic
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Types of Items Included Chickpeas The original kitniyot products are rice, buckwheat, millet, beans, Corn lentils, chickpeas, and mustard seed. As new products were Edamame introduced and discovered, their kitniyot status needed to be discussed. We find literature in regard to the kitniyot status of Green Beans potatoes, corn, peanuts, quinoa, and others as well. Since there are Lentils many factors to consider, it is apparent that only a Rabbinic authority Millet can decide what is and what is not included in the custom. Mustard Leniencies Peanuts Although kitniyot was prohibited out of a concern that it would be confused with chametz, kitniyot does not share the same strict ap- Peas plications of actual chametz. The custom was only enacted to forbid Poppy Seeds eating kitniyot. One is permitted to own, use, and benefit from Rice kitniyot. Therefore, kitniyot products do not have to be sold with the chametz, and pet food containing kitniyot may be used. They Sesame Seeds are more relaxed than the Pesach rules but in general the regular Snow peas rules of nullification apply. In addition, when necessary, sick and elderly people may consume kitniyot products; someone suffering Soy Beans discomfort may take medication that has kitniyot ingredients; and a String Beans baby may be fed formula that has kitniyot ingredients. Pesach is a holiday in which we cherish our heritage and our link Sunflower back to the earlier generations. Adhering to one’s traditions in regard Seeds to kitniyot is a great demonstration of this appreciation.
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Guidelines for use of medications and personal Care products on passover
mediCiNe ill, the halacha clearly states (Rama Y”D products on the skin. However, due to First and foremost, it has to be clear 155:3) that one may not take a pill that the stringent approach toward chametz that no one should discontinue or avoid contains chametz if there is a chametz- on Pesach (meshum chumra dePischa) taking medications that have been free alternative. many avoid using chametz in this prescribed to them without consulting fashion and are therefore, meticulous in their doctor and Rabbi. viTamiNs aNd suppLemeNTs using only chametz-free cosmetics. Since the allowance for taking medicines pLeasaNT TasTiNg mediCiNe that contain chametz is limited to Lipstick and Toothpaste In addition, Liquid medicines and chewable pills, someone who is ill, it is forbidden due to the stringent approach toward which are fl avoured to give a pleasant to electively take vitamins or food chametz on Pesach (meshum chumra taste, have the same halachic status as supplements unless it is determined dePischa) it is advised to be stringent regular food, even though they are only that they do not contain chametz. with regard to cosmetics and personal being taken for their medicinal benefi ts. care products that are applied to the If these medications contain KiTNiYOT lips or that are used orally. Therefore, chametz, they are forbidden to be Medicine containing kitniyot is it is recommended to avoid the use of ingested on Pesach. In a situation permitted for someone who feels ill. lipsticks and toothpastes that contain where the patient is seriously ill (choleh chametz. sheyaish bo sakana), a Rabbi should be COsmeTiCs aNd consulted. peRsONaL CaRe pROduCTs Denatured Alcohol Denatured Cosmetics and personal care products alcohol is inedible alcohol that can BiTTeR TasTiNg mediCiNe are generally considered “totally be derived from either chametz or Pills which are bitter are permitted inedible” (aino raooi leachilas kelev), non-chametz sources. It is commonly for someone who is ill, even if the pills and, therefore, according to the letter of found in deodorants, perfumes, and contain chametz. (If a pill has a thin the law, they may be permitted for use mouthwashes. Although denatured sweet fl avoured coating, but the actual even if they contain chametz. However, alcohol is inedible, it could conceivably pill is bitter, the pill may be permitted in the categories discussed below it be distilled back to an edible state, and as long as the coating is chametz- is commendable to use only those for this reason, many Poskim (Rabbis) free.) This leniency is based on the cosmetics that are chametz-free. are of the opinion that denatured principle that the pill is being eaten in alcohol is considered edible. In order to an abnormal way, shlo kederech achila, Sicha Keshtia There is a halachic avoid this issue, ensure that the product and is limited to one who is ill. Someone opinion from the Rishonim that applying in question is on a reliable “Chametz- who is suff ering only slight discomfort products topically is considered Free” list, or contact the COR. should not take pills that contain ingesting, (sicha keshtia). Typically, chametz. In addition, even if someone is we are not stringent in this matter and therefore one may apply non-kosher
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Chametz Free Medications
important: No one should discontinue Medicine containing kitniyot is permitted or avoid taking medications that have been for someone who feels ill. prescribed to them without consulting their doctor and Rabbi. products that are only permitted for medical reasons should be used in separate medication which tastes bitter (when utensils. chewed) is permitted. However, one should not take a pill that contains chametz if there is a the above guidelines do not address the chametz-free alternative. question of consuming medicines on Shabbat or Yom Tov. Liquid and chewable medications, as well as coatings of medications that contain chametz The following is a list of basic over the counter products should not be used. that are chametz-free but may contain kitniyot. Further- more, the list does not verify the general kashrut of the medications. and food supplements that Vitamins Items must be in exact format as shown and exactly as contain chametz should not be used. named.
Allergy and • Dristan tablet and Dristan • Aspirin Stomach Guard Anti-nausea Cough + Cold Relief Extra Strength caplet Regular Strength • Diclectin • Advil Cold & Flu • Eltor 120 • Midol PMS Complete • Gravol Filmkote Tablets • Advil Cold & Sinus Plus • Reactine Tablets • Midol Menstrual Complete • Advil Cold & Sinus • Reactine Allergy & Sinus • Midol Teen Complete Laxatives Nighttime • Sinutab Nightime Extra • Motrin IB • Metamucil Original Texture, • Aerius Strength • Motrin IB Extra Strength Unflavoured Powder (non- • Allegra 12 Hour 60 mg • Sudafed Decongestant 12 • Motrin IB Super Strength kitniyot) tablet Hour • Tempra Syrup • RestoraLAX • Allegra 24 Hour 120 mg • Sudafed Head Cold and • Tylenol Regular Strength • Phillips’ Milk of Magnesia tablet Sinus Extra Strength Caplets & Tablet Original • Allegra-D • Tylenol Extra Strength • Senokot Tablets • Benadryl Preparations Analgesics/ Pain Caplets • Senokot•S Caplets • Advil Tablets/Caplets • Benadryl Extra Strength • Advil Extra Strength Antacids Prenatal Vitamins Nightime Caplets Caplets • Alka-Seltzer • PregVit • Benylin Cold and Sinus • Advil Muscle & Joint • Pepcid AC • PregVit Folic 5 • Benylin Cold and Sinus • Aleve Caplets • Pepcid AC, Maximum Plus/Benylin Cold and • Aleve Tablets Strength Sinus Night • Anacin • Pepcid Tablets • Claritin Allergy+Sinus • Aspirin Regular Strength • Zantac Tablet Caplets Email • Claritin Allergy+Sinus Extra • Aspirin Regular Strength Anti-Diarrhea [email protected] Strength Tablets • Imodium Caplets from your smartphone • Coricidin HBP • Aspirin Extra-Strength • Pepto-Bismol Liquid to automatically receive Antihistamine Cough & Tablets • Pepto-Bismol Liquid Extra a list of chametz-free Cold • Aspirin Stomach Guard Strength medications. Extra Strength
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Personal Care Products
Deodorants, hairsprays, perfumes, and mouthwashes that contain denatured alcohol should not be used (or kept in possession) on Passover unless they are chametz free.
Lipsticks, toothpastes, and mouthwashes which contain chametz should Email not be used as they may be ingested. [email protected] from your smartphone since they are not fit for Other personal care products, for a list of personal consumption, are permitted on Passover. However, some have the practice of being stringent not to use products that contain chametz which are applied to care products that one’s body. are chametz-free. The products listed below are chametz-free. If you have any questions about products not listed, please call the COR’s Passover Hotline at 416-635-9550 ext. 100.
Denture Care • Secret Antiperspirant &/or • Dove Nutritive Solutions Cool • Colgate Toothpastes • Fixodent Complete Denture Deodorant Solid Moisture Shampoo & Conditioners • Crest Cavity Protection Adhesive Cream • Head & Shoulders Shampoo & Toothpaste - Regular • Polident Partials, Antibacterial Lip Care Conditioners • Crest Cavity Protection Denture Cleanser • Blistex - All with exception of the • Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Toothpaste Gel • Polident 3 Minute, Antibacterial following: Shampoo & Conditioners • Crest Kid’s Cavity Protection Denture Cleanser, Triple Mint Blistex Five Star Lip Protection - • Herbal Essences Hydralicious Toothpaste Freshness CHAMETZ Shampoo & Conditioners • Sensodyne Toothpastes • Polident Overnight Whitening Blistex Medicated Lip Ointment - • Pantene Pro-V Classic Care Antibacterial Denture Cleanser CHAMETZ Shampoo & Conditioners Cosmetics Blistex Ultra-Rich Hydration • Pantene Pro-V Normal - Thick Deodorant Dual Layer Lip Protectant - Hair Solutions Shampoo & EYES Spray CHAMETZ Conditioners • Almay Amazing Lasting 16 Hour • Arrid Extra Dry Aerosol Antiper- • ChapStick Classic, Original • Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Eye Pencil spirant & Deodorant, Regular Shampoo & Conditioners • Almay Brow Defining Pencil • Arrid XX Dry Antiperspirant & Mouthwash • Almay Eyeliner Pencil Deodorant Spray, Regular • Crest - all Alcohol Free varieties Soaps & BoDy Washes • Almay Intense i-Color Evening • Degree Men Antiperspirant & • LISTERINE Zero - All varieties • AXE Shower Gels Smoky All Day Wear Powder Deodorant, Sport Aerosol • Dial Antibacterial Hand Soap Shadow • Dove Dry Spray Antiperspirant Moisturizers • Dial Bar Soap • Almay Intense i-Color Everyday • Dove Men+Care Dry Spray • Neutrogena Deep Moisture Night • Dial for Men Hair & Body Wash Neutrals All Day Wear Powder Antiperspirant Cream • Dial Kids Hair & Body Wash Shadow • Right Guard Xtreme Cooling • Neutrogena Healthy Defense • Dial Spring Water Body Wash • Almay Intense i-Color Eye Aerosol Spray, Antiperspirant & Daily Moisturizer • Dove Bar Soap Shadow Softies Deodorant • Neutrogena Liquid Neutrogena • Dove Body Wash • Almay Intense i-Color Liner • Right Guard Sport 3-D Odor Facial Cleansing Formula • Irish Spring Bar Soap • Almay Intense i-Color Liquid Defense, Antiperspirant & • Neutrogena Norwegian Formula • Irish Spring Body Wash Liner Deodorant Aerosol Spray Body Emulsion • Old Spice Bar Soap • Almay Intense i-Color Liquid • Right Guard Sport Antiperspirant • Neutrogena Norwegian Formula • Old Spice Body Wash Shadow + Color Primer Deodorant Aerosol Spray Hand Cream • Softsoap Bar Soap • Almay Intense i-Color Party • Secret Aerosol Antiperspirant & • Neutrogena Oil-Free Moisture • Softsoap Body Wash Brights All Day Wear Powder Deodorant Facial Moisturizer • Softsoap Liquid Soap Shadow • St. Ives Daily Hydrating Body • Almay Intense i-Color Volumizing Stick Lotion Sunscreen Mascara • Arrid XX Antiperspirant & • Vaseline Intensive Rescue • Coppertone Kids Sunscreen • Almay Liquid Line Eyeliner Deodorant Solid Intensive Care Advanced Repair Lotions • Almay One Coat Nourishing • AXE Antiperspirant &/or • Vaseline Men Body Lotion • Coppertone Sport High Waterproof Thickening Mascara Deodorant Solid Performance Sunscreen Lotions • Almay One Coat Thickening • Dove Antiperspirant &/or Shampoo & Conditioners Mascara Deodorant Solid • Axe Shampoo & Conditioners Toothpaste • Clinique Quickliner for Eyes • Old Spice Antiperspirant &/or • Dove Damage Therapy Shampoo • Arm & Hammer Complete Care Intense Deodorant Solid & Conditioners Toothpaste • Clinique Superdefense Age
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ny kitchen items, utensils, and appliances that were used for chametz during the year must be cleaned well in order to make them suitable for Passover use. Since we are taught that chametz is absorbed into the utensils used during certain cooking processes, many times A a thorough surface cleaning is insuffi cient. in order to remove this absorbed chametz, the utensil must go through a cleansing process known as “kashering”. not all items can be kashered. An item must be made from a material that will extract absorbed chametz when it is kashered. Below is a list of materials that can and cannot be kashered.
items made of the following materials can be kashered: • Granite • Marble • Metal • Stone • Wood
items made of the following materials cannot be kashered: • China • Corelle • Corian • Cork • Corningware • Duralex • Earthenware • Enamel Coating • Formica • Melmac • Nylon • Plastic • Porcelain • Pyrex • Synthetic Rubber • Tefl on coating
In addition, items cannot be kashered where there is concern that they might break or get ruined due to the kashering process. The rationale is that a person may not kasher an item properly if they fear it might break or get damaged.
the following are fi ve methods of kashering: 1. LiBuN gamuR 2. LiBuN KaL 3. HagOLa 4. iRui ROsCHim 5. miLui v’iRui
Each method has a diff erent level of capability in removing absorbed chametz. (Libun gamur has the greatest capability; Milui v’irui has the lowest.) The specifi c kashering method necessary for each item will depend on how the chametz was originally absorbed. If an item was used in a cooking process that absorbs chametz more intensely, a more intense kashering method is necessary, while an item that was used for a less intense cooking process, a less intense kashering method is required. With this being the case, if a specifi c item requires a certain kashering method, one may use a more intense process.
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Kashering overview
Libun Gamur // complete glowing
Application: Items used directly on a stove top or grill or in the oven with food that does not contain liquid. examples: Baking pan, roasting pan, grill. Method: The item must be heated e.g. by a blowtorch until every part of it becomes red hot. Note: It is highly recommended that only one with experience should use a blowtorch for these purposes.
Libun kal // modified glowing
Application: This method can be used in place of hagola and as well, can suffice in certain circumstances when libun is required. examples: Some types of ovens [see next page]. Method: The item must be heated until a piece of paper or straw, touching the other side of it, will burn. Note: One can test to see if the item reached the necessary heat for libun kal by sprinkling water onto the item; if the water sizzles, the item has been kashered with libun kal.
Hagola // boiling
Application: Items used directly on a stove top or grill or in the oven with food that does contain liquid. examples: Pots, stirring utensils, flatware when used on the fire with liquid foods. (Regular flatware also generally requires hagola.) Method: 1 Clean the item thoroughly to remove all dirt, labels, 4 Immerse each item, one at a time, in boiling water. If you glue and tangible rust. Any part of the item that can’t be are kashering several items, make certain that the water is accessed to clean properly e.g. crevices, needs libun kal. still boiling before inserting each one. 2 The item should not be used for hot for 24 hours 5 When the water becomes murky, it must be changed. [if this wasn’t done, ask your Rabbi]. 6 If the entire item can’t fit into the kashering pot at one 3 If the pot used for kashering is not a Pesach pot, the time, it may be kashered in sections. minhag is that the pot itself should first be kashered. 7 After kashering the item, it should be rinsed off in cold This is done as follows: water. A. make sure that the pot is clean and do not use it 8 Once everything has been kashered, the kashering pot for 24 hours itself should be kashered if it will be used for Pesach. (This B. fill the pot to the brim with water and heat it up to can be done right away; no need to wait another 24 hours.) a rolling boil;
irui roschim // pouring hot water
Application: Items upon which hot chametz was poured. examples: Sinks, counters. Method: 1 Clean the item thoroughly [see Hagola, above]. 2 The item should not be used for 24 hours [if this wasn’t done, ask your Rabbi]. 3 Pour boiling water onto every part of the item by using a kettle or a pot of water taken directly from the stove (see Hagola above concerning the type of pot). milui v’irui // soaking Application: Items used only with cold chametz. examples: Drinking glasses. Note: If one is able to buy separate glasses for Pesach, this type of kashering should be avoided. Method: 1 Clean the item thoroughly. 2 Immerse the item in water e.g. in a tub or basin or fill the item with water. 3 Change the water every 24 hours, for a total of 72 hours.
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Kashering and Cleaning Guide ovens Stove tops
A. Self-Cleaning Ovens A. Electric and Gas • Clean any parts of the oven where the heat of the self- • Clean the entire surface of the stove top and all its parts cleaning cycle doesn’t reach -- mainly edges and sides -- mainly grates, burners, chrome rings, drip trays and of the doors and the gasket. knobs. • Run the self-cleaning cycle for at least two hours. • Electric burners – Turn them on to the maximum • Don’t put any food during Pesach on the door unless setting (until they are glowing red hot) for approximately the door is covered. 10 minutes. B. Conventional Ovens • Chrome rings should be immersed in a pot of boiling • Use an oven cleaner to thoroughly clean the entire water. Alternatively, one can place a wide pot (with oven, including the racks and doors. water so as not to burn the pot) on the element while the • Turn the oven on to its highest setting for one and a burners are turned to maximum heat in order to spread half hours (libun kal). the heat to the chrome rings. • Turn the oven on to broil for one half hour. • Gas grates – Kasher them with libun kal by one of the • It is preferable to cover the racks with aluminum foil following methods: 1 so that no pots or pans touch them directly. Placing them in the oven while it is being kashered. (Caution - if the oven is being kashered by using the self- C. Continuous Cleaning Ovens cleaning cycle, verify that the grates can withstand the • Despite its name, don’t assume that this type of oven heat). is always clean. 2 Moving them around the flame until every part of • Clean the oven thoroughly. them has been heated to libun kal (Caution - use tongs (Caution - check the manual for what type of cleansers and protective gloves). Alternatively, one can place a you should use). wide pot (with water so as not to burn the pot) on the • Kasher in the same way as a conventional oven. grate while the burners are turned to maximum heat in D. Microwave Ovens order to spread the heat to the grates. • It is best not to kasher a microwave oven. If it must • Drip trays – Put them in the oven while it’s being be used, it should be kashered as follows: kashered. • Clean the oven thoroughly to remove all dirt, and • Knobs – Kasher them with hagola or cover them (if they food residue. If any part of the interior can’t be could come into contact with food or steam from pots). accessed to clean properly (e.g. crevices), then the • Surface – Cover the entire surface with heavy aluminum microwave cannot be kashered. foil or a Pesach blech so that only the burners are • The oven should not be used for 24 hours. exposed. • Place a container(s) of water in the oven and boil it • Backsplash – Cover with heavy aluminum foil. (Caution until the oven fills with thick steam. - be careful not to block any vents). • The glass tray should either be changed or be • Oven hood – Clean thoroughly. The oven hood does not completely covered with a material that is microwave- have to be covered unless it is very low (to the point that safe. the steam from the pot below yad soledet. 113˚ F) • Some people also either cover the 6 walls of the microwave (Caution – do not block any vents) or B. Glass-topped Range completely double wrap any food before heating it. (including Corning, Halogen, Ceran) • Burners: Turn them onto their maximum setting (until they are glowing red hot) for approximately 10 minutes. • Cover the rest of the surface around and between the burners with material that will not easily tear (Caution: do not cover the stove with a Pesach blech as it can cause the glass to crack).
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dishwashers countertops
A. Enamel interior A. Materials that can be kashered: These types of dishwashers may not be kashered. Granite / Marble / Metal / Stainless Steel / Wood To kasher these counters: B. Metal interior • Clean them thoroughly. It may be possible to kasher a dishwasher with stainless • Do not put anything hot on them for 24 hours. steel walls, however, because of the various issues that • Kasher with Irui Roschim by carefully pouring boiling are involved, this should only be done after consulting water on entire area from a kettle or from a pot taken with, and under the direction of, your Rabbi. directly from the stove. If the pot used for kashering is not a Pesach pot, the minhag is that the pot itself should first be kashered (see above Hagola method, third step). sinks • Some people cover these types of counters even after kashering them. Alternately, they move around a preheated stone or hot iron as they pour the hot water. A. Stainless Steel Sinks • Clean every part thoroughly -- mainly basin, knobs,
faucet, drain area. Be sure to clean the spout on the B. Materials that cannot be kashered: Corian / Enamel / Formica / Plastic / Porcelain / Surrel faucet.
- Pour a strong chemical cleaner down the drain and Before using these counters: • Clean them thoroughly. into any crevices that cannot be properly cleaned. • Cover them with a thick waterproof material that won’t • Do not use the sink with hot chometz for 24 hours. rip easily while you are working on them. • Dry the sink prior to kashering. • Some people kasher these counters as outlined above • Kasher with Irui Roschim by pouring boiling hot before covering them. water on every part of the sink, including the knobs and faucet. If the pot used for kashering is not a Pesach pot, the minhag is that the pot itself should first be kashered. (See above Hagola method, third step.) • Some people move a preheated stone or piece of metal around the sink as the water is being poured. • It may take a few refills of the kettle or pot to kasher the entire sink. • Extendable faucets - An alternative way of kashering this part of the sink is to quickly dip it into the kashering pot (Caution – plastic parts could warp if kept in too long). • Stoppers, strainers – replace for Pesach. (If refrigerators & freezers necessary, they may be cleaned well and kashered with boiling water) • Clean every surface and all parts thoroughly using a • Instant Hot Water Device - Pour boiling hot water cleanser that will render inedible any tiny crumbs that over it while letting hot water run from it. may have been missed. • Soap Dispenser – Empty it of all the soap, flush out • Some have a custom to cover surfaces that will directly any remaining soap with water and pour boiling water touch food. over the entire dispenser. • Some people cover the entire area of the sink after cupboards, drawers & shelves kashering it or place an insert in the sink. • Clean thoroughly with a cleanser that will render B. Enamel, Porcelain, Corian Sinks inedible any tiny crumbs that may have been missed. • Sinks made of these materials cannot be kashered. • Some have a custom to cover surfaces that will directly • Clean them thoroughly and use a strong chemical touch food. cleaner (see stainless steel sinks, above) • Place an insert in the sink; or flatware • Line the walls and bottom of the sink with contact paper or heavy aluminum foil. Then, place a rack on • Requires Hagola (see method on page 26). the bottom and wash dishes in a dishpan placed on top of the rack. tables & chairs Clean thoroughly. Cover tables with a thick material that won’t tear easily and through which spills won’t easily penetrate. Covers should be fastened securely.
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A. Tablecloths and Dish Towels • Launder with soap and hot water. Kashering notes (Plastic tablecloths cannot be kashered.) Kashering (with the exception of libun B. Highchairs • Clean thoroughly and cover tray. gamur) should be done before the • Some pour hot water on the tray before covering it. latest time to eat chametz. If this was not done, ask your Rabbi or contact C. Rings COR. • Clean thoroughly and pour boiling water on them (Irui Roschim).
D. Candlesticks and Tray Typically, it is not permitted to kasher a Clean thoroughly and don’t wash in a Kosher for Pesach meat item in order to use it for dairy, or sink (the same applies for flower vases that were on the vice versa. However, once an item has table during the year). been kashered for Pesach, it may be designated for either one.
Since kashering can involve boiling hot water, red-hot burners or even a blow torch, safety is an important concern. It’s best to use protective gloves and tongs while kashering. Children should be kept away from the area in which you are working.
When in doubt, ask your Rabbi or contact COR. Although this is an important rule all year round, it’s crucial when it comes to Pesach when the laws are more complex and more stringent.
These guidelines are for kashering items that cannot be kashered chametz items for Pesach use only. To kasher items all year round that may • Blech • Bottles with narrow necks have become non-kosher (i.e. meat • Ceramic utensil that absorbed milk), consult • China your Rabbi or COR, as there may be • Colander/Strainer/Sieve more leniencies. • Crockpot • Food Processor • George Foreman Grill • Grater Due to the complexities of the kashering • Hot Plate process, to the extent that it is feasible, • Mixer it is best to have separate items for • Plastic Tablecloths • Sifter Pesach. • Toaster / Toaster Oven • Warming Drawer • Wooden Cutting Board
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in a kosher kitchen, many types of dishes and utensils must be immersed in a mikvah before they may be used. Tevilat keilim is independent from kashering. the basic difference between the two Tevilat is that kashering refers to various methods of extracting or burning absorbed substances, while tevilat keilim is a ritual of sanctifying the Keilim utensil. based on this discrepancy, tevilat keilim has different applications, requirements, Immersing Dishes and Utensils in a Mikvah and guidelines than kashering.
ownershiP reQuirements: or mealtime. Oven racks generally do be toveled while making the brachah. If The function of tevilat keilim is to not come into direct contact with food, one item is being toveled the brachah is sanctify a vessel that is now owned and would therefore not require tevilah, “Baruch…asher kedishanu bemitzvotav by a Jew. Consequently, if an item but the racks from a toaster oven which vetzivanu al tevilat keli.” If many items was originally made by a Jew, and has do directly touch food would require are to be toveled the brachah changes always been owned by a Jew, the item tevilah. to “Baruch… asher kedishanu bemitz- would not require tevilah (immersion To require tevilah, items must votav vetzivanu al tevilat keilim.” in the mikvah). Conversely, if an item be made of metal (aluminum, brass, There are a number of items that is owned jointly or in a partnership copper, gold, iron, lead, silver, steel, require tevilah however a brachah is with a non-Jew, it would also not need and tin) or glass (including Pyrex, not said. This could be for a number tevilah. If later the Jew becomes the Duralex, and Corelle). Wood, plastic, of reasons. For example, if there is exclusive owner, the item would then rubber, and unglazed earthenware do an uncertainty in halacha if an item need tevilah. not require tevilah. requires tevilah, then tevilah would be Tevilat keilim is required only on done without a brachah. Many of these utensils that are considered klai achila, PrePAring the utensil: items are listed in the chart on the next utensils used for food preparation or In order for the tevilah to be valid, the page. mealtime. Based on this classifi cation, item must be immersed in the mikvah a storeowner who sells these utensils waters without any interference. tevilAh ProCedure: should not tovel them. This is because The item must therefore be prepared It is preferable to wet one’s hand before the storeowner relates to them as klai accordingly. All labels and stickers that toveling the item, and if possible to schorah, store inventory, and not as one plans to remove when using the do this before making the brachah. klai achila. Once the customer buys the item must be removed before tevilah. The item being toveled must be totally utensil, the utensil is now considered After the sticker is removed, any immersed with the mikvah waters klai achila, and the utensil could now residual adhesive that is left on the item touching the entire item both outside be toveled. must be removed as well. On a practical and inside. The entire item must be Questions arise when sending a gift note, WD-40 and nail polish remover under water at one time and may not be if the sender could do the tevilah. As the are known to be eff ective in adhesive immersed in stages. One must be aware scenarios can be quite complex, one removal. Also, if there are many items when toveling many items simultane- should consult their Rabbi or contact to tovel, it is recommended to prepare ously that the pile is not weighed down the COR, with his or her specifi c the items before going to the mikvah. in a way that water cannot reach all the question. items. BrAChAh: As with any matter in halacha, if a utensil reQuirements: Generally, one must make a brachah question arises or if you need further We are required to tovel (immerse in (blessing) before performing the mitz- guidance, consult your Rabbi or contact a mikvah) items that come into direct vah of tevilat keilim. One should hold COR. contact with food during preparation the item, or one of the items that is to
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ITEM TEVILAH BRACHAH REQUIREMENT REQUIREMENT
Aluminum pans - to be used once No Tevilah Required - - to be used more than once Preferable to Tovel NO Some of the most common Blech No Tevilah Required - questions that arise pertaining Blender Tevilah Required YES to tevilat keilim concern toveling Can Opener No Tevilah Required - small electrical appliances. Ceramic Dishes (i.e.: Coffee Mug) Preferable to Tovel NO Typical sandwich makers, hot China Preferable to Tovel NO water kettles, and urns require Cookie Cutters Tevilah Required NO tevilah. Discuss with your Rabbi or COR how to practically tovel Cooling Racks Tevilah Required NO these appliances. For example, Cork Screw No Tevilah Required - how much of the appliance must Corningware Tevilah Required NO be immersed? Does the cord Crockpot: Ceramic Insert Preferable to Tovel NO have to be immersed as well? Metal Insert Tevilah Required YES Glass Lid Tevilah Required YES When it comes to appliances Dish Rack No Tevilah Required - with a digital panel, i.e. a Keurig Earthenware, non-glazed No Tevilah Required - coffee brewer, there is a greater George Forman Grill Tevilah Required YES concern that these items would Glass Tevilah Required YES be ruined with tevilah. Taking Hot Water Urn Tevilah Required YES this into account, there is a valid Meat Tenderizer Hammer Tevilah Required NO halachic claim that tevilah is not Meat Thermometer No Tevilah Required - required. The best option in these situations is to free yourself of any Microwave - Turntable Only Tevilah Required YES question with regard to toveling Mixer Beaters the appliance. As mentioned in - if to be used exclusively with not yet edible food (i.e. dough) Tevilah Required NO the article, if an item is partially - if to be used at times with already owned by a non-Jew, it does not edible food (i.e. ice cream) Tevilah Required YES require tevilah. Therefore, under Oven Racks No Tevilah Required - the circumstances, it would be Peeler Tevilah Required YES advisable to sell a percentage Plastic No Tevilah Required - of the appliance to a non-Jew. Popcorn Popper Tevilah Required YES To receive instructions how to properly administer such a Porcelain Enamel Preferable to Tovel NO transaction, talk to your Rabbi Sandwich Maker Tevilah Required YES or call COR to obtain a contract Spatula (metal) Tevilah Required YES which has been designed specifi- Stoneware, glazed Preferable to Tovel NO cally for this purpose. Styrofoam No Tevilah Required - Tea Kettle Tevilah Required YES Teflon Coated Pots Tevilah Required YES Toaster Oven - Racks & Tray Only Tevilah Required YES
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Shaimos Guidelines: Discarding Holy Objects
As we clean for Passover, we The following are special status shaimos and should tend to use the opportunity to be wrapped in plastic before being placed in shaimos: • Tefillin, mezuzot, and megilot de-clutter our homes as well. We find that over the course of The following are considered shaimos and should the year we manage to collect not be discarded into the regular garbage or the recycling bin: a sizeable collection of Torah • Chumashim, siddurim, benchers, mishnayot, gemara, Torah and mitzvah related material. commentaries, Shulchan Aruch and Halacha seforim, etc. • Covers of the seforim mentioned above Since the Torah requires us to • Mezuza covers, tefillinstraps, boxes and bags treat holy writings and objects • Paper that contains Hashem’s name with dignity even when they The following should be placed in shaimos or when won’t be used anymore, many of difficult it should be discarded these items cannot be thrown respectfully by wrapping them before out in the regular garbage. These placing them in the recycling bin: • Printed material which by their nature are not intended to be saved, i.e. items, known colloquially as weekly Divrei Torah flyers, Torah articles printed in newspapers and shaimos, must be discarded in magazines. (The rest of the newspaper or magazine is not shaimos, and should not be placed in shaimos.) the respectful manner that is • Children’s Lemudai kodesh homework and parsha sheets outlined in halachah. Many cities • Invitations that contain additional pesukim (verses) besides the standard Od Yeshama have an organization that deals with shaimos burial. People The following should be discarded respectfully by collect their personal shaimos wrapping them before placing them in the recycling bin (if not accepted in the recycling bin then place materials and place them either them wrapped into the regular garbage): in a designated bin, or, as is the • Tzitzis, tzitzis strings, and talleisim • Kippot practice in Toronto, wait for a city • Lulav, esrog, schach wide shaimos collection. Just as • Tallis bags, tallis and tefillin plastics it is important to clarify which The following are not shaimos and should items belong in shaimos, it is also preferably be discarded in the recycling bin (if not important to know what is not accepted in the recycling bin then place them into the considered shaimos, since there regular garbage): • CDs, DVDs, tapes, computer disks that contain Torah shiurim are times that it is considered dis- • Torah-themed projects and pictures – provided that no pesukim respectful to bury non-shaimos (verses) are displayed • Invitations that contain only the standard Od Yeshama and no with regular shaimos. additional pesukim (verses)
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Pet Food on Passover (and Throughout the Year)
Although one is allowed to feed pets non-kosher foods, there are still kashrut issues that one has to be aware of. Throughout the year, not only are we commanded not to eat foods that contain a meat and milk mixture, one is also not allowed to derive benefit from them. Feeding pets these foods is considered a derived benefit and, therefore, it is forbidden. On Passover, we are commanded not to eat chametz, nor may we derive benefit from or own it. Having pet food, which contains chametz in one’s possession during Passover, transgresses this prohibition. On the other hand, it is permitted to derive benefit from non-kosher and, therefore, one is allowed to feed pets non-kosher food. Ashkenazi Jews who do not eat kitniyot are allowed to feed kitniyot to their pets on Passover. The Torah’s prohibition of eating, owning, and deriving benefit from chametz is limited to the five grains – wheat, barley, oats, rye, and spelt. As an extra safeguard,Ashkenazi Jews have been instructed to avoid kitniyot as well. (See our article on kitniyot in this guide.) This safeguard prohibits eating kitniyot, but does not forbid owning and deriving benefit from kitniyot. Therefore, one may feed kitniyot to pets on Passover.
What should one be aware of when buying pet food?
Dogs and Cats Throughout the year, one has to make sure that pet food with meat does not contain dairy. When it comes to regular food, we are forbidden to have dairy mixed with any sort of meat or poultry, however, with pet food it is only forbidden to have dairy mixed with beef. It is not a problem if dairy is mixed with poultry, fowl, or meat from a non-kosher species (i.e. pork). Therefore, if the label states “beef”, “lamb”, “meat”, or similar declaration it must not have dairy ingredients. “Animal fat” should be considered an ingredient that cannot be mixed with dairy. Whey and casein are some of the not-so-obvious dairy ingredients that could be found in pet food. For Passover, pet food cannot have chametz ingredients. Ingredients made of wheat, barley, oats, rye, spelt, pasta, and brewer’s yeast are chametz. Also, note that “starch” could be wheat starch and should be avoided. Kitniyot ingredients are permitted. Common kitniyot ingredients are: beans, buckwheat, corn, millet, peanuts, peas, rice, sorghum and soybeans. Be careful with pet foods that are “gluten free” as they still might have chametz ingredients. “Grain free” pet foods seem not to be a problem, but make sure to check the ingredient label.
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the Kosher Pet Food FisH, BiRds, aNd smaLL aNimaLs Feed for fi sh, birds, and small animals has its own ten Commandments unique challenge as many feeds are grain based. Reading the ingredient panel is imperative. Since some people have diffi culty fi nding suitable pet food, there Pet food may contain non-kosher are those who make their own homemade “Kosher for 1 Passover” pet food. It is recommended to speak with ingredients. a pet food specialist for advice as to what to feed your pets. It is also a good idea to start acclimating your pet Pet food may not contain a mixture to its new Passover diet for a little while before Passover. 2 of meat (beef) and milk. this applies Also, beware that although some reptile foods are not a problem, the feed might be packaged with oatmeal or year-round. wheat fl akes, which is chametz. Pet food may contain a mixture of Below are a few chametz-free options: 3 pork and milk.
4 Pet food may contain a mixture of poultry and milk.
5 During Passover, pet food may not contain any chametz.
6 During Passover, pet food that is chametz should be sold with the spray millet for birds alfalfa Hay and Cubes rest of your chametz.
7 During Passover, avoid the following ingredients: wheat, barley, oats, rye, spelt, brewer’s yeast, and starch.
8 During Passover, pet food may contain kitniyot.
9 During Passover, be careful with foods for fi sh, birds
For Fish and small animals. (please read ingredients to verify that the pet food is chametz-free. similar looking items might contain chametz) 10 During Passover, double-check the ingredient panels While it seems like a good solution, it is not simple to halachically avoid the issue by even if the food giving your pet to a non-Jew for Passover. is grain/gluten If you wish to do so, you must discuss this issue with your Rabbi. free. As always, if you have any questions about specifi c ingredients please call the COR and we will be pleased to assist.
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Below is a list that addresses common scenarios for those people who are not staying home for Pesach:
pRimARy Residence: destinAtion (hotel): If leaving more than 30 days before Pesach • If you brought in chametz: Bedika with (and not returning until after Pesach): bracha required • No bedika required • If chametz was not brought in: Bedika without bracha required • Must sell chametz and must declare Kol Chamira before the latest time for owning chametz on Erev Make sure that when selling chametz it will be Pesach sold before the latest time for owning chametz in the place that you are staying and that it will be bought back only after Pesach is over for If leaving less than 30 days before Pesach: you at the place where you are staying. • Bedika required - Must be performed by candlelight during the When Flying: night before you leave this location Make sure that the kosher meal is certifi ed - No bracha is said Kosher for Passover, and that the double - Kol Chamira is said, however, substitute wrap of the hot airline meal is not pierced bershusi (in my possession) with bebaisa (this applies all year, not only for Pesach). One hadain (in this house) should not have any of the hot drinks, and you should assume that the cold drinks are not - [One could also appoint a shaliach (agent) Passover certifi ed, unless clearly stated that to perform the bedika on his behalf on Erev they are. Pesach] - It is generally more appropriate not to absolve oneself of the requirement to have a in A hotel: bedika performed by selling the entire house One should not use the coff ee urn in the room on the 13th of Nisan. In case of need, speak to (or anywhere in the hotel) unless it is clearly your Rabbi stated that it is certifi ed Kosher for Passover. • Must sell chametz and must declare the regular Kol Chamira before the latest time for owning chametz on Erev Pesach
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Top Ten Questions from the COR Passover Hotline
COR is pleased to answer questions from Canadian kosher consumers throughout the year. This service is especially popular during the weeks leading up to Passover, as is evidenced by the over 5000 questions coming into our office during this time. This COR Passover magazine can be used as a reference to provide consumers with much of the information that is needed during Passover. However, many questions do come up, and we are here to answer them. To contact us, call the COR Passover Hotline at (416)635-9550 ext. 100 or email us at [email protected]. You can also use our Text-A-Question service by texting your question to (647)402-1910 for yes/no questions. Here is a list of the more frequently asked questions from Passover 2015:
Do liquid eggs require KFP certification? YES. Nutri Liquid Eggs from Supreme Egg Products carry a COR-P 1 for Passover and year round use.
May extra virgin olive oil be purchased without certification? NO. We recently became aware of reports claiming that much of what is being sold as extra virgin olive oil is actually diluted with cheaper sunflower or canola oil. Indeed, an industry expert has gone on record saying that “75-80 2 percent of the oil sold in the U.S. does not meet the legal grades for extra- virgin oil.” We are currently investigating these allegations but until we receive conclusive evidence, we can only recommend extra virgin olive oil that carries Passover certification.
Does lemon juice require KFP certification? YES. But ReaLemon Lemon juice certified by the OU is acceptable for 3 use on Passover even without KFP certification.
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does toothpaste do sliced raw need to be chametz free? mushrooms Since toothpaste is need kfp certifi cation? used orally, it should NO 4 be chametz free. 5
does deodorant need to be does frozen fruit need chametz free? kfp certifi cation? Since it is theoretically possible Any frozen fruit, whole or sliced, that is 6 to distil alcohol found in liquid and 7 unsweetened and without additives spray deodorants and restore the (i.e. syrup, citric acid, ascorbic acid, alcohol to an edible state, such vitamin C) is acceptable without KFP deodorants should be chametz free. certifi cation.
which coffees do and don’t require kfp certifi cation? A.. All regular ground coffees are acceptable for Passover use. B. Decaffeinated coffee: Coffee is often decaffeinated by means of ethyl acetate, which is 8 derived from either kitniyot or chametz. Therefore, decaffeinated coffees are not acceptable without Passover certifi cation. C. Instant coffees often contain maltodextrin, which is derived from either kitniyot or chametz. Therefore, all instant coffees require Passover certifi cation. D. All fl avoured coffee requires Passover certifi cation.
Are the following kitniyot? caraway • coriander • cumin • fennel These items are not kitniyot. However, you have to make sure no foreign grain is mixed in. Therefore, while you may use the whole grains, we don’t recommend using the ground 9 varieties of these products without Passover certifi cation.
does frozen salmon require passover certifi cation? Questions? Frozen salmon requires Passover certifi cation. In the Call the Kosher Hotline at past, the OU has recommended a few frozen salmons 416.635.9550 x100 under their certifi cation without special Passover cer- or email us at 10 tifi cation. (Please call COR to verify if the OU will give [email protected] that endorsement this year as well) We have answers.
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Teach Your Children Who They Really Are By Rabbi mordechai scheiner
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N DESCRIBING OUR place of tumah (impurity), for so many G-d’s name and the Jewish people redemption from Mitzrayim, years, might prevent the Jewish people are eternally bound together. He has the Torah tells us that it was from being redeemed. Indeed, we revealed Himself to the world through performed through Hashem’s know from the Arizal that the Jews fell the ascendance of the Jewish nation. “Strong Hand” vezj shc and His to the 49th level of tumah. The Torah If we have to go down to Mitzrayim, so i“Outstretched Arm” vhuyb gurzcu, describes the Exodus as hud uk ,jek,” does Hashem and if He comes out, so thereby giving us a sense of the “hud cren showing us that G-d had to do we. If we fall into a lowly state, the nature of redemption. But what is extract the Jewish people from within name of Hashem will be hidden from the connection between revelation the Egyptian nation. After 210 years mankind (as we have seen in so many and redemption? Clearly strength is of integration into Egyptian society, tragic periods in Jewish history), and required in order to redeem, but why the Jews became part of their belief when G-d chooses to reveal Himself, is G-d revealing Himself as an essential system and culture, vsucg hscug ukkv then we too will ascend to the loftiest part of taking ktrah hbc (Children of vrz vsucg hscug ukkvu vrz/ heights. This is the greatest assurance Israel) out of Mitzrayim? So Hashem told Yaakov, trh, kt that G-d gave us, that He is eternally When Yaakov Avinu took his family “vkg od lkgt hfbtu///ohrmn vsrn tied to the Jewish people, meaning down to Mitzrayim, which ultimately - Do not be afraid… I will bring them that He will not reveal Himself to the began the galus, Yaakov was extremely out.” The double language od lkgt world in any miraculous way except afraid, even though he knew that this vkg means that G-d went down with through the Jewish nation. In our days was a necessary step for him to fulfi l them to Mitzrayim and therefore too, throughout this long and diffi cult the brachos of Avraham Avinu and to literally, “I will bring you up and go up galus, this is a Divine promise - a inherit Eretz Yisrael. Nonetheless, he with you.” The Beis Haleivi explains guarantee - that we will not be lost, was afraid that being in Mitzrayim, a that “ktrah og una ;,ha v"cev”- because Hashem will ultimately reveal
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Himself to the entire world. (plague) served as a way of dividing us are who we are: ause hudu ohbvf ,fknn/ When we read the chapters from within the Mitzriim (i.e. the same The G-dliness within us is our of the Exodus, we see two things drink was blood for the Mitzri but essence -ofheukt 'sk o,t ohbc - we happening simultaneously. The fi rst water for the Jews) hf iugs, ignk are a holy nation and that is what is the redemption of ktrah kkf and .ktrah ihcu ohrmn ihc 's vkph truly defi nes us. G-d took us out of the second is the revelation that G-d There is a story of a certain Jew Mitzrayim by elevating us and making brought 's hbt hf gs, ,tzc- ultimately from the famed city of Chelm, a well- us His holy nation. He redeemed us by they all saw clearly that there is no dressed businessman that we’ll call revealing Himself to us. other power in the world. These are Yankel. One morning, he was on the As we sit with our children at the not two separate acts. Rather, the way to immerse himself in the mikvah, seder we can take the opportunity redemption came about through the but as he was undressing a disturbing to give them their most precious revelation. thought came to him. What if someone possession: their self-identity. We Nonetheless, we can still ask, just mistakenly takes his clothing? Might can teach them who they truly are how did Hashem’s act of revealing he get confused and forget that he is and where they come from, thereby Himself contribute to redemption from Yankel the successful businessman? creating the next link in the eternity Mitzrayim? ChaZaL tell us, 's ,ufzc He came up with a plan: he tied a red of ktrah kkf. We cannot be absorbed uktdb ohrcs - we were redeemed in string around his toe to remember that by the other nations because we are the merit of 4 things: we did not the man with the red string is Yankel. bound together with G-d and He will change our names, our language, our But to his utter astonishment, as he ultimately reveal Himself again and we mode of dress and we kept our family left the mikvah, the string fell off his will all join together in Yerushalayim. purity. These correspond to the four toe and got caught on someone else’s jnau raf dj expressions of redemption h,ktdu toe. After a moment, Yankel went over h,kmvu h,tmuvu h,jeku. Each one to this fellow and said “Excuse me, I Rabbi MoRdechai scheineR is was a way of preserving a diff erent know who you are but please tell me an executive MeMbeR of coR’s aspect of the identity, dignity and who am I”. Sometimes we identify Rabbinical vaad haKashRuth, holiness of the Jewish people. This ourselves with external “clothing” – and the Rosh Kollel of Kollel prevented their total assimilation into in other words, outside values, that ohR yosef, the thoRnhill Egyptian culture, for if we identifi ed are not who we are. Society does not coMMunity Kollel as Egyptians, we would not have been identify us nor do matzah balls or able to be redeemed. Each makah gefi lte fi sh, rather, our internal values
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Benaya Yechiel Eshchar, of Blessed Memory
By Rabbi Mendel Gansburg
k"z vhbc ,fxn ibn hab,, tk
here are forty Mesechtot (tractates) in the entire Benaya z”l was an expert in his field of bedikat tola’im Shas (Talmud). Some are longer, like Bava Batra – checking for insects. He was a pioneer in helping COR which contains one hundred and seventy-six develop faster and more efficient systems of ridding dapim (pages) while others are shorter, like produce of insect infestation without compromising the Makkot which contains only twenty-four. But each quality of the final product. I remember sitting in a meeting Tis a complete section of Torah. Some are longer because their together with Benaya z”l and the senior Rabbonim of COR halachot are more complex and require more expansive and listening to Benaya z”l explain to them practical issues explanation. It takes more time to arrive at their shleimut with great clarity. (complete understanding). Others are smaller since their There are no words that can possibly be used to laws are simpler and less complex. We are able to arrive at accurately describe Benaya’s yirat shamayim (fear of their shleimut in a more straight forward manner. The life Heaven). All one had to do was look at his face to see a man of Benaya Yechiel Eshchar zichrono livracha (of blessed who was completely enveloped in G-dliness. Whenever memory), was a short volume. Indeed, he arrived asked as to how he was doing and if there was any at his shleimut quickly, too quickly for us, in a progress in his health, even in the hospital when direct and straight forward manner. There is no he was in a weakened state, he would respond by need to describe the life of our dear friend Benaya pointing upward towards Hashem in the heavens, z”l with too many words. His pure soul arrived as if to say, it is all in His hands and no one else can at its shleimut directly and without any detours influence my fate. He accepted all of the pain and through his incredible sense of emunah (faith) in anguish with complete love for Hashem. He saw Hashem. Hashem above him, in the purest and truest sense. Hashem gave me the zchut (merit) to be close to As his friend, I was heavily influenced by his yirat Benaya z”l for the last four years of his life. In these shamayim to which I can only aspire. years, Benaya z”l was true to his name – he was Benaya z”l was a person who distanced the son of Hashem (v-h ic) who built a house for himself from kavod (honour). Everything he did Hashem (v-hk vbc) in our city of Toronto. Benaya was quiet, sweet and with the utmost humility. z”l could use only 26% of his lung capacity, but with his su- He loved his family deeply and was a devoted husband and pernatural strength, combined with the medical assistance father. He loved people; his clients, his colleagues and his that he received, he built a house for Hashem by dedicating friends. In the hospital, the angels from the community himself to strengthening kashrut, with tremendous mesirat would come and play music and sing for him. He asked me to nefesh (self-sacrifice), from the early morning until late at give each one of them a hug in appreciation of their selfless- night. ness as he was unable. He always spoke to others with the Benaya z”l was appointed to the position of Mashgiach greatest sensitivity possible. And the feelings were always for Bedikat Yerakot - checking produce for insect infestation, mutual. in the south end of Toronto. Anyone who is familiar will Benaya z”l was a person of complete truth who could this position can attest that while the start of the day can not tolerate any type of flattery, especially of himself and he generally be predicted, the end of the day is consistently would not likely appreciate my writing about him in a public unknown. It would always depend on how much produce forum. But I know in my heart that Benaya z”l would have was required by the establishments on his route and how done anything to strengthen the emuna and yirat shamayim infested the produce might be. There were many times that of others around him. Therefore I pray and believe that his Benaya z”l spent hours checking lettuce for insects only memory will be a source of inspiration to his colleagues to have to redo all of his work because he found one small at COR, his friends, those who knew him and the entire insect at the end of the batch. He would often work late into community. We will miss you Benaya z”l. We will never the night in order to complete his daily route. In King David’s forget you. eulogy of King Saul and his son Yonatan, he describes their /ibn hab,, tku k"z vhbc ,fxn lbn hab,b tk traits as urcd ,uhrtnu uke ohrabn. Like eagles who easily soar to great heights and like lions the strongest in the kingdom Rabbi Mendel Gansburg is a Senior Mashgiach at of animals. So were the traits of Benaya z”l. COR
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Must I wait six hours after 3consuming ravioli or lasagna that contains parmesan cheese prior to eating meat? What about after consuming Caesar salad sprinkled with parmesan cheese? Most authentic parmesan cheeses are aged for six months and fall into the category of gevina kasha whose Questions consumption necessitates waiting the appropriate halachic waiting period -- and Answers six-hours according to most customs -- prior to consuming meat. Some are of the opinion that this requirement from the applies only if the parmesan cheese is b’ayn – independently identifi- Halacha Line able. If, however, it is melted into a dish, the dish is called a tavshil d’gevina, upon which, this opinion requires only a one-hour waiting period. Others do not differentiate I drove my car into someone else’s on it. But if the scratch is truly an and are of the opinion that six hours 1wh ile attempting to parallel-park eye sore or if it might cause the car is required even after tavshil d’gevina. and this caused a noticeable scratch to rust, then it must be repaired, In summary, you must wait six hours on his front bumper. His car was parked and you are liable to pay for the full after consuming salad sprinkled with on a busy main street in a legal spot cost of repair. If it is not a scratch parmesan and it is recommended directly behind the spot that I was that must be repaired then you are that you wait six hours even after trying to get into. I am wondering if I am not responsible to pay for the full consuming either ravioli or lasagna obligated to pay anything since everyone cost of repair, even if he decides to that includes melted parmesan who parks on a busy main street repair it. Determining how much you which is not independently identifi- understands that his or her car is a owe requires further assessment able. In cases of necessity, you may target and may get hit in the course of and should be brought in front of be lenient and wait only one-hour standard careful parking. Furthermore, qualified Dayanim. after consuming ravioli or lasagna his car is not new and displays its fair that includes aged parmesan. It is share of scratches which he has not Someone who does not keep kosher worthwhile to note that some es- fixed. He tells me that he fully intends 2w ishes to give me their used baby tablishments sprinkle Parmesan on to fix this scratch since in his opinion it high chair which has a plastic tray for lasagna after it comes out of the oven is an eye sore and feels that I should pay eating. Can I wash the tray and then use before serving it. In that case, the full for the repair. The cost to fix this is $500. it to give my baby kosher food? waiting period is required. Am I responsible or not? Since it is not usual to place hot food Clearly, when attempting to parallel- down on a baby high chair tray, it is I go for massage therapy and park, one must proceed with extreme unlikely that hot non-kosher food 4s ometimes there are two people caution and carefully determine came into contact with this tray. working on me at the same time. I heard the position of the cars in front and Even if it did, it would either have the that there might be a problem with this. behind to protect against hitting one status of a kli sheini– whose ability to Is there any truth to this? of them. You were not careful and render the tray treif is the subject of We are not aware of such a problem. are clearly liable for the damage that halachic debate or perhaps the status There is a practice not have two resulted. That said, the amount due of davar gush whose ability to render people dressing someone, a child or is not as clear. Damage is typically the tray treif is a chumrah. Therefore otherwise, as this is similar to how a measured by the depreciation in the kashering is not required al pi din. tahara is performed. There is also a value due to the incident. In this case, Notwithstanding since the tray can halacha which prohibits putting on the value of depreciation might be easily be kashered by pouring boiling two articles of clothing together at minimal, probably less than the $500 water over its entire surface, it is the same time although shoes and that it would cost to repair, since his worthwhile to do so. rubber overshoes may be put on at car is used and has other scratches the same time.
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a LOveLY sHiDDuCH Was suggesTed FOR Shabbos and Yom Tov, it is permitted Tefi la(four sha’os zmaniyos after 5mY sON. THe giRL Has TWO Names, ONe to hire a contractor, a kablan, who is sunrise. Please consult OF WHiCH is ideNTiCaL TO miNe. is THeRe a paid a set amount for the job, even if www.myzmanim.com for more pROBLem WiTH THis? he will perform melachos on Shabbos details). If she cannot do so then she The famous last testament of Rebbe and Yom Tov. This is because the may daven until chatzos hayom. Yehuda HaChassid states that one work that he performs on Shabbos should not marry a girl who has the and Yom Tov is of his own volition and dO TOOTHpasTe aNd mOuTHWasH Need same name as his mother. While many for his own benefi t since as far as you 8a HECHsHEr? WHaT aBOuT “LisTeRiNe halachic authorities consider this are concerned he could do the same sTRips”? testament to be halachically binding, work after Shabbos and Yom Tov. In Neither toothpaste nor mouthwash others are lenient for individuals who your situation, it appears that you requires a hechsher. Both fall into are not makpid. If she has two names, are paying an hourly wage in order to the category of shelo k’derech achilah one of which is not the same as yours, determine how long the job will take which may be put in your mouth if you then there is no problem, even if she is but that you are essentially hiring the are going to spit them out. On Pesach, called by the name that is the same as employee to perform and complete a it is advisable to be stringent with yours. Some suggest that you ask your job and therefore he has the status of regard to products that are used orally son to call her by both names or by her a kablan. and it is recommended to use only other name or even by a nickname, We might better understand this toothpastes and mouthwash that do especially in your presence so that it exception by using an example of a not contain chametz. Some are careful should not sound like he is calling you, lawyer who is hired to provide a legal all year round and use only toothpaste his mother, by your fi rst name. opinion. The lawyer is paid by the hour and mouthwash that do not contain for his work but is hired to provide an glycerin. Listerine strips are edible i am THe OWNeR OF a pROFessiONaL opinion, in writing, on a legal matter. products that are ingested and require 6CONsuLTiNg FiRm WHiCH HeLps Let’s say that the lawyer spent several a hechsher all year round to ensure BusiNesses gROW. mY empLOYees aRe hours researching the matter and then that they do not contain non-kosher iNdepeNdeNT CONTRaCTORs WHO aRe eaCH informed you that he would not be ingredients. assigNed speCiFiC BusiNess Cases TO able complete the opinion for personal CONsuLT ON. THeY aRe paid BY THe HOuR reasons. It would not be acceptable aNd i, iN TuRN, BiLL THeiR TOTaL HOuRs TO mY for him to bill for the time that he CLieNTs. sOme OF mY empLOYees aRe JeWisH spent researching the issue since; in WHiLe OTHeRs aRe geNTiLes. mOsT OF THem the end he did not complete the work. WiLL WORK ON THeiR Cases ON sHAbbos He is, therefore, a kablan even though aNd yoM ToV iN THeiR OWN HOmes. WHiLe he is paid by the hour. Similarly, in muCH OF THeiR WORK iNvOLves THOugHT aNd your case, if your employee is only appLiCaTiON, THeY WiLL dO MElACHos suCH paid on the condition that the job is as WORKiNg ON THeiR COmpuTeR aNd usiNg completed, then you can consider THe pHONe. is THeRe aN issue? him a kablan and it is permitted to First and foremost, it is forbidden allow him or her to work on Shabbos to put another Jew into a situation and Yom Tov if they choose to do so. such that he would be desecrating But you must be very careful Shabbos or Yom Tov by working for not to fall into a situation you. You have an obligation to tell your where they must work Jewish employees, in no uncertain on Shabbos and terms, that they must not do any work Yom Tov in order related to your clients on Shabbos to complete and Yom Tov. Regarding your gentile their work by employees, there is a prohibition an imposed You are invited to call against hiring employees that are deadline. paid by the hour to perform activities the Halacha Line at: that are forbidden on Shabbos and is THeRe aN 416.535.8008 Yom Tov on your behalf. This is true TeL 7issue OF sof www.HalachaInstitute.com even if you are not telling them to do ZMAn TEfilA FOR a weB the work specifi cally on Shabbos and WOmaN WHO WisHes TO [email protected] Yom Tov and even when they have an DAVEn sHACHris? eMAiL option to do the same work during the A woman who wishes week. That said your case may be an to daven shachris exception. While it is not permitted to should ideally do so hire a gentile to work by the hour on before the sof zman
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A Kosher Jew in a Non-Kosher Workplace
By Rabbi Tsvi Heber
A guide for keeping kosher at the office – both during Passover and year round
kosher observant Jew working daily in a that’s necessary. It’s more of a private prayer,” he largely non-kosher world is often faced pleaded. “You know, I think it would be a good team with difficult, even awkward scenarios and building experience for the whole department to challenges. My esteemed colleague, Richard become more familiar with some of your traditions,” ARabkin, shared a humorous (yet uncomfortable) she said earnestly. He looked around and saw the other personal story that occurred to him at a job several faces of his coworkers nodding in agreement, egging years ago, long before he took the reins of the COR – him on. So, in the boardroom on the 49th floor of the Kashruth Council of Canada as its Managing Director. downtown office building, surrounded by non-Jewish Richard and his former group of colleagues sat down colleagues, he began chanting the Birkat Hamazon -- together to a team building lunch. His considerate boss the grace after meals. “Baruch Ata Hashem, Elokeinu had it catered kosher so Richard could join. Lunch was Melech haolam...” Perhaps it was at this point that enjoyable as they discussed important work related Richard decided it was time to find himself a new job, matters including their strategic goals for the future. this time in a strictly kosher environment! As the meal came to an end, people started getting up Amusing stories aside, and I am sure we all have to leave. He said to his boss, “Paula, I have to recite a some of them, there are several kashrut challenges prayer of thanks, so you guys can just go ahead and I’ll that present themselves on a daily basis in non-kosher catch up.” “Oh no,” Paula said. “Go ahead, we’ll wait.” office environments. Such challenges are even more She motioned for everyone to sit down. “No really, difficult to navigate during Pesach. The following Paula, it takes a few minutes. Why don’t you guys just go examples are some of the most common scenarios and I’ll catch up.” “Absolutely not!” she said resolutely. that can present themselves year-round and on Pesach “We’re going to wait for you to finish your prayer.” in the workplace. Just when he thought that it could not get any worse, Paula came up with an even better idea. “Actually, why (Note: the term “year-round” refers to the rest of the don’t you recite your prayer out loud? I think it would year excluding Pesach) be very interesting for us.” “Paula, I really don’t think
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food directly down on his or her desk year-round.th On Pesach, it is preferable Lunchroom & on Pesach. Instead, a separation not to use the office microwave at all such as a cloth, placemat or plastic to warm kosher for Passover food.ch Cafeteria bag should be used. Similarly, fridge Notwithstanding, if you wish to use There are two concerns to address shelves are typically not very clean the microwave on Pesach, you may, and may contain residue from spills of provided that the additional third regarding the non-kosher lunchroom dh or cafeteria: non-kosher food or chametz. As such, separating layer is added. If this was 1. Eating Kosher (or Kosher for neither kosher nor kosher for Passover not done and the food was only double- Passover) food on a non-kosher food should be placed directly on the wrapped and warmed in an office lunch table – It is permitted to shelf of a fridge. Rather, food should microwave on Pesach, it is permitted be kept in a bag and then placed in the after the fact.sh eat on a non-kosher lunch table or z cafeteria table provided that the fridge. A word of caution is necessary tablet is cleaned thoroughlyc and it Kosher food should not be left when handling food that has been does not typically come into direct unsealed for long periods of time or warmed up in a non-kosher microwave d overnight in an unsecure environment oven in the office or on an airplane and contact with hot food. That said, uy common custom dictates that food where others who do not keep kosher especially on Pesach. Be extremely not be placed directly on the table have access. Rather, it should be sealed careful when removing the outer layer but rather on a separation such as in a manner that is easily determinable and keep it away from the food prior in the event that the bag or food has to opening the inner layer. The outer a tablecloth, placemat or even on a j plastic bag. This guideline applies been tampered with. layer is considered to be non-kosher equally to year-round and Pesach. and may even have non-kosher food or 2. Eating together with friends chametz on it. You must, therefore, be or colleagues who are eating Microwave Oven careful to ensure that it does not come non-kosher food or chametz A microwave oven that is used into contact with the kosher food. –It is permitted to eat together regularly for non-kosher food at the with friends and colleagues who office can be used for kosher food are eating non-kosher food. This year-round provided that the kosher is because there is no concern of food is double-wrapped or more forgetting and partaking in their accurately, double layered such that food since we are accustomed to there are always two separators avoiding non-kosher food year- between the kosher food and the round.s On Pesach, however, it non-kosher surface of the microwave is forbidden to eat together with oven. If the kosher food is on a plate, friends and colleagues or even the plate can be considered one layer together with strangersv if they are separating the food from the bottom eating bread or otherwise kosher of the microwave such that only one chametz; even if a heker (separating additional layer in required underneath object) is placed in between you and the plate and two layers are required them.u atop the food. The reason for the requirement of two separators is due to the idea that non-kosher ta’am (taste) Spring Water does not penetrate two separating layers provided that there is no liquid Machines y in between the layers. It is permitted to use the office’s This can best be accomplished by cold or warm spring water machine placing the food into a Ziploc plastic year-round and even on Pesach if it has bag and then placing a second Ziploc no hot water spout.zy If the machine plastic bag over the first. If Saran wrap has a hot water spout which can be is used then a single layer of Saran used by office staff to add hot water wrap should be placed around the to non-kosher foods such as soups food followed by a second layer to be and noodles, for example, there is a wrapped over the first layer. Be careful concern that the spouts may become to cut the Saran wrap in between the non-kosher. Notwithstanding, the Work Desk & first and second layers so that you are water machine may be used year-round not using one single piece of Saran even to dispense hot water.zh On Pesach Refrigerator wrap to double-wrap the food but such a water machine which has a instead two separate pieces of Saran hot water spout should not be used Since work desks commonly contain h wrap. Some are stringent and suggest to dispense hot water,jh however it crevices and cracks where bread adding a third layer of separation is permitted to use it occasionally to crumbs may become lodged, one between the food and the non-kosher dispense cold water.yh should not place kosher for Passover surface of the microwave oven
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Urns & Kettles Metal urns and kettles that are hot on the outside may become non-kosher through coming into contact with non-kosher food or with cloths that are dirty with food residue. Urns and kettles may be used year-round, but may not be used on Pesach.f Coffee, Coffee Makers & Keurig When it comes to coffee and tea, it is important to differentiate between the question of purchasing coffee and tea that has already been prepared for the office staff; which takes on a lenient status; and the question of preparing the coffee and hot water yourself for your own use; which takes on a stricter status.tf Year-round it is permitted to drink unflavoured coffee that has already been prepared for the office and it is similarly permitted to purchase unflavoured coffee and tea from a coffee shop or from a non-kosher establishment.cf On Pesach, however, it is forbidden to drink coffee that was made in a brewer at the office, in a coffee shop and in a non-kosher estab- lishment. To reiterate: one may not purchase coffee or tea from Tim Hortons, Starbucks or any other coffee shop or non-kosher establishment on Pesach.df Coffee makers and coffee machines that are used exclusively for regular or de- caffeinated coffee or with kosher certified flavoured coffees may be used to make coffee year-round but may not be used to make kosher for Passover coffee on Pesach. If such machines are used to make uncertified flavoured coffee then they may not be used to make kosher coffee year-round. Keurig machines that are used exclusively with kosher certified pods may be used year-round but may not be used on Pesach.sf
Rabbi Tsvi Heber is COR’s Director of Community Kosher
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You Shall Tell articles Yourof faith children
How do our teachers impart Jewish values to the next generation? COR writer Sari Cohen interviews Jewish educators across Canada to fi nd out
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Rabbi Don Pacht Rabbi Pacht is the head of Hebrew Academy in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Vancouver Bnei Yisrael child connection is being would treat time with our clear to (the inhibited by parents being boss, or even with more Children of Israel). These so busy. It is the curse importance. We should plan plagues solidified Bnei of our affluence, if you a date and time to spend Yisrael’s belief in Hashem. will. We’re trying to keep with our children. If we Even by Krias Yam Suf up with the Cohens and don’t put the date and time (splitting of the Reed Sea), this creates a society that on our calendars, we will Hashem took care of every pursues materialism and likely forget about spending detail. He provided Bnei physical comforts. Children time with our children and it Yisrael with food and dry often take a backseat won’t happen at all. land as they crossed the and we neglect them due Yam Suf. The pasuk quotes: to our pursuits of these Imparting the lessons of uscg vancu 'vc ubhnthu The Challenges and comforts. It is no different Pesach (and the Children of Israel Opportunities of Jewish from a person who can’t Pesach is replete with believed in Hashem and Education Today be kovea itim or set aside many lessons. But one Moses His servant). Each generation has its own time to learn Torah. He lesson stands out to me Hashem’s control is unique opportunities. Torah would like to learn but is too as, perhaps, the most felt all around the world. is more accessible and busy earning a livelihood. fundamental: Hakadosh Hashgacha pratis is in our available than ever before. No parent ever makes a Baruch Hu runs the lives. We just have to find New literature will often conscious decision to set world. Hashgacha pratis it. Rav Aharon Kotler says appear in Judaica stores aside the needs of their or Divine intervention is that even the sun rising in just in time for the holidays. child. However, we find so evident in the story of the morning is a miracle For Jewish families, Torah ourselves so engaged in Yetzias Mitzrayim (Leaving like Krias Yam Suf. We take resources are now within providing for our children Egypt). Hashem told us sunrise for granted because reach. On the flip side, our and ensuring that they when He would take us each day, we see a rising lives are also busier than have all of those creature out of Mitzrayim. Rashi sun. It doesn’t cross our ever before. This can cause comforts that we lose sight says h,sep suep (G-d has minds that there would ever a huge strain in our relation- of what they really need, US! remembered) is a lashon, be a day the sun doesn’t ship with our children. In order to combat an expression, given over in rise. We can see Divine in- At Hebrew Academy in this nisayon or challenge, the time of Yaakov Avinu, tervention in our lives if we Vancouver, we work hard awareness of the problem then used by Yosef and just take time to look. to engage parents as our is the first step. An acute subsequent generations. partners in their children’s awareness of our own And then Moshe Rabbeinu Passing on Jewish Values education. When we are in weakness or shortcoming said it. Everyone knew there to our Children touch with parents and do helps us to combat the issue was going to be a geulah, I firmly believe that to pass not hear back from them, and allows us to slowly chip redemption. Even Pharaoh on values to your children, we know it’s not because away at the challenge. There knew about it because his you need to live your values. parents don’t care about is always a struggle to stay astrologers informed him. Children may not do their children’s schooling ahead of the crowd and The prophecy of the geulah what you say, but they but rather parents were our relationship with our was public knowledge. will do what you do. simply too busy to get back children suffers because of In Mitzrayim, Hashem There’s a famous Chassidic to us right away. this. We need to treat time sent plagues of fire and ice, story where a father goes An authentic parent- with our children like we making His intervention to the Rebbe. The father is
54 KASHRUTH COUNCIL OF CANADA | 416-635-9550 | WWW.COR.CA you shall tell your children upset that his child isn’t learning Torah. The Rebbe asks the father, “Do you learn Torah?” The chassid D’var Torah answers, “No. I’m too busy making a parnassah (living) to be kovea itim (set aside times for study).” The recitation of the Haggadah begins with the well-known phrase The Rebbe then replies, “Your son will be just like “Ha lachma anyah.” (This is the bread of affliction). The section you. He’ll also want his son to learn Torah.” We continues with a brief explanation of the origin of the Matzah and a need to take this message to heart. Our children will inevitably do what we do. blessing of hope for the coming year: “hashata hacha, lishana haba When immigrants first came to America off the biara diYisroel. Hashata avdei, lshana haba bnei chorin”…This year boat, they could not find work or they would find we are here (in exile), next year we will be in the land of Israel. This work and be fired because they couldn’t work on Shabbos. Rav Moshe Feinstein explains that the year we are slaves, next year we will be free.” next generation went off the derech (strayed from in explanation of this passage, the 14th century Torah scholar, the religious path) because their parents would Rabbi Dovid Abudraham, details the specific request in each phase of always complain, “Shver tzu zein a yid, it’s hard to be a Jew!” That’s the message children got from this blessing. First, he offers, the Haggadah addresses our material their parents. Many people lack enthusiasm when needs: “This year we are here in exile.” As such, you must rely on serving Hashem and this makes children question others for your sustenance. Next year, you will be at home in Eretz their own connection to Yiddishkeit. That is why we need to help our children understand the beauty of Yisrael where you will be master of your own domain. Jewish values. the next phrase refers to the spiritual fulfillment that we yearn for: “This year we are slaves…” Here Abudraham explains, while we Why Pesach is so widely celebrated Pesach is understood to be the birth of the Jewish may now be under the thumb of other regimes, we pray that in the nation. To some extent it is our shared suffering coming year we will see the arrival of Mashiach who will free us of that binds us together. Misery loves company. any level of oppression. We are unfortunately more likely to connect to someone when we are suffering. Based on this understanding of the blessing, it is interesting Some people today inherently feel discon- that the Haggadah places its emphasis first on our material needs nected from their Jewish community. Many people and only then the broader (and loftier) spiritual goal of reaching are not actively engaged in Jewish traditions such as celebrating Shabbat and Jewish holidays. the time of Mashiach and heightened spirituality. Perhaps, this is a Celebrating Pesach is like receiving an invitation testament to a fundamental frailty of the human condition. If we do to a class reunion. When you hold that invitation not feel a sense of creature comfort, that our basic needs are met, in your hand, there is a warm sense and feeling we are unable to set our sights on higher goals. of belonging. On Pesach, we became the Jewish nation. Pesach is an invitation to a class reunion. this is perhaps similar (lihavdil), to Dr. Abraham Maslow’s Even families who are far away from Yiddishkeit Hierarchy of Needs. Dr. Maslow argues that only when we feel a want to be a part of it. sense of security and safety, that our basic needs are met with food Tips to Engage our Children during the Seder and shelter, can we begin to focus on personal and professional There must be a thoughtful, pointed effort on the achievement. part of parents to engage children at the Seder. Here, the Haggadah helps us to understand something about You really have to give it proper thought and preparation. Part of engaging our children during ourselves. Only once we have satisfied our basic need of food and the Seder is the logistics and pre-planning so shelter, will we strive for closeness to Hashem. This presents us with children don’t get bored. It’s like being at a Shabbos a great challenge. We must be able to clearly identify the difference table and not singing zemiros (songs). Our children would be bored out of their minds. We need to between a ‘need’ and a ‘want’. We must be prepared to fight the engage children, each on his or her level, and help Yetzer Hara (evil inclination), who keeps telling us that our needs children see the beauty of traditions. are still not met, and that we must continue to toil in the mundane Use time at the beginning of the Seder to engage your children. Don’t wait until they have already before we can focus on the divine. ‘checked out’. You should understand the different Perhaps this will be the year that we fully appreciate all that we components of the Haggadah prior to the Seder have, all that Hashem provides. We will be able to see beyond the and allocate reading sections and questions to each child. For example, one child can answer questions snares of our own material desires. If we are successful in doing so, about the Four Sons and another child can answer we may finally dedicate the necessary attention and effort to build questions about the Plagues. Find the areas and upon our special relationship with Hashem and bring about the final ideas that you know will resonate with that child. Allow your children to express interest and ask redemption. questions throughout the Seder. Preparation beforehand will go a long way. COR 2016-5776 passover guide 55 you shall tell your children
Rabbi Chaim Greenwald Rabbi Greenwald is the Menahel/Principal of Akiva Academy in Calgary, Alberta Calgary
change our mindset to view that they had to make children is a lesson that challenges as opportunities their friendship work if my father ingrained in me. for growth. they wanted to be happy. The fact is that in spite One of the challenges They became close friends of there being thousands that we face in a small in spite of their natural of religions in the world, community such as Calgary differences and left our there is no other nation or is small class sizes. Parents school as lifelong friends. religion that makes a claim are often worried that their What a great opportunity that G-d revealed Himself children won’t have a large this was for them to learn to the entire nation. We are social network of friends how to deal with important the only religion to claim to choose from. However, relationships such as with that G-d revealed Himself sometimes having a smaller a spouse, an employer, to approximately 2 million class size can be a great and other partners! In a people at Har Sinai. The The Challenges and opportunity for learning large class, children may reason I know this is true Opportunities of Jewish critical life skills. Our not have this opportunity is because my father told Education Today school has grown signifi- since they naturally will be me and his father told him One of the great challenges cantly in the past several friends with those they get and parents wouldn’t lie to I find today, is our inability years but prior to that, we along with and can easily their children. Many other to view challenges as had only three students in ignore or not have to deal religions have leaders who opportunities. Parents the entire junior high. They with those that they do claim to have had a vision are often worried that all came from different not see eye to eye with. or to have spoken to G-d, their children will be backgrounds and naturally When we are faced with a but no one else was around negatively influenced by didn’t all get along with nisayon or obstacle in life, to witness these leaders’ their environment and one another. Some days, we should look at it as an claims and certainly not the people around them. they came to school and opportunity to grow. 2 million people. It is They are absolutely right decided they were not impossible to make such a to be concerned and it is a talking to each other. They claim since there would be parent’s job to ensure their found they had literally no Imparting the lessons someone who would say it child is in an environment one to talk to and became of Pesach is not true. We are unique where he or she is able miserable. After remaining One of the most important in our claim that Hashem to succeed. However, not silent around each other lessons that I try to share took our entire people out every situation is as bad as for a while, they realized with my students and of Egypt with miracles it seems. Often, we need to
56 KASHRUTH COUNCIL OF CANADA | 416-635-9550 | WWW.COR.CA you shall tell your children D’var Torah When Hashem punished the Egyptians with the plague of the death of the first born, the Pasuk says that for the Bnai Yisrael, no dog barked. Later on, the Torah gives us a Mitzvah to feed a terefa animal to the dogs. Rashi tells us that this was a reward for being quiet in Mitzrayim. We learn from here that Hashem gives reward to anyone, even an animal for the good that they do. The Daas Zekenim Mibaalei Hatosafos suggests a different reason. He says that since dogs are usually used to protect farm animals from the wolves, even though this time he failed in his job, we nevertheless must show appreciation to him for the protection that he gives. Here we learn another important lesson. We are used to showing appreciation and giving thanks to those whose intentions and positive results we appreciate. But what if they fail in their attempt to help us or do their job? Do we still give proper credit and thanks? to use sports as an analogy: Imagine the field goal kicker who misses an easy extra point or field goal kick. Do we thank him for all the times that he made the kick or do we show him the door due to his isolated poor performance? The Torah teaches us, that at the time of his failure is precisely the appropriate time to show him how much we appreciate all the other times that he did his job correctly. How much more so, the efforts of our family members, friends and teachers who selflessly try so hard to guide us and help us be successful - they must be properly recognized and appreciated, regardless of the results.
When faced with challenges of preparing and gave us the Torah they seeing our excitement who are bringing their own on Har Sinai. This is the in fulfilling the mitzvos of children to the Seder. What for Pesach, foundation of our mesorah, Yom Tov? Again, we need do they anticipate? What do we fall into our tradition, and it is of to try as much as we can to do they want to get out of critical importance to pass look at our challenges as the Seder? Failure to plan the trap of it on from one generation to opportunities. is planning for failure. the next. Make sure your children’s shver tzu zein Why Pesach is so widely basic needs, like having Passing on Jewish Values celebrated enough sleep and food, are a Yid - it’s hard to our Children People from so many taken care of prior to the The most effective way different backgrounds, by Seder. to be a Jew? to pass on Jewish values and large, remember the To engage the children is to model them for our Pesach they celebrated with at the Seder, my father children and live the their parents and grand- will leave the Seder in the lifestyle we want our parents. The toil of their middle and come back children to follow. Our parents and grandparents dressed up as Saba’s children are watching us. preparing for Pesach and Saba’s Saba, his ancestral We have an opportunity to the effort they put into grandfather who actually model good behaviour for making the Seder, makes witnessed the redemption our children when we are an indelible impression on from Egypt. My father will driving in the car. Do we them, and that message put on a costume of a robe, get angry when someone was passed on to their a white beard and walk cuts us off in traffic, do we children. with a cane and relate the obey the law and rules of story of Pesach as though the road? Do we follow the Tips to Engage our he were actually there. laws of distracted driving? Children during the This leaves a memorable When faced with challenges Seder impression on me, as well of preparing for Pesach, do Discuss ahead of time the as on my children, who we fall into the trap of shver possible challenges that remember Saba’s Saba’s tzu zein a Yid - it’s hard to might arise during the Saba a year later. be a Jew? Is that what our Seder with your children, kids are observing? Or are especially grown children
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able material through have the proper maturity child can learn emunah social media and the level. Our responsibility as from his or her parents Internet. Using Internet parents is to teach children or, chas veshalom, lack without a proper filter can to maintain kedushah thereof. When it comes interfere with a child’s (holiness) in a world that to displaying emunah, overall development and lacks kedushah. parents must show The Challenges and spiritual growth. The conviction. A child is Opportunities of Jewish Internet can be compared Imparting the lessons more likely to develop Education Today to a knife. Just like a knife of Pesach emunah from home than One of the challenges can be used for good or Ramban at the end of from school. In previous of today’s generation bad purposes, the same Parshas Bo teaches us generations, children is the overall lack of can be said about the that the fundamentals of absorbed messages of respect, the respect that Internet. If you use a knife emunah (belief in Hashem) emunah from their parents was present in previous to cut challah on Shabbos, were conveyed through through osmosis. That generations. Recently, a it’s a mitzvah. If you use all of the miracles that doesn’t seem to happen government inspector a knife to hurt someone, Hashem performed for us anymore. Therefore, entered a classroom at chas veshalom (Heaven in Mitzrayim (Egypt). Bnei parents must articulate Bnos Bais Yaakov and forbid), it’s an aveirah Yisrael (Children of Israel), ideas to their children. the girls stood up for the (sin). That is why you don’t who witnessed these There is no better place to inspector. She remarked, give your child a knife to awesome miracles were articulate these ideas than “I have never seen respect play with. On the contrary, commanded to relate these at the Seder. like this before. Not until you are sure that he events to their children, since I was in elementary will not get hurt, you keep as it is written, lbck ,sdvu. Passing on Jewish school.” We need to your child far away from Ramban adds that we can Values to our Children make sure our children knives. Treat the Internet attain the same level of Parents should work maintain respect toward as a dangerous tool until clarity of the generation on having a strong and parents and teachers in a your kids are the right who witnessed Hashem’s positive relationship with world that doesn’t value age and can use it with miracles by relating the their children. Teaching respect. Children will seichel (proper knowledge) story of Pesach to our children values will be not internalize chinuch and maturity. We should children. As long as the easier if children have a (educational) lessons if realize that although the links in the chain of our good relationship with they don’t respect their Internet is here to stay mesorah (Jewish heritage) parents versus a bad parents and teachers. and although we can use are strong, we can attain relationship. If something Another challenge is the Internet for construc- the same level of clarity is wrong in the parent- how easily children are tive purposes, we need that our ancestors had. child relationship, it is able to access objection- to be the right age and That being said, a largely the fault of the
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the problem, though, is an obvious one. What about us, living thousands of years later? If mankind needed to witness these miracles so that the truth of these fundamentals could be established, on what basis are we expected to believe? the Ramban himself addresses this with a profound statement: gar kf hbhgk rus kfc ,punu ,ut vagh tk v"cev hf rucgcu" Toronto wubhbhg utr ratk ,utu iurfz shn, vagba ub,ut vumh wrpuf ut .“iurjt rusk ovhbcu w ovhbck ovhbcu wubhbc kt rcsv eh,gbu “Because Hashem will not perform miracles in every generation to disprove every disbeliever, He instructed us to constantly commemorate that which we saw and to convey it to our children, who will transmit it to their children who, in turn, will ensure that it is passed on until the very last generation”. The Ramban is telling us that the same clarity achieved by those who witnessed the actual miracles will also be attained by those who hear about them from their parents, as long as the links in the chain of tradition are strong. The fact that there are thousands of people today who believe these basic concepts - Be’Emunah Sheleima - three thousand, three hundred and twenty eight years later, despite all the many alter- natives presented during that time and despite the tremendous D’var Torah suffering endured on account of these beliefs, is the greatest testament to the veracity of the Ramban’s assertion. “Stick to the Script!” However, by inference, the Ramban is also telling us that If a child, on a Sukkos night, were to ask his parents why wherever there is doubt in areas of Emunah, the root must be traced they are eating outside in the cold, the Torah does not to a faulty link in the transmission of the story of Yetzias Mitzrayim. instruct them how to answer. If, on a Friday night, he would the proliferation of children with questions in areas of Emunah ask about Kiddush, challah and gefilte fish, there is, likewise, is a much discussed concern in the Chinuch world. The Ramban no scripted answer provided by the Torah. If asked about reveals the crux of the problem and the solution; the Pesach Seder shofar on Rosh Hashanah, fasting on Yom Kippur, etc., the provides us with the opportunity to implement it. But we must be parents are clearly relied upon to present the answer of careful not to veer off topic. On this night, regardless of one’s level their choice. Certainly, the Torah does not mandate that the of scholarship, the Torah demands that he stay “on script”. answer be tailored to the level of observance and intelli- ohgsuh ubkuf wohbucb ubkuf wohnfj ubkuf ukhptu) gence of the child. (ohrmn ,thmhc rpxk ubhkg vumn - vru,v ,t Pesach is the exception. As it says: (z"f wu"f c"h /,una) We must retell the miracles of Yetzias Mitzrayim and stress their "///o,rntu - ofk ,tzv vscgv vn ofhbc ofhkt urnth hf vhvu" intended purpose: ".rtv crec 'v hbt hf gs, ignk". (Perhaps the There is a very specific answer that must be used. The various conversation can segue into a detailed explanation of how and when responses provided in different places throughout the Torah each of the aforementioned Ikrei Emunah was demonstrated and are not intended as an “answer bank” from which we may proven). We need to imagine ourselves witnessing those miracles choose. On the contrary! Each is a customized response to and learning from them the same lessons that our forefathers did. differently worded questions, asked by different types of (ohrmnn tmh tuv ukhtf unmg ,t ,utrk ost chhj rusu rus kfc) We children. sjtu wofj sjt :vru, vrcs ohbc vgcrt sdbf") are required to stimulate our children to ask because when a child ("kutak gsuh ubhta sjtu wo, sjtu wgar Moreover, it is only asks a question it means that he is bothered by his lack of clarity. on Pesach that we are instructed to stimulate the child’s Only then will the message penetrate. curiosity to ensure that he will inquire. We do a number of Most importantly, because of the fundamental importance of strange things for no purpose other than to encourage his this discussion the Torah does not allow for a “one-size-fits-all” questions! Why? response. If the intellectual child leaves the Seder under-stimulated, The Ramban (z"y euxp d"h erp ,una rpx) writes that the job has not been done. If a younger child cannot follow any any confusion in areas of Emunah was permanently resolved part of the discussion and, as a result, leaves the Seder uninspired, by Hashem through the miracles that He performed at the the job has not been done. If the Mussar is delivered to the Rasha in time of Yetzias Mitzrayim. After witnessing those miracles an ineffective way, the opportunity has been squandered. It is the there was no room left for further doubt. The miracles were responsibility of the Baal HaSeder to ensure that every participant performed in such a way as to negate each of the many leaves on a higher level of Emunah. possible ideological mistakes. Chag Kasher VeSameach! COR 2016-5776 passover guide 61 you shall tell your children
parent, because he or she why pesaCh is sO widely to our ancestors who left million Mitzrim (Egyptians) is the adult in the equation. CelebraTed Mitzrayim. Pesach is so rich died at Krias Yam Suf Jewish values can’t be I speculate that histori- with tradition that even (splitting of the Reed Sea). passed on in a home where cally, because the Torah someone who gives up a lot You can ask your child, there is ongoing confl ict is especially machmir of Yiddishkeit would still “How many Mitzrim do you or displays of hypocrisy. (stringent) with the mitzvos want to hold onto Pesach. think died at Krias Yam As parents, we are far of Pesach, even Jews Suf?” They can then guess from perfect. Being weak who are less observant Tips TO engage Our the answer or even use in certain areas is fi ne if want to take the time to Children during The their imaginations. When a parent acknowledges celebrate Pesach and keep seder you tell your children the his weakness instead of the traditions stated in Each child should leave right answer, this can open defending it. Should the Torah. As I mentioned the Seder feeling that his up a whole new discussion. he choose to admit his before, Ramban says that or her level of intelligence Engaging your children in weakness, he would not be during Pesach, the concept was addressed. Ask your conversation will foster considered hypocritical. He of emunah was conveyed children questions geared feelings of comfort. Your can tell his child, “Speaking through Hashem’s miracles. to their specifi c level. This children will want to ask lashon hara (gossip) is bad. Bnei Yisrael (Children of will help engage children questions at the Seder. But I do it too sometimes. It’s a Israel) developed such a throughout the Seder. more than anything else, challenge, but we can work strong level of emunah When you preach, it’s like it is important to make on it.” during Yetzias Mitzrayim throwing a ball against a sure children walk away As long as a parent ac- (redemption from Egypt) wall; it will bounce right from the Seder with some knowledges his weaknesses that it became incumbent back. But when there’s a element of clarity regarding in his avodas Hashem upon Jews to pass on hole in the wall, the ball will the yesodos (foundations) (serving Hashem), he can these traditions to the go in. Similarly, when you of Yiddishkeit. still teach his children next generation, relate engage a child, you open without being considered the story of Pesach at his or her heart and then hypocritical. A person is the Seder, and celebrate lessons can sink in. Before commanded to educate his the holiday of Pesach. the Seder, prepare tidbits of children even if he is not a Celebrating Pesach today information that children tzaddik gamur (completely is a link in the chain of our can relate to. For example, righteous person.) mesorah that connects us Rabbeinu Bachya says 900
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as possible. Because of this, of )—Pharaoh denies the Each year, she assigns students can often struggle hashgacha (Divine inter- every child a diff erent with motivation and work vention) of Hashem. decorating job. One year, ethic. They are used to 3. ktrah ,t odu (And also my colleague created a having everything instantly the nation of Israel)— photo gallery with pictures with information right at Pharaoh denies Hakadosh of the 10 makot her children The Challenges and Op- their fi ngertips. Baruch Hu’s ability to alter drew. Her goal is to recreate pOrTuniTies Of Jewish nature. the sequence of events eduCaTiOn TOday imparTing The lessOns Of The Abarbanel explains from Shibud Mitzrayim Over the course of the last pesaCh that the makot were (Enslavement in Egypt) to few years, there has been an Pesach is essentially the brought upon Egypt in Matan Torah (Receiving emphasis on diff erentiated Jewish nation’s awareness three groups to counteract the Torah). In a bag, she learning, and the demand to of Hashem’s existence in Pharaoh’s three statements keeps props, such as balls meet the various needs of their lives. In the 210 years and to teach Pharaoh. for Makat Barad (Plague students in the classroom. that Bnei Yisrael (Children Pharaoh’s magicians also of Hail) and sunglasses for Students can be auditory, of Israel) were in Mitzrayim denied Hashem’s existence Makat Choshech (Plague of visual, or kinesthetic (Egypt), Bnei Yisrael had because they were able Darkness), for a dramatic learners and the school sunk down to the 49th level to replicate the fi rst two presentation of the makot. curriculum must cater to of tumah (impurity). Bnei makot. The magicians could When it comes to Pesach, all learners. The previous Yisrael weren’t aware of not, however, replicate my colleague says her educational system was Hashem’s relevance in their makat kinim (plague of lice) children know every detail “sink or swim”, meaning lives. and were forced to admit about the story of Pesach, this is how we teach, take The Abarbanel thv oheukt gcmt (this is a more than any other it or leave it. But creating explains why Rav Yehuda fi nger of G-d’s strength). holiday. This approach can a one-size-fi ts-all model categorizes the 10 makot This was an acknowl- work well with younger for students doesn’t work (plagues) as edgement of Hashem’s anymore. Each student c"jtc a"sg l"ms. One of the existence. has her or his own learning fi rst times Moshe comes to style and as educators, Pharaoh with the request passing On Jewish Values Today, it is our responsibility to that he let the Bnei Yisrael TO Our Children ensure that we are not just go, Pharaoh responds with An eff ective way to transmit students teaching, rather students the following statements: Jewish values on Pesach are learning as well. 1. ukuec gnat rat 'v hn is by getting your children We live in a generation (Who is this Hashem that I involved. Have children wish to bypass that epitomizes instant should listen to Him?) prepare for Pesach and gratifi cation. This is a 2. 'v ,t h,gsh tk the Seder. This doesn’t the struggle challenge when it comes (I have never heard of just mean spring cleaning. to education, because Hashem.) I have a colleague who and reach information can now be 3. jkat tk ktrah ,t odu prepares for Pesach by found quickly. It used to (And also the nation of decorating the house. She be that students would Israel I will not send out.) recreates Mitzrayim in her their goals struggle to fi nd information The Abarbanel explains own house! For Krias Yam but students were willing that each one of these is a Suf (splitting of the Reed as easily to go through the struggle statement of heresy: Sea), she puts blue paper to reach their goals. Today, 1. 'v hn (Who is Hashem)— over the wall and her kids and quickly students wish to bypass Pharaoh denies Hashem’s create the fi sh. For Har the struggle and reach their existence. Sinai, she drapes a blanket as possible. goals as easily and quickly 2. h,gsh tk (I never heard with fl owers over chairs.
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children. D’var Torah For older children, you can put them in charge of younger children. That is In the Haggadah we read about the 4 sons. I a job older children are almost always believe these 4 sons represent different students willing to do. Also, if teens have living grandparents who can be present at the we as educators encounter. Seder, it’s a tremendous opportunity ofj- This is obviously the good, well- for teens to connect with the older natured student. Most teachers will prefer generation. Teens have a deep respect for the older generation especially if teaching students who are bright and hard- they are Holocaust survivors. When a workers. They can bring us the greatest sense of Holocaust survivor relates his or her satisfaction and are most receptive to what we own personal story of liberation from offer in the classroom. the concentration camps, it gives Pesach a lot more meaning because a survivor gar- This is the cynical student who doesn’t truly represents the concept of Me’avdut naturally buy in to what we teach. Their Lecheirut (From Slavery to Freedom). behaviour can present challenges and bring Why Pesach is so widely celebrated us the greatest sense of frustration. This may Pesach has long been a tradition. This be the adolescent who questions the value of shows us the power of tradition. There are so many davening and the relevance of curriculum. elements to Pesach that there is something for everyone. Pesach is based all around a story. Pesach is o,- These are the students who are most more about a story than any other holiday. Everyone, likely to fall between the cracks. As an admin- regardless of religious level, has some affiliation to Pesach. istrator I have to read through all report cards This shows us the power of a story. Stories have the ability to unify people. before they are distributed to students. I once read a report card in which ten out of ten Tips to Engage our Children during the Seder teachers commented about the fact that she It is incumbent upon parents to get children to prepare for the Seder because only giving children passages of the was quiet. As a mother of three quiet children, Haggadah to read at the Seder can be boring. Find a way I definitely don’t need all of my children’s to harness your children’s strengths. Ask questions. For teachers to tell me that they are quiet. As example, Moshe says hng ,t jka, let my people go. This statement is well known, yet not present in the Haggadah. educators, it is our responsibility to find each Ask your children why they think that is. Older children student’s area of passion. They all have one. It is also enjoy topics about leadership. Moshe’s name is only our job to discover it and develop it. mentioned once in the Haggadah. What does that tell us about Moshe? What makes a good leader? Set grounds for kutak gsuh ubhta- I believe these are the good questions and it is important not to repeat questions students who we called “learning disabled”. that have already been asked. While kids have so many different ways of Some other ideas include making your own games, learning, there are many who have a genuine such as Pesach bingo or filling a jar with candy as a reward system for younger children. As parents, we need to inability to learn the “regular way”. Again, it is broaden our horizons to what needs to be done and what our responsibility to find the experts out there doesn’t in order to engage our children at the Seder. One who can help us understand the brains of those year, my little daughter wasn’t in the mood to participate at the Seder. We had to think on our feet, so we took her who just don’t learn the way most other kids Fisher-Price mentchies and re-enacted Krias Yam Suf. She do. loved it! You can’t always predict children. Remember, it’s All four of these students are our respon- not just about what has to get done but also about what your children want to do. sibilities. We cannot pride ourselves on just teaching the ohnfj. We have to self-reflect, dig deep and find ways to love each one of those that walk into our classrooms. Are you getting our emails? Sign up for our kosher alerts, community news and other important information at www.cor.ca or send your email address to [email protected] 64 KASHRUTH COUNCIL OF CANADA | 416-635-9550 | WWW.COR.CA you shall tell your children
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competitive workforce. But the encouraged to participate in purpose of Torah learning is class. not to prepare a student for the There are stories of students workforce. Unlike the secular who couldn’t make it to the next education curriculum, which grade, so they stayed behind a is based on rewards for accom- grade and did not love Torah plishment, the goal of learning anymore. Consequently, they Torah is very different. Rewards went off the derech (strayed from for Torah learning are based on a religious path). the amount a student exerts In my generation, there himself or herself to learn (Pirkei were no educational materials. Avot 5:26). The merit of Torah Our teacher taught only with The Challenges and Oppor- study is awarded to those who a Chumash. Today there is tunities of Jewish Education study Torah for its own sake with more technology and materials Today no ulterior motives (Pirkei Avot available to help teachers teach. Some schools today make Torah 6:1). Because of this, I fear that there learning like a competition. Therefore, the goal of Torah is a risk of Torah becoming just Torah learning is not like math learning should be appealing like any other subject. or science or any other secular to a student. Each student subject. The secular education should learn according to his or Imparting the lessons of curriculum is based on how her capability. Teachers have Pesach much a student can achieve to make Torah sweet for their Children learn better when academically. In the workforce, students, as every morning we teachers and parents use a our salaries are determined say in Birchot HaTorah, tb crgvu. question and answer method. based on how hard we work to Exams shouldn’t be about how When a child asks a question, reach goals. Report cards reflect much a student can accomplish. you should answer him or her. a student’s academic strengths Teachers should also mark Also, we need to approach and weaknesses. Academic students according to how much Pesach with seder (organiza- achievement effectively prepares effort they put into their work tion), just like the order of kadesh a student for a career in the as well as class participation. It urchatz (kiddush and breaking is important that students are of the matzah) at the Seder. This
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is just like Shlomo Hamelech (King Solomon) says, “There’s a time and place for everything.” On Pesach, we are told lbck ,sdvu, you should tell your child (about the miracles that happened on Pesach). Before you can tell it to your child, you have to tell it to yourself. You have to convince yourself (about the story of Pesach or any other subject) before you can convince your child. Passing on Jewish Values to our Children Halifax Parents have to be an example to their children. You cannot send your child to school if you don’t follow the values or keep the mitzvot kept at your child’s school. A child will see his parents don’t follow the school and in turn, disregard the lessons he learns at school. A son will imitate his father and a daughter will imitate her mother. Education must be a partnership between the parents and the school. The school provides a child with learning and the home is an example to the child.
Why Pesach is so widely celebrated Pesach is widely celebrated because it’s not only a chag (holiday) that you set the table and prepare extensively for; It’s a holiday that is about the The Challenges and Oppor- child. Mah Nishtanah is essentially a conversation tunities of Jewish Education between you and your child. Pesach is all about Today the family sitting at the table and spending time The biggest challenge for our together. Pesach is a holiday that unites families. children and other Jewish You are more likely to able to teach the lessons of children living in Nova Scotia, Pesach to your child while the family sits together at is that we have is no Jewish the Seder. day school. There is an after- The previous generations used to sit together school Talmud Torah, which with their children every night at dinner like certainly is crucial and parents every day was Shabbat. This made an impact on make a commitment to ensure their children’s educations. Today, many people their children attend. We must are too busy to do this. On Shabbat, we have the maximize the time we have with opportunity to sit and eat with our families and our children to educate them. talk to each other. We should at least use the one To combat the void of day school options, opportunity we have to get to know our children. Chabad has been innovative, creating a full-fledged online day school for children of Shluchim (Chabad Tips to Engage our Children during the Seder emissaries), who don’t have chinuch (education) You have to give your children tools. Give your where they live. The Shluchim Online School where I family the same Haggadah so you can all share teach, offers chinuch for children just like a standard together. A child will often bring home her or his Chabad cheder. own Haggadah from school. A child is usually It’s revolutionary. Lubavitch has always been at excited to share the contents of the Haggadah. the forefront of using technology for good things. To engage children at the Seder, you can also give The Online School is live and interactive; students children responsibilities. For example, one child can and teachers see each other using Webcam and be in charge of filling up the arbah kosot (four cups must log into school at specific times. Once students of wine) at the Seder. More importantly, speak about are logged into class, they no longer have access to topics that your child will be interested in. Fathers other Internet sites. I have taught students from all should prepare topics for the Seder long before around the world, from places such as Turkey, Chile, Pesach begins. It is important for fathers to make Guatemala, Copenhagen, and Finland. My children the Seder interesting and not too long for children so keep in touch with their classmates and want to go children don’t get bored. If you would like to expand to summer camp with these children, as well. on certain topics, do so after the children have been Chabad Shluchim will often go to a community properly engaged at the Seder. where there is limited Yiddishkeit and the online school responds to this fundamental need. It is noteworthy to point out that online afternoon
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Mrs. Bassie Feldman Mrs. Feldman is the fourth grade Chumash teacher and the seventh grade Halacha teacher at Shluchim Online School. She also teaches third grade Parsha and Sunday Preschool at the local Talmud Torah in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
school and a contemporary Jewish school must be reinforced at home. is running late. A theme of Pesach is Day School are also available for It is important that a child goes to lbck ,sdvu. Essentially, our children remote communities that lack a school that is in sync with what are the continuity of Yiddishkeit. them. These schools appeal to he or she sees at home. Inevitably, Relate to each child on his or her various segments of a small Jewish our children will learn from our own level (as the message of the community. example. four sons). Tell the story of Pesach to each child in a way he or she Imparting the lessons of Pesach Why Pesach is so widely can understand. Know your child’s One lesson you can learn is that the celebrated strengths and capabilities and work word Mitzrayim, (Egypt), comes Essentially, a Jew celebrates Pesach within them to ensure a successful from the word Meitzar, which because he or she has a neshama and meaningful Seder for the whole means limitation. Each of us has (soul). We all feel connected to our family. our own limitations when it comes great, great-grandparents until Moshe to Yiddishkeit. Pesach teaches us Rabbeinu. On a practical level, a lot to reach beyond our limits and of family memories are associated our comfort zone to increase our with celebrating Pesach . To most observance of Torah and Mitzvot. people, Pesach is a holiday that contains fond memories of how their Essentially, Passing on Jewish Values to our grandparents imbued the holiday Children with many customs and traditions. a Jew celebrates We are all different and have our own New generations of grandparents set of values. Passing on values to should make an effort to restore Pesach because our children starts from the home. the enthusiasm and values of past There is no greater reinforcement generations. Today’s grandparents he or she has a or lesson for a child than what she need to take on the roles of their or he sees at home. When parents Zaidy and Bubby. show a commitment to Jewish values neshama (soul). and heritage, as well as love and Tips to Engage our Children enthusiasm for Yiddishkeit, it is im- during the Seder measurable. As parents, we send our Many children come home with children to school where knowledge- divrei Torah (Torah thoughts) to able teachers educate our children. say. Be patient and attentive to their The lessons our children learn at education and input even if the Seder
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ews of all stripes know that Passover is a time for passing down our traditions from one generation to the next. This is not done out of some sort of vague sense of nostalgia - the Torah tells us “and you should tell your children” (lbck ,sdvu) – it’s in our spiritual DNA. So what is it exactly that makes children internalize their parents’ lessons? To help answer that question, we spoke to three sets of parents and children, where the children followed in Jthe footsteps of their parents, whether in their professional or communal life.
Rabbi Tzvi Rosen and Rabbi Dovid Rosen
rabbi tzvi rosen, is a Kashrus administrator at star-k kosher Certifi cation based in baltimore, maryland and his son rabbi dovid rosen, is a rabbinic Coordinator at Cor - both are involved in kosher supervision, serving their communities. how rabbi tzvi rosen got started in the kosher world is actually an Rinteresting story. when he fi rst started out as a young rabbi, rabbi tzvi rosen was a member of a kollel in new orleans. at the time in the 1970s, there was little available in terms of kosher food. rabbi rosen’s kollel was learning the halachot (laws) pertaining to beignets or french-style doughnuts and they realized that eating these doughnuts may pose problems due to the absence of bishul Yisrael (Jewish involvement during baking). rabbi rosen took it upon himself to approach the proprietor who baked the beignets and asked if he could turn on the ovens, thereby satisfying the requirements of bishul Yisrael and the proprietor was happy to comply. from then on, rabbi rosen was a permanent fi xture at the establishment whenever oven fl ames needed turning on. shortly thereafter, rabbi rosen moved from new orleans to birmingham, alabama, where he served as a pulpit rabbi. Top: it was during this time that he received a call from rabbi rAbbi TZvi rosen boTToM: Greenblatt in memphis asking if he could begin making rAbbi dovid rosen kosher inspections at the sunnyland refi nery. rabbi rosen was basically the only orthodox rabbinic presence in alabama, so he gladly obliged. as the need for kosher certifi cation steadily grew, so too did rabbi rosen’s roster of inspections on behalf of different kosher agencies. but while rabbi rosen’s education in the kosher industry grew, his children had already outgrown the Jewish education options available to them in birmingham. sending the children away to school in different cities didn’t appeal to the rosens. fortunately, in a chance encounter with rabbi benjamin shandalov of the Chicago rabbinical Council, rabbi rosen
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learned of a job opening in st. louis, and in short order rabbi dovid rosen describes his father as a mensch and became the executive director of the Vaad hoeir of st. louis, as someone who is very personable. “being involved with the also known as the “ov.” community was something that was taught to me from the rabbi rosen and his family remained in st. louis for home,” says rabbi dovid rosen. “our sense of responsibility a number of years during which time rabbi rosen worked was home-grown because my father was part of the rabbinate hard to revitalize the ov and make kosher more accessible to and liked communal work.” the local community. but as time went by, the rosens again “dovid and i are cut from the same cloth,” says rabbi tzvi needed to have access to more advanced Jewish educational rosen. “i’m a people person and feel comfortable dealing with options for their children. rabbi rosen called the star-k in the community. i learned at the chofetz chaim Yeshiva. my baltimore and the rest, as they say, is history. Rosh Yeshiva, rabbi henoch leibowitz, always taught me that refl ecting on his many years in kosher supervision, rabbi my actions should disseminate torah.” rabbi tzvi rosen taught rosen relates, “some people move toward something they his son the importance of displaying kovod haTorah (honour of have a penchant for. i defi nitely had an interest in kashrus and the torah) by wearing a suit and tie and looking professional i met with success. it was a good fi t. Kashrus is not just a job. and put-together on the job. this is just one lesson amongst it’s something you have to be passionate about.” many that rabbi dovid rosen carries with him during his work rabbi tzvi rosen’s son rabbi dovid rosen has followed at the Cor. almost directly in his father’s footsteps. rabbi dovid rosen is rabbi dovid rosen and his rebbetzin Chaya are now a rabbinic Coordinator at Cor. along with being responsible fortunate to pass on the many lessons they learned from their for the kosher programs of a full roster of manufacturing parents to their children. they make sure that their kids gain companies, he also answers consumer questions sent to a sense of communal responsibility by being involved at shul [email protected] as well as the text-a-Question text message and setting up for Kiddush. the rosens also welcome guests service. furthermore, he is Cor’s in-house Pesach expert. as from different walks of life to their shabbos table. “the most the saying goes, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. important thing for parents to do is set an example for their in 2007, rabbi dovid rosen moved to thornhill, ontario children,” says rabbi dovid rosen. “lessons are imparted to join the thornhill Community Kollel when it fi rst began. in through being an honest example.” 2012, Cor had an opening for a rabbinic Coordinator and rabbi mordechai scheiner, the Rosh Kollel, suggested that rabbi rosen apply. “in a few short years, rabbi rosen has become a critical member of our seasoned Cor team,” says rabbi sholom h. adler, Cor’s Kashrus administrator. ”our community is fortunate that rabbi rosen has become such a valuable resource.” was rabbi dovid rosen groomed from a young age for a career in kashrus? not so, says his father. “i did not groom dovid to be involved in kashrus,” says rabbi tzvi rosen. “his Rosh Kollel saw in him strengths to be a kashrus administrator. i only ingrained in dovid the primacy of torah, being a talmid chacham, and being a mensch. dovid took those strengths and became a kashrus administrator.”
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Mr. Saul Sigler z”l, Mr. Marvin Sigler, and Mr. Moshe Sigler
for generations, the sigler family has been instrumental in moulding the in- frastructure of religious life in toronto. saul sigler z”l moved to toronto in the 1930’s and rose to a position of leadership in a number of crucial Jewish orga- nizations in the city. for example, he and his father-in-law, moshe sigal z”l, worked together to found the toronto hebrew day school, known today as associated hebrew day school, the fi rst Jewish day school in toronto. saul was also involved in establishing Cor. saul and his brother-in-law meyer Gasner served as presidents at shaarei shomayim Congregation in the 1950’s. meyer was disturbed by the amount of treif butchers who were calling themselves kosher. in fact, he convinced the organized Jewish community to conduct a study of the matter and they found Fthat over half of the meat being sold in toronto was actually treif! saul and meyer sprang into action. they approached the Canadian Jewish Congress and initiated an effort of lay leaders and rabbis to create a kosher certifying body that would be accepted across the community. the organization was called the “Vaad hakashruth of the Canadian Jewish Congress of the Central region” and the rabbinic committee was called the “Council of orthodox rabbis” which is where the “Cor” logo comes from. when meyer stepped down, saul took over the Chairmanship and he was passionately dedicated to the cause as he believed that availability of reliably kosher food would increase the observance of kashrut. in addition to saul’s work at Cor, he, along with others, recognized the need for a yeshiva high school in toronto. the yeshiva would provide its students with both a strong Jewish and secular education and would be open to the entire community. the result was Ner israel Yeshiva. saul was active in every facet of the yeshiva’s administration for many years. saul sigler passed away in march of 1989, leaving behind a family of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, who are all dedicated to Jewish observance and serving the community. the toronto Jewish community we enjoy today would not be the same without his dedication and self-sacrifi ce. saul’s son, marvin sigler, took up where his father left off. marvin served as president of the Clanton park shul and as vice president of Ner israel Yeshiva. he also currently is the Co-president of Eitz chaim schools. 35 years ago, marvin became involved with Cor, fi rst as the Cor rep- resentative for the Clanton park shul, and eventually, following in his father’s footsteps, he assumed the role of Chairman. during marvin’s term as Chairman, the kashruth Council of Canada was in- corporated as its own legal entity, separate from the Canadian Jewish Congress. processes were professionalized and the community’s kosher standards and practices were enhanced. marvin and the rest of his colleagues on the board, as well as the rabbis on the rabbinical Vaad hakashruth and the internal staff have developed Cor into one of the most highly regarded kosher certifi ers in north america.
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“because i grew up in a home that was involved with communal needs, it is dear to my heart,” says marvin. “my mother established the ou, ontario Chapter of women’s division, women who encouraged supermarkets to carry kosher foods and strove to create awareness of kosher products. “serving the community was already in my blood,” adds marvin. “Kashrus is an important objective to bring to the community. that is the driving force for me to continue what my father started. my father was Chairman after my uncle. naturally, i had an interest.” marvin grew up in a home that fostered communal responsibil- ity and marvin and his wife continued that tradition in their home. and the message appears to have been transmitted to the next generation. the siglers have a daughter who runs a children’s gemach (Jewish free-loan fund organization) with a friend, a daughter in new York who is involved with her children’s school’s mother’s association, as well as a son who is involved in kiruv (outreach) through aish haTorah. their son, moshe, is very active in a number of community causes including at Cor where he serves as treasurer and executive member of the board of directors. the spouses of each of marvin’s children are also involved with community service. moshe recalls growing up with Cor as his family was in- strumental in its founding. when the opportunity to be involved with Cor presented itself, moshe seized it. he started as a Cor representative for Toras Emeth (viewmount) Congregation, became an executive member, and then treasurer. “serving the community is how i grew up,” moshe comments. “i never thought otherwise. this is how i was raised. You live in a community and you have to do something to help out. my father was always involved with the community and his example drew me in that direction.” despite coming from an illustrious family, moshe says he was never told to be involved with the community. “we never got a speech. through my father’s actions, i saw how important being involved with the community was. i admired what he was doing. he transmitted his values by his actions. “i never saw my grandfather active in the community. he passed away when i clockWise FroM Top leFT: was 15 years old. but hearing about my grandfather today gives me a sense of pride Mr. sAUl siGler Z”l, Mr. Moshe siGler And and a desire to follow his path.” Mr. MArvin siGler moshe’s wife and children run one of toronto’s bridal gemachs. recently, moshe’s daughter ran the Bikur cholim blood drive. moshe, his wife, and his children continue their grandfather and great-grandfather’s legacy even today.
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Mrs. Alliette Ponte and Mr. Jack Ponte
“when i was young, i always said i would never go into the food business or marry an electrician. i did both,” quips leChaim Caterers owner mrs. aliette ponte. leChaim Caterers has been serving the kosher community since 1976. founded by mrs. aliette ponte and now under the leadership of her son mr. Jack ponte, leChaim Caterers is one of the longest standing and most respected kosher catering companies in the toronto. they also happen to be one of Cor’s staunchest supporters, mrs. ponte points out. leChaim Caterers sends pre-packaged kosher meals to hospitals, airlines, jails, and other institutions, as well Was catering private parties, bar mitzvahs, weddings, and shivas. mrs. ponte credits her success in the catering business to her late husband. “he pushed me,” says mrs. ponte. “he said, ‘you have the brain, so i’ll push you.’” it all started when mrs. ponte was called to make a bar mitzvah for her friend’s son. with no prior experience in catering or party planning, mrs. ponte singlehandedly pulled off a successful event. then, mrs. ponte organized her niece’s engagement party, which was also a hit. people started taking notice. they said things like, “maybe you should do this a living.” initially, mrs. ponte hesitated, but after being told by many people that this was indeed her calling, including her husband, she acquiesced. at fi rst, she started freelancing, organizing house parties or events at the toronto zionist Centre. then, mrs. ponte went to work for the monte Casino place banquet hall for fi ve years on contract, working only on sundays and weekdays. but because people never made parties on weekdays, mrs. ponte had trouble making a living. instead, she took a job at beth david synagogue on Yeomans street . mrs. ponte hated leaving her family alone every weekend, so she opened her own retail store. but she didn’t enjoy that either. from there, she went into the catering business and it’s been 40 years and she hasn’t looked back. 25 years ago, mrs. ponte’s son Jack joined her at leChaim. at the time, Jack was in the travel business and felt it was time for a career change. “it was time to move on,” says Jack. “my mom was running the business all on her own. i spoke to her and i thought it would be interesting to work in the family business. it’s an interesting dynamic because you’ve got to respect your mom. she’s not like any other person you work with.” but the respect comes easy. at 80 years of age, mrs. ponte still comes to work every day to help her son. “we get along great,” mrs. ponte comments. “we’ve never had a problem.” offering kosher food and helping others keep kosher is important to leChaim Caterers. “i keep kosher at home,” Jack explains. “that alone inspires me to want to help others be able to keep kosher—especially when costs of kosher food are increasing.” mrs. ponte’s hard work, dedication, passion, and love for her work inspired her son to follow in her footsteps. “keeping kosher is tradition,” says Jack. “keeping the faith is important because it’s becoming harder to inspire the next generation to keep kosher.” Jack also passes on the traditions and values he’s learned from his mother to his children. in their younger days, Jack’s children would go with him to synagogue and get involved with Purim and chanukah synagogue parties. no doubt Jack’s children have learned about serving the community from their grandmother and father’s selfl ess examples.
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Proprietors, Parents and articles of faith Passover
COR certifi es a number of manufacturing facilities that are Jewish-owned. A few of these proprietors sit down with COR and share lessons learned from their parents, what values they emphasize to their children, and their favourite Passover memories.
By Sari Cohen
Giraffe beverages leSSoNS aRi leaRNed fRom hiS PaReNtS oR GRaNdPaReNtS: Owner Ari Powell says that being kosher is not only something that is done to “One of the main things my father always meet customer needs, but also serves to connect him to Jewish tradition. said was, ‘work on making money rather than saving it. Spend money today to make Giraffe foods is a private label manufacturer money tomorrow.’” (a company that produces goods on behalf of valUeS aRi imPaRtS to hiS childReN: another entity) of sauces, dips, salad dressings, “I have an 11-year-old son and a 12-year-old and soft drink concentrates. their products are daughter. My wife and I impart to our distributed to a variety of foodservice chains, children values of honesty, integrity, and overall, maintaining good values. It’s restaurants and grocery stores throughout important to always be true to yourself and north America and around the world. What others.” differentiates Giraffe foods from its competitors though is the company’s aRi’S favoURite PaSSoveR memoRy: fl exibility and creativity. the development process is innovative, developing “Passover to me is all about the family new products, fl avours, and new ways of creating product formulas. getting together, not just coming together as Everything from the product to the packaging is developed with a family, but being in good company as well. “I recall in my childhood, my parents’ customer needs in mind. family and friends would get together for Because there is high consumer demand for kosher products, the Passover seder and have a good time. Passover to me was everyone being in one maintaining kosher product lines is important to Giraffe foods. As a Jewish- place and having fun. Finding the afi komen owned company, being kosher is not only something that is done to meet was also a highlight.” customer needs, but also serves as a connection for the company’s owner to aRi’S favoURite PaSSoveR memoRy that his Jewish tradition. iNvolveS a PaReNt oR GRaNdPaReNt: When refl ecting on the company’s working relationship with COR, “All the Passover memories put together Giraffe foods company owner Ari Powell comments, “it has been great. make special memories. My father would lead the seder, going through it very quickly. We’ve been with COR ever since we started. the people at COR are helpful I remember as a young boy trying to keep up and available. it has been a great experience for us with no problems and a with him. It wasn’t easy but I would try.” bit of learning along the way.”
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Global Botanical
Company owner Joel Thuna says that while none of his employees are Jewish, they all wear their COR kosher certification as a badge of pride.
Global Botanical or Purely Natural, as consumers know them, is an herbal manufacturing company that produces natural health products. Global Botanical, a fourth generation family-owned and run business, has been manufacturing products since 1864; and one of the things that makes them unique is that they supervise the production process, from the seed to the finished product. According to Global Botanical’s owner Joel Thuna, being kosher certified is important for a wide spectrum of consumers, not only those who are Jewish. Consumers respect kosher certification because they know the high standard associated with kosher. In fact, no one working at Global Botanical is even Jewish, yet everyone takes pride in the fact that the company is COR certified. Being kosher is seen as a badge of pride. Joel Thuna, comments, “Working with COR is one of our bright spots. Being kosher is all about quality control and we are impressed. COR comes in and they are realistic. Our plant sources are usually kosher, but we don’t cut corners. Rabbis actually explain the rationale behind their decisions. Because they explain themselves, this helps us help them inspect us!” “The lines of communication are always open. This helps us avoid frustration. Before we look to make a product, the rabbi comes in to speak with me. We also discuss future products and possible concerns. Our products are different than most. We not only have to get our products approved by COR but also by Health Canada and an organic agency.”
Lessons Joel Learned Values Joel Joel’s Favourite Passover Memory: Joel’s Favourite from his Parents or Imparts to his “My mother used to do the Passover Passover Memory that Grandparents: Children: seder for the entire extended family, Involves a Parent or “I learned from my “The biggest thing about 35 or 40 people. My siblings Grandparent: grandfather that in life my wife and I try and their kids, great-aunts and “No matter who was you’ll meet people from to instill is not great-uncles and their families, at our table, no matter every race, country, prejudge people. Let and grandparents would come. It what level of observance and religion. Some are people prove their really struck me that out of all the someone was, we would good and some are bad. worthiness or lack concerns my mother could have, try to include everyone. Spend time with those thereof. Everyone is her main concern was whether or We wanted everyone to who are good.” unique.” not there would be enough wine for feel part of the seder.” the blessing.”
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Natur-a Company owner Nick Feldman says that both Jewish and non-Jewish consumers have confi dence in natur-a products thanks to COR certifi cation.
leSSoNS NicK leaRNed fRom hiS PaReNtS aNd GRaNdPaReNtS: “I learned to be fair, fl exible, and honest.” natur-a is a dairy-free beverage manufac- people. We would all turer that produces a variety of almond, valUeS NicK imPaRtS to hiS recite the passages from childReN: the Haggadah. Family soy and rice milks. These dairy alternatives “Don’t be a pushover and hold members, as well as that are lactose-free and vegetable-based, your ground. Be a nice person extended family and which offers a great alternative to a host of but be stern because we live in friends, used to come out a hard world. When you have of their way for my great- consumers; not just the lactose intolerant, a belief, hold your ground. grandparents. As a kid, but also for those who are watching their My parents taught me that. I I remembered being in cholesterol, looking for pareve (non-dairy/ teach my kids to be a leader, this beautiful room with not a follower, and to not be 100 people. I was amazed neutral) products, or just want to live a infl uenced by people who are because it was grandiose healthier lifestyle overall. not on the right track.” for me.” in fact, kosher and natur-a products NicK’S favoURite PaSSoveR NicK’S favoURite go hand-in-hand! Having a non-dairy memoRy: PaSSoveR memoRy that alternative that wasn’t kosher and pareve “When my great-grandparents iNvolveS a PaReNt oR would defeat the purpose for so many of were alive, it was back in the GRaNdPaReNt: 90’s. It was very rare to have “I remember my their consumers. Kosher certifi cation also great-grandparents. We used grandmother from my provides credibility – a stamp of approval to go out of our way to make father’s side used to of sorts, which is an added advantage. sure everyone would attend the make a nice Passover Passover seder, no matter where seder meal that included Both Jewish and non-Jewish consumers they lived.” turkey with stuffi ng and have confi dence in natur-a products thanks “My father’s cousin owned gravy. It was delicious. to COR certifi cation. natur-a owner nick a building with a beautiful When my grandfather room that accommodated 100 was alive, he used to run feldman comments, “Working with COR people with a table shaped into the Passover seder. He has been excellent. they are fl exible and a U. The whole family came unfortunately passed good to work with.” for Passover and we were 100 away when I was young.”
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sol cuisine Company owner Dror Balshine says that Sol Cuisine has been COR certifi ed for so many years that the Kashruth Council of Canada have naturally become part of his team.
Sol Cuisine is a recognized Canadian manufac- turer of soy-based and soy-free vegetarian and vegan products sold to retail, foodservice, and private label markets in Canada and around the world. Sol Cuisine produces several varieties of veggie burgers, falafel with tahini sauce, veggie breakfast patties, as well as artisan organic fi rm and sprouted extra fi rm tofu, tofu ribs, veggie crumbles, and a full line of meatless chicken and beef fl avours. Most retail products are also available for the foodservice market as well. Sol leSSoNS dRoR leaRNed fRom hiS PaReNtS oR GRaNdPaReNtS: Cuisine’s dedicated team of product developers “One of my fondest memories was helping my father deliver dairy take pride in continuing to meet the needs of their to grocery stores in Israel. He would tell jokes and kibitz with the shop owners, who were all close friends.” private label customers. “One of the many lessons I learned from my parents and A COR kosher certifi ed company for decades, grandparents is the importance of working hard. With knowledge, Sol Cuisine is also vegan, non-GMO project verifi ed, a positive attitude, good family and friends, anything is possible. The support, patience, and understanding my parents off ered certifi ed gluten-free, and SQf certifi ed (a globally me, I off er to my family, local employees, and community. It can recognized food safety standard). Additionally, Sol be hard to remember these lessons when things become chaotic Cuisine carries several certifi ed organic products. and seemingly out of control, but when I have time to take a deep breath and refl ect, I feel the importance of the people around me Due to a growing consumer demand for local and understand that they support me.” ingredients, Sol Cuisine has committed to using locally sourced ingredients when possible. Sol valUeS dRoR imPaRtS to hiS childReN: “I tell my children if they try hard and focus, anything is possible. Cuisine maintains a unique approach in developing My wife and I spend time with our children and impart ideas their products, using only clean ingredients, and of tzedakah or charity, respect for others and yourself, and the meeting current consumer trends. importance of a good education. We try to instill in our children a love for Israel and Jewish culture by sending our children to Being kosher has always been important to Jewish Day School as well as celebrating Shabbat and chagim as both Sol Cuisine and their customers. in fact it a family.” is a requirement for many of their commercial dRoR’S favoURite PaSSoveR memoRy: customers to have a kosher certifi cate prior to “Growing up in Vancouver, my mother was a Hebrew teacher and even dealing with Sol Cuisine. Sol Cuisine company songs were an important part of our seders. We would often have owner Dror Balshine comments, “Our working a large gathering of people and read the whole Haggadah in both relationship with COR has always been pleasant English and Hebrew. My father would lead the seder and I got to sit next to him and allocate the reading sections to everyone. My and seamless. We have worked with COR for so mother’s brisket and matzah balls were obviously the best!” many years that they are naturally part of our team. We are a vegetarian company with no dairy dRoR’S favoURite PaSSoveR memoRy that iNvolveS a PaReNt oR GRaNdPaReNt: or meat in our facility. However, there are always “When I was young, we celebrated a few Passovers in Israel. My things that need attention and planning. COR is grandfather was a hero fi gure for me. I have fond memories of very responsive and knowledgeable.” the kosher my grandfather leading the seder and hiding the afi komen under his chair. After he hid the afi komen, he would show me where it program Sol Cuisine follows has served them well was. I was his only grandson out of eight grandchildren. We had a and will continue serving them well in the future. special relationship.”
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Sweets from the Earth
Company owner Marc Kadanoff says being kosher was never an afterthought, but rather, was baked into the essence of what Sweets from the Earth represents.
Sweets from the Earth is one of Canada’s first all-natural vegan bakeries that was founded over 13 years ago. Their products are handmade in small batches, using only the finest plant-based ingredients. In fact, many of Sweets from the Earth cakes, cookies, bars, and squares are “free”, be it from dairy, eggs, sesame, peanuts, nuts, wheat or gluten. Sweets from the Earth creates high quality and healthy desserts with customer preferences, concerns, and desires in mind. You can find their products at your local grocery store, or favourite cafe or restaurant. When Sweets from the Earth decided to apply for kosher certifica- tion, it was primarily for personal reasons. As a vegan company, the transition was fairly easy, as all of the company’s ingredients are already pareve (neutral). Being kosher validates what Sweets from the Earth already does on a daily basis. The process controls and a documented food safety program already in place incorporate most of the kosher specifications and guidelines. Being kosher was never an afterthought but rather baked into the essence of what Sweets from the Earth represents. Sweets from the Earth owner Marc Kadonoff comments, “COR has been a fantastic partner both in our quest for Kosher certification and the ongoing process of kosher program maintenance and adherence. When becoming kosher certified, all we experienced was COR’s support and determination at every level of our organization. COR has been a pleasure to work with and always very clear about expectations and guidelines. Mutual respect goes a long way. Having both parties on the same page makes things easy.”
Lessons Marc Learned from his Values Marc Imparts to his Children: Marc’s Favourite Passover Memory: Parents or Grandparents: “Fairness has always been an important “Our seders were always a large event “Being partners with a sibling in lesson. Treat people like you would like to where we had a chance to reconnect business has many advantages, be treated. It sounds so easy, but rarely is, with our extended family in a relaxed especially because we come from and must constantly be kept in mind.” and spiritual setting. Our discussions a house where our father was a “Don’t be afraid to try. When you try, were great but my favourite part of successful entrepreneur. We learned always give it your best. If you never fail, it the seder was always opening the these lessons at our dinner table!” means you are not taking enough risks.” door for Elijah.” 1. Treat all stakeholders fairly. “Remember where you come from no 2. Always continue to improve matter where you end up. See charity and Marc’s Favourite Passover your internal systems and helping those who are less fortunate as Memory that Involves a Parent or controls. more important than buying the latest Grandparent: 3. Numbers are important but far phone.” “A cherished memory was when our from everything. “We learned all these lessons from Zaidy used to run our seders. He 4. Invest back into the business our parents and grandparents and from always had an interesting take on to ensure growth and further growing up in a Jewish home. Our culture something each year and we never success. and values have shaped who we are knew what to expect.” 5. Quality control is an investment, today.” not a cost.
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Victory’s Kitchen
Company owner Allan Kliger says that the pressure of performing the Ma Nishtana when he was a boy taught him to go outside of his comfort zone -- a skill which eventually helped him in business.
Victory’s Kitchen manufactures quality Lessons Allan Learned from his Parents or Grandparents: kettle-cooked and “spoonable” products “There aren’t any separate rules for business and personal life; they are all one. Integrity is all you have. Live and breathe it all such as soup, stews, sauces, dips, glazes, the time. You have only one good name.” and marinades. The company is also a “My father operated honestly and with integrity toward private-label supplier. They offer others and doing so made it simple for him to know what to do in business. People responded to him glowingly. You need to commissary services, flexible manufactur- love what you do and love working with others. That is the key. ing amounts, current technology, and Otherwise why are you in business? You should be in business innovative product ideas. Food operators because you want to connect with people, exchange ideas, and grow.” with signature recipes, who wish to “Business is not a sprint but a marathon. It’s a race that runs improve the consistency of a food or over a course of years. Work hard. Times aren’t always good but simplify the development process, seek they can get better. Believe it.” Victory’s Kitchen’s services. Values Allan Imparts to his Children: Victory’s Kitchen pride itself on being “Life is about family. Family is love and love is family. My father attuned to their customer’s needs. The would always think about the future when sharing lessons with company develops products and profiles me. It was important to him to have a system in his life that his family would be together for Shabbat dinners and Jewish that keep up with the trends of today’s holidays. Jewish holidays to me are warm, loving, and emotional market, with their goal being to provide times that are meaningful to me and my family.” fantastic tasting kosher products. For that Allan’s Favourite Passover Memory: reason, being kosher certified is important “I was the youngest and got to read the Mah Nishtanah, Four to the company. Kosher consumers put Questions. Part of me was excited but nervous too. I was their trust in Victory’s Kitchen who in turn reading because my parents wanted me to. I felt anxious but wanted to make my parents proud at the same time. It was both put their trust in COR to oversee their a burden and a source of pride. These experiences push you to kosher program so that the community develop confidence and break through barriers and go beyond can have the utmost faith in their your comfort zone. This helps you later in life when doing business.” products. About the company’s working relation- Allan’s Favourite Passover Memory that Involves a Parent ship with COR, Victory’s Kitchen company or Grandparent: “I remember being in the kitchen and watching my father owner Allan Kliger comments, “We have making charoset from scratch, with his big hands stained from a symbiotic relationship. We enjoy our red wine. Making our own charoset was a family tradition. ” COR colleagues as people. They are hard- “My mother did the home-cooking. Of course, her matzah balls are delightful and more flavourful than anyone’s.” working, responsible, and responsive.”
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COR GETS CRACKING
The story behind how COR facilitated the availability of kosher for Passover liquid eggs for Canadian kosher consumers.
As Passover approaches, COR receives Last year, Passover 2015, one particular question kept coming thousands of questions on its questions up; “Do liquid eggs need Passover certifi cation?” The answer is yes, because liquid eggs contain citric acid and other possible hotline including inquiries about which additives that are not kosher for Passover. There are also products can be purchased without machinery concerns. “One does not know if there is shared a special Passover certifi cation. COR equipment with non-Passover ingredients,” says Rabbi Sholom H. Adler, COR’s Director of Industrial Kosher. dedicates resources to extensively Consumers were asking where they could purchase Kosher researching this topic in an effort to for Passover liquid eggs. COR searched for a Kosher for Passover try and bring down the cost of making liquid egg brand in Canada but could not fi nd any to recommend. After Passover, COR looked through their own certifi ed Passover. Likewise, the COR team also companies and found Supreme Egg Products, an egg company spends time researching products that that COR had just converted into all year round Passover certi- they certify which might be suitable for fi cation. The only problem? Supreme Egg Products were mainly a COR-P designation for Passover and sold on a large industrial scale with quantities in 20 kilo drums, which would obviously not be suitable for household consumers. year round use, such as Redpath Sugar Richard Rabkin, COR’s Managing Director, contacted the and Windsor Salt, whose certifi cations Supreme Egg team: Frank Femia, Phil Carnovale, and Fabio have been switched to alleviate the Iatorno. They had a meeting and Richard explained the kosher community’s need for liquid eggs and the team was happy to need for special Passover runs. oblige. Supreme Egg Products even had a consumer-sized liquid
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egg product they had been selling, but mainly in Asian su- permarkets. It seemed as though all they had needed was someone to make the shidduch (connection) with the kosher community. “Over the last number of years, we at Supreme Egg Products received a number of inquiries from the Jewish community, asking where they can purchase our products not only during the Passover holiday but all year round,” says Fabio. “We at Supreme Egg understood the void in the market for Passover liquid eggs and were thrilled when Richard Rabkin at the COR got in touch with us. We are delighted that the Jewish community will fi nally be able to purchase a Kosher for Passover product all year round!” But in order for the liquid eggs to get to end consumers, COR needed another “ingredient”: a distributor. Enter Michael Nadler of Central Epicure. Central Epicure, a manu- facturer of fi sh and fi sh products, is also under the supervision of COR. Because of Central Epicure’s relationships with both smaller kosher retailers and big box retailers, the company also acts as a distributor for other products. Richard called Michael and explained the situation. The idea intrigued Michael, so Richard set up a meeting at the COR offi ce between himself, Michael from Central Epicure, and “We are always Fabio from Supreme Egg Products. By the end of the meeting, they had a deal! pleased to help “We are always pleased to help bring items to the public that allow them bring items to the to celebrate and enjoy holidays together with their families while observing traditions,” says Michael. “We have public that allow always tried to fi nd products that fi t a need that was not being serviced yet. them to celebrate Nutri Liquid Egg Whites, Kosher for Passover fi t that need perfectly. So this and enjoy holidays year, when you are planning how many dozens of eggs you will need to make all of your Passover food, we’re happy to together with help you come out of your ‘shell’ and get down to cooking!” their families while As a community organization, COR looks for every opportunity to make things easier for people to keep kosher. COR realizes that Passover is an expensive time of year and observing traditions,” they have been working hard to reduce costs for consumers. COR hopes that Supreme Egg’s Nutri Liquid Whole Eggs and Liquid Egg Whites will make this Passover just a bit easier!
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the kashruth Council of Canada (Cor) is well known for its certifi cation on food products and establishments across Canada and beyond. but Cor is also How Your Questions known for something else: answering questions. the Cor staff answers kosher- Get Answered related questions all year round but in the weeks leading up to passover last A behind the year, they answered a staggering 5000 scenes look consumer questions. have you ever wondered who answers these questions at the COR team and how it all works? Cor writer, sari who answer Cohen, takes you behind the scenes to your questions. speak to the people who answer your questions.
WHEn YOU EnTER THE COR OFFICE, Esther Scheer, administrative assistant, greets you. Esther and her fellow administrative staff members in the front offi ce, Albina Aminob and Barbara Bar-Dayan are the fi rst line of question answerers. The administrative team has a database of over two thousand frequently asked questions and more often than not, a question has already been asked before. “You know what they say,” Esther says, “There’s nothing new under the sun.” Of course, if there are any questions that require psak, a halachic ruling, Esther passes the question on to one of the Rabbis.
RABBI DOVID ROSEn The Rabbi who is generally responsible for answering the COR questions hotline is Rabbi Dovid Rosen. Rabbi Rosen answers the “Ask the Rabbi” emails that get sent to questions@cor. ca as well as the “Text-a-Question” messages. Throughout the year (not on Passover), Rabbi Rosen receives about 25 questions a day. “What I fi nd fascinating,” says Rabbi Rosen, “is the broad range of questions that we receive; from the straightforward to the complex, from across the Jewish spectrum: from those who have been keeping kosher their whole lives to those who just decided to kasher their homes - and there are many questions from the non-Jewish community, as well.” When asked if COR over gets overwhelmed by the amount of questions that need answering, Rabbi Rosen responds, “COR has many years of experience and the know-how to weather storms, we never feel burdened, on the contrary, it is our privilege. Answering community questions reminds me that we are helping the kosher community and it energizes us to continue serving the community.” In addition to answering questions, Rabbi Rosen also serves as a Rabbinic Coordinator, or RC, and is in charge of the kosher programs in many of COR’s certifi ed manufacturing facilities. Each day he visits a few companies and inspects the ingredients being used. Occasionally, he will kasher equipment from dairy to pareve (neutral) or from non-kosher to kosher. Rabbi Rosen’s extensive background in industrial kashrut is an asset for answering community questions.
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RABBI TSVI HEBER at the other end of the offi ce is rabbi tsvi heber, director of Community kosher, who also answers a number of questions from the community. Cor has two major divisions. the industrial division is headed by rabbi sholom h. adler and deals with factory-packaged foods such as ketchup, soft drinks, potato chips, and the like. the food service division is headed by rabbi heber and deals with restaurants, caterers, bakeries, and other similar local establish- ments. perhaps it is because he is on the ground interfacing with ko- sher consumers every day that rabbi heber receives so many questions from the community. in fact, he estimates that he spends around two hours per day answering consumer questions.
in addition to answering questions and being responsible for the food service division, rabbi heber also provides services for the community, such as kashrut demonstrations, bug-checking courses, kashering “When you work for the kitchens, or speaking at shuls and schools around the city. when asked if his schedule ever gets a little too hectic, rabbi heber responds with benefi t of the community, a smile, “when you work for the benefi t of the community, you don’t you don’t watch the clock. watch the clock. it’s an honour.” It’s an honour.”
MASHGICHIM The mashgiach, or kosher supervisor, is the face of COR. It is through a mashgiach that community kashrut services are carried out. The mashgichim are on the front lines interacting with kosher consumers every day, often answering consumer questions. In addition to their vast responsibilities heading up the store’s kosher program, the Thornhill Sobeys mashgichim, Rabbi Aryeh Leib Merovitch and Reb Dovid Chayempour, also answer consumer questions (see our article Meet the Sobeys Mashgichim). On any given day, Rabbi Aryeh Leib and Reb Dovid can get any question under the sun. In addition to kosher-related questions, they also receive more general questions such as: What is an • How do you use this product? • How do you cook this product? • Do you have a good recipe for this product? • What liquid would you substitute for beer in cooking? Unsupervised • What are the halachot, or laws, for sitting shiva? • How do I make a bar mitzvah?
In addition to questions the mashgichim receive in the store, people Event? also stop Rabbi Aryeh Leib and Reb Dovid in the street to ask them questions. Reb Dovid adds that sometimes he even gets calls at home from his wife’s friends, who ask him cooking questions.
So as you can see, whether it’s in the fi eld, or in the offi ce, the entire COR team pitches in to answer your questions. So keep them coming!
Questions? Call the Kosher Hotline at 416.635.9550 x100 or email us at [email protected]. We have answers.
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Kashruth Council of Canada (COR) Launches First of its Kind College Accredited Mashgiach Training Program
Graduation dinner for first cohort of mashgichim is attended by the Honourable Reza Moridi, Ontario’s Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities.
lawyer attends law school; a doctor goes mashgiach graduate also receiving food safety and knife to medical school; plumbers, electricians handling certificates. and tradespeople of all types have profes- COR’s Mashgiach Training Program was the brainchild sional training and licensing programs. But of Rabbi Tsvi Heber, COR’s Director of Community the standard in the kosher industry is that Kosher. Its formulation was years in the making and Asomeone can become a mashgiach, a kosher supervisor, came to fruition as a result of the involvement of many without such professional training. But thanks to the individuals in the COR organization including Rabbi Kashruth Council of Canada (COR), that is about to Moshe Rose, the course curriculum developer, and Rabbi change. In conjunction with Liaison Culinary College, Matis Stebbin, course administrator. the largest private culinary college in Ontario, COR has The graduation dinner was catered by Mitzuyan launched a first of its kind college accredited mashgiach Kosher Catering at The Boulevard Banquet Hall at the training program; and recently, COR commemorated Avenue Banquet Hall and was attended by the mashgiach the graduation of its first cohort of 13 mashgichim at a graduates, their spouses, COR staff, community Rabbis, celebratory graduation dinner in Toronto. long time COR proprietors and representatives from The course itself is a rigorous combination of in partner Jewish organizations across the community. Of class lectures, out of class text book readings, labs, special note, in attendance was The Honourable Reza video presentations and regular tests culminating in Moridi, the Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and a comprehensive and demanding final examination. Universities & Ministry of Research and Innovation. The The technical kashrut component is taught by senior Minister addressed the graduating class, saying, “We COR Rabbis and consists of topics including: ensuring know that a child in the womb is affected by the food compliance with bishul Yisrael (Jewish involvement in that his or her mother eats. So too, as Rabbi Felder said, cooking), kosherizing equipment, checking fruits and what we eat as adults has an effect on our souls.” The vegetables for insect infestation, separating terumot Minister continued, “The skills that you have gained will and ma’asrot (tithing fruits and vegetables that come benefit you greatly and improve food safety and handling from Israel), hafrashat challah (separating dough), and in kosher restaurants. Your dedication to helping your the laws of Passover, amongst many others. There is community will be valued.” also an emphasis on broader skills that a mashgiach Rabbi Heber also addressed his graduating class with requires, such as a conflict resolution course taught by warm words of congratulations. “I really mean it when I noted author and psychologist Dr. David Lieberman, say I can’t believe I’m standing here today. Think about and a series on auditing techniques -- such as inventory the long nights that you spent away from your families, control and invoice tracking -- tools that are necessary to the assigned reading, the studying, the exams! But now effectively manage an establishment’s kosher program. you are all graduates. Just like any other job has a profes- Finally, the Liaison College staff taught knife handling, sional training course, now so do you. You are all profes- menu skills, and food safety and handling, with each sional mashgichim! Mazal tov!”
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Clockwise from top left: Rabbi Mendel Gansburg receiving his diploma from Rabbi Yosef Oziel, First Graduating Class of the COR Mashgiach Training Program, The Honourable Reza Moridi, Richard Rabkin, Rabbi Yacov Felder and the Honourable Reza Moridi
Other representatives of the Jewish community also shared Rabbi Heber’s enthusiasm. “The graduation dinner itself was an elegant event, but more importantly, the milestone celebrated that evening was truly momentous” noted Shimon Koffler Fogel, Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). “Kosher food is something that unites people across the entire Jewish community and having mashgichim who are formally trained at this level raises the calibre of the mashgichim as professionals and increases the collective confidence we have in the products and institutions that they supervise. COR deserves a great deal of credit for trailblazing this very valuable initiative, which weds our sacred tradition with modern-day knowledge and food industry best practices.” The mashgichim themselves were also struck by the precedent setting nature of the COR Mashgiach Training Program. “This course is a foundational change in the kashrus industry because of all the professional knowledge this course offers,” reflected Rabbi Mendel Gansburg, one of the graduates of theCOR Mashgiach Training Program. “I may have known some of this information before, but now that I have been formally educated, I have internalized everything in a more lasting way.” Of particular value to Rabbi Gansburg were the lessons that weren’t limited to technical kashrut. “I really enjoyed the general kitchen skills that we learned. Kitchen knowledge is beneficial for both mashgichim and proprietors because when a mashgiach doesn’t know about the kitchen, the proprietor doesn’t feel he or she is getting the complete benefit of hiring a mashgiach.” Interestingly, the proprietors – the COR certified establishments that use the services of the mashgichim – appeared to be the most enthusiastic about the program. “Recently, my dream came true,” said Mrs. Aliette Ponte, owner of COR certified LeChaim Catering. “I have been with COR since the beginning and they have been amazing. But my dream has always been to send the mashgichim to school and now finally my dream came true.” With the graduation dinner now complete, a new crop of mashgichim have already begun their studies at Liaison Culinary College. They are well on their way to obtaining the educational training necessary to obtain the designation that they so very much deserve: professionals.
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Meet the Sobeys Mashgichim #What does a mashgiach do? Th e mashgichim at Sobeys take you behind the scenes.
Meet the sobeys Mashgichim What does a mashgiach do? the mashgichim at sobeys take you behind the scenes.
ELCOME TO SOBEYS, a hub of Jewish mashgiach for verifi cation to ensure that the food hasn’t grocery shopping. The Clark and Hilda been compromised. Sobeys location in Thornhill boasts its A Sobeys mashgiach’s main job is to run the kosher own kosher bakery and serves ready- program in the kitchen. “What we wouldn’t eat ourselves, Wto-eat sushi, meats, dairy, fi sh, olives, and salads. Sobeys we don’t serve. We’re in charge of kosher,” Reb Dovid also has four kosher aisles under COR supervision. explains. The mashgichim are responsible for making None of this would be possible without the sure that the food at Sobeys is kosher at the highest hardworking and knowledgeable mashgichim of Sobeys, standard possible so people from all walks of life will have Rabbi Aryeh Leib Merovitch and Reb Dovid Chayempour. confi dence in Sobeys’ kosher off erings. The mashgichim When you meet them, you will immediately be impressed ensure that food made at Sobeys is bishul Yisroel (Jews with Rabbi Aryeh Leib’s friendly, warm demeanour have been involved in the cooking), cholov Yisroel (Jews and Reb Dovid’s quick wit. Both mashgichim display a have been involved in the milk production), and pas willingness to help and go above and beyond the call of Yisroel (Jews have been involved in the baking). duty. This earns them the apprecia- Typically, a mashgiach’s tion and aff ection not only from the day starts before anyone else’s. The employees who work at Sobeys, but mashgiach arrives before any of the among customers as well. other employees, takes off all the As you follow the mashgichim locks, and starts all the fi res on the upstairs to their offi ce, you notice stoves and in the ovens. Cooking and equipment stored in every available baking at Sobeys starts with bishul space. This equipment is from food Yisroel; should any machine turn demos that frequently occur at the off suddenly, a worker must call the store as vendors who would like to sell mashgiach to turn the machine back their products at Sobeys often launch on before cooking or baking can an in store demo fi rst. However, any continue. equipment that the company uses Sobeys managers and staff must be brand new to meet kosher work well with the mashgichim. It standards. All of this equipment is understood by the staff that a stays in the mashgichim’s offi ce mashgiach will remove any unaccept- under lock and key. Additionally, any able or non-kosher items. With the food that is brought in from diff erent cooperation of the store manager, the establishments must be sealed and mashgichim are also able to use the signed off by the mashgiach of that video surveillance to supervise the particular establishment. The Sobeys various production areas to provide mashgichim will then call that an added layer of kosher supervision.
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Rabbi Aryeh Leib and Reb Dovid check fruit and vegetable orders when they are received in the back of the store. The mashgichim then clean and inspect produce to make sure that it is insect-free. Vegetables such as cauliflower, scallions (green onions), cabbage, and lettuce are inspected and washed before being use in any of the prepared kosher foods made at Sobeys. Mashgichim also check to see if there’s any produce from Israel, as many halachic conditions may apply, such as terumah, maaser, and shmittah. The mashgichim also supervise the meat packaging at the back of the store, as all of the kosher meat has been salted, and strictly supervised. Another of Reb Dovid’s jobs is to supervise the designated kosher aisles of the main shopping area. Every hour, he checks for any non-kosher item that may have accidently found its way to the kosher aisle. As good as Rabbi Aryeh Leib Merovitch stands in the Sobeys kosher bakery section. a mashgiach as Reb Dovid is, he always welcomes the assistance of Sobeys consumers who are constantly So the next time you sit down to eat food that you on the lookout for a non-kosher product that may have bought at Sobeys, know that a lot of attention and effort been placed in the kosher aisle by mistake. Reb Dovid and has gone into making that food conform to the highest Rabbi Aryeh Leib are happy that there aren’t only two kosher standards. In addition to those high kosher mashgichim at Sobeys – in fact, there are thousands! standards, Reb Dovid assures people that shopping In order to be a mashgiach, a person must put his trust at Sobeys is also fun. “It’s like a social hall shopping in G-d. “We give our jobs our very best efforts, like 110 experience. It’s like going to shul and seeing your friends percent effort,” says Reb Dovid. “But it’s really 10 percent but shopping for groceries at the same time!” us and 90 percent G-d behind us.”
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Aroma Espresso Bar Kosher – Dairy King David Laffa Grill – Meat Noah Kosher Sushi – (Inside Richmond Restaurant. 3791 Bathurst Street, Restaurant. 5999 Bathurst Street, Bakery) 4119 Bathurst Street, Toronto. Toronto. (647)347-1818 Toronto. (647) 938-0833 (647)343-4773 Ba-Li Italiano – Dairy Restaurant. King David Pizza (Mt. Sinai Hospital) One Kenton Place – Memory Care 1045 Steeles Avenue West, Toronto. – Dairy Restaurant. 600 University Centre. 1 Kenton Drive, Toronto. (647) 748-4825 Avenue, Toronto. (416)509-7907 (647)932-7913 Famous Laffa Kosher – Meat Marron Bistro – Meat Restaurant. The Bonbonniere – Chocolates by Restaurant. The Promenade Mall. Under New Management. 948 Eglinton Order Only. Toronto. (647)702-3414 Thornhill. (905)918-3890 Ave W, Toronto. (416)784-0128 The Kosher Dudes – Meat Caterer. Howie T’s Burger Bar North – Meat Mobius Culinary Labs – Meat Caterer. Toronto. (416)707-6053 Restaurant. 7000 Bathurst Street, Toronto. (647)982-2625 #C3, Thornhill. (905)597-1606 New Companies
AGT Foods (R&C) some (P) – New Farmer Direct Co-operative Ltd (R&C) RDJ Bakeries Ltd (R) (D)(DE) - plants: Aberdeen & Rosetown, – New Plants. Alberta, Saskatchewan & Cambridge, Ontario. www.rdjbakeries.ca Saskatchewan. www.agtfoods.com Manitoba. www.farmerdirect.coop Saxon Chocolates (R) (D) – Toronto, Agropur Cooperative (R&C) (D) – New Field Farms Marketing Ltd. (C) - Ontario. www.saxonchocolates.com Plants: Victoria, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Petrolia, Ontario. www.fieldfarms.ca Chilliwack, Burnaby. www.agropur.com Shepherd Gourmet Dairy (R&C) (D) - Fresh Cutz Foods Inc. (R) - Vaughan, St Marys, Ontario. Alpha Omega Management Corp (R) - Ontario. www.freshcutzfoods.com www.shepherdgourmetdairy.com Etobicoke, Ontario. Golden Acres Honey Products Ltd. (R) - Sprague Foods Limited (R) - Belleville, Arctic Chiller (R) - Sherwood Park, Three Hills, Alberta. Ontario. www.spraguefoods.com Alberta. www.arcticchiller.com www.goldenacreshoney.com TD Brands (R) - Toronto, Ontario. Bella Sabatina Tea Shoppe (R) - Greeniche Natural Health (R) – Windsor, www.tdbrands.com Toronto, Ontario. Ontario. www.greenichenatural.com www.bellasabatinatea.com Trophy Foods Inc. (R) some (D) – New Hamazon (R&C) (P-Kitniyot) - Montreal, Plant: Cheektowaga, New York, USA. Belle Pulses Ltd. (C) - St-Isidore-de- Quebec. www.trophyfoods.com Bellevue, Saskatchewan. Highbury Canco (R&C) some (D) - www.bellepulses.ca Wholesome Harvest Baking Ltd (R&C) Leamington, Ontario. - Toronto, Ontario. Bunge Canada (C) – New plant: British www.highburycorp.com www.wholesomeharvestbaking.com Columbia. www.bunge.com King David Frozen Products Inc. (R) (D) Water X Industries Ltd. - Mobile Truck Chemfil Canada (C) - Windsor, Ontario. - Toronto, Ontario. Wash. Steinbach, Manitoba. www.chemfil.ca www.kingdavidfrozenpizza.com www.waterxindustries.ca Clef Des Champs Inc. (R) - Val David, La Cooperative Forestiere du Weston Bakeries Limited (R) – New Quebec. www.clefdeschamps.net Nord-Ouest Ltee (R&C) (V) - Clair, Plant: Winnipeg, Manitoba. CoolWhey Inc. (R) (D) – Saint-Laurent, New Brunswick. www.cofno.ca www.westonfoods.ca Quebec. www.coolwhey.com MRS Truck Transport Inc. (C) - Worldly Food (R) some (D) - Delices de la foret (R) some (D) – Guelph, Ontario. Toronto, Ontario. New Plant: Delson, Quebec. Nature’s Touch Frozen Food Inc (R) – YoungShin Food Co (R) - South Korea. www.delicesdelaforet.net New Plant: Front Royal, Virginia, USA. Delorme Seeds Ltd. (C) - Assiniboia, www.naturestouch.ca Saskatchewan. Peninsula Food Technology (special Sign up for instant productions) (C) - St. Catharines, Deluxe Produce Distribution (C) - COR Kosher alerts at Toronto, Ontario. Ontario. www.penfoods.com www.deluxeproduce.com Phidelia Premium Products (R&C) www.cor.ca Earth To Kids, Inc (R) - Stayner, Ontario. some (D) - Concord, Ontario. www.chickapea.me www.phidelia.ca COR 2016-5776 passover guide 89 behind the cor
Unsupervised Versus Supervised Events
Un-supervised could be un-kosher
Just like the government has health inspectors who visit restaurants to ensure compliance with the government’s health and safety standards, in simple terms, a mashgiach or a kosher supervisor, ensures that an establishment, caterer or event is in compliance with kosher standards. COR certified kosher caterers typically cook in their own kitchens (called commissaries) where they have an onsite mashgiach who ensures that kosher standards are being complied with. But what happens when a caterer delivers food to an offsite event venue, such as a hotel, a museum or even a dinner party in someone’s home? If the event organizer has requested that this be a “supervised event” it means that a COR mashgiach will be present at the event and will for example, be responsible for making sure that the kosher food is not reheated with non-kosher equipment, served on non-kosher dishes, or that no non-kosher beverages or food are brought into the event. At “supervised events” COR certificate signage will be placed at the entrance of the event so guests know that the event is under COR supervision. If there is no mashgiach present however, there is no one overseeing the event’s kosher program. As a result, there could be a number of problems with the event’s kosher status including the fact that non-kosher dishes may have been used, that the food may have been reheated with non-kosher equipment, that fruits and vegetables may not have been cleaned properly to remove insects, that food may have been cooked without the required Jewish involvement (bishul Yisrael), or that non-kosher food or beverages may also be present at the event. This is what we call an “unsupervised event.” in order to verify that you are attending a supervised event, look for the COR certificate at the entrance of the event. Alternatively, you can check in advance by contacting the COR office at 416 635-9550 or [email protected]. an easy way to remember the difference is the following adage, “un-supervised could be un-kosher.”
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By Sarah Rosen For me, this year’s magazine’s theme really touches home on many levels, especially as to how it relates to food. “lbck ,sdvu - teaching Your Children” isn’t just about the Haggadah and the story of leaving Egypt, but one of the basic building blocks on which a parent can guide their child – through teaching them about food! One of my earliest cooking memories is an image of me and my brother as toddlers sitting on the kitchen fl oor surrounded by newspapers, each with a huge sack of potatoes and carrots in front of us, peelers in hand, waiting to peel away for the Seders! i didn’t learn to cook from a show, a class or a book, i learned literally at my mother’s feet. to try and capture some of that nostalgia (and of course because she’s just brilliant), i asked my mother for help this year in compiling recipes that would work well, not just for a restricted Passover menu, but something that kids would enjoy either helping make or helping eat. try our Deviled Dragon Eggs, the cracked stained egg will intrigue your diners, and the yummy avocado –based green fi lling will have the adults at the table doing a double-take. Have a hard time getting your kids to eat their chicken? What if it’s not called a chicken leg, but rather a “Chicken Lollipop”? Sometimes it all in the way you spin it! And of course we’ve got snacks, with Matzah nachos, which kids can add their favourite toppings to, or fried spinach and potato balls, which little hands are great at rolling. As always, remember, the food will get made, the seder table will be set, and the kids will eventually fi nd the afi komen; the important part is to take the time to teach and share where and when you can. You never know what a vegetable peeler and some newspaper will lead to one day!
COR 2016-5776 passOveR guide 91 Sepha Group of Companies At Sepha Foods, our full-service kitchen produces scrumptious frozen bulk meals and entrees using only the freshest, in-season, and local ingredients. We believe not only in fulfilling the palates and dietary needs of our customers, but also in The Sepha supporting local industry. Group of We offer: Companies • Co packing • Smoked Turkeys and Assorted Deli – Trusted Brands include: All nitrate free. Available for Passover and all year round. • Norene Gilletz retail line – Available for Passover and all year round. • Catering for all occasions – meat and dairy.
We are proud to be the only kosher company in Ontario to have the Ernie’s Liver following certifications:
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Passover Matzah Nachos
Just because it’s Pesach, doesn’t mean you can’t have a fun snack! Kids will love topping these “nachos” with a variety of healthy toppings.
4 sheets matzah Extra virgin olive oil ½ cup shredded cheese, or more to taste ¼ teaspoon crushed chili flakes, or more to taste (optional) Kosher salt Optional toppings: Salsa 1 tomato, finely diced ¼ red onion, finely diced 1 small avocado, diced ½ cup sliced green or black olives Deviled Dragon Eggs ¼ cup sour cream Lime wedges These fun and crazy looking eggs will get children’s imaginations soaring! The adults will definitely enjoy Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Take each sheet of matzah and dip in the creamy filling too! water for a few seconds. This will make it easier to cut the matzah into pieces without shattering. Using scissors or a sharp knife cut the 6 eggs ¼ cup coffee matzah into triangles (like nacho chips). 2 tablespoons honey Put the matzah on a baking sheet in a single layer and lightly drizzle 2 teaspoons salt olive oil over the matzah and sprinkle with salt and chili flakes (if using). 8 tea bags Sprinkle with the cheese and place in the oven 7-10 minutes, until Filling: cheese is melty and bubbly. Remove nachos from oven and top with 3 tablespoons mayonnaise your favorite toppings. 1 ripe avocado 2 tablespoons minced red bell pepper salt and ground black pepper to taste paprika, for serving
Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 15 minutes. Drain hot water and fill saucepan with cold water; allow eggs to sit until cooled, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain water. Gently tap or roll eggs on the counter so the shell is cracked but still intact. Return eggs to saucepan and pour in enough water to cover eggs; add coffee, honey, salt, and tea bags. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until eggs have absorbed color, about 30 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and leave eggs in water to cool to room temperature. Peel eggs and cut each egg lengthwise and scoop yolks into a bowl. Mix mayonnaise, avocado, red bell pepper, salt, and pepper into egg yolks until evenly combined. Spoon the yolk mixture into a sandwich bag, and seal or twist the bag closed. Gather all of the yolk mixture in one corner of the bag, and then carefully cut the corner off the bag. This will create a piping bag for you to fill the egg whites with. Place the egg white halves on a platter and carefully pipe in the yolk mixture. Serve with a sprinkling of paprika on top of the eggs.
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sweet & sour hasselback salamis
This is a great appetizer, especially if you are serving for a crowd! It’s also such an easy recipe that once you’ve cut the salami, your kids can add the rest of the ingredients.
1 log (16oz.) salami 1 cup sweet & sour duck sauce 1 lb cranberries Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove the wrapper from the salami and place on a cutting board with chopsticks on either side. Having the chopsticks in place will allow you to slice the salami thinly, without slicing all the way through, so that the salami takes on a fanned affect. Holding the salami down with one hand, slice into thin, even slices. Place the salami in a round baking dish, and add the cranberries. Generously brush the salami with the duck sauce, making sure to get in between all the slices. Bake for approximately 45 minutes, basting Fried Mashed Potato Balls every 10-15 minutes, until the salami is browned and crispy around the edges. Serve warm with leftover sauce for dipping. As a snack or side dish, these balls are fun to roll and fun to NOTE: You will notice that the salami will begin to turn and split open in eat! If you don’t want to fry them, they can be baked in a 350 a certain spot. When basting, split the salami open in different areas so degree oven for about 15 minutes, or until they begin to brown. it can brown evenly all over instead of just one spot.
2 ½ cups mashed potatoes (cold) 1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed 1 ½ teaspoons dried parsley Potato Chip Fish 1 teaspoon dried dill weed 1 teaspoon garlic powder Here’s a different take on “Fish & Chips”! Have your kids choose 1 teaspoon onion powder their favourite fl avoured chips and crush them to make the 1 teaspoon dried onion fl akes coating for this healthy fi sh dish. ½ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon dried chives 6 white fi sh fi llets, such as cod, halibut or tilapia ½ teaspoon salt 3-4 tablespoons mayonnaise ¾ cup potato starch ½ teaspoon garlic powder oil for frying ½ teaspoon paprika 1 ½ cups tomato sauce for dipping ½ teaspoon onion powder Place the spinach in a sieve and press out as much moisture as ¼ teaspoon salt possible. Then move it to a large paper towel and squeeze out the ¼ teaspoon pepper remaining moisture. In a large bowl, add the mashed potatoes, drained 1 large bag of chips, crushed (any fl avour) 1 lemon, cut into wedges (for serving) and squeezed spinach and all of the seasonings. Mix by hand to combine. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, mix together all of the spices. Pat dry the fi sh fi llets and sprinkle both sides of the fi sh Pour the oil into a large pot and set over medium-high heat. Measure with some of the spice mixture. Using a pastry brush or spoon, lightly out 1 ½ tablespoons portions of the potato-spinach mixture, and roll coat the fi llets with mayonnaise, not overly thick, but enough to give into balls. Place the potato starch in a rimmed dish, and roll the potato the crushed chips something to cling to. Gently press the crushed balls in the starch to thoroughly coat. chips onto the coated fi llets, making sure to get good coverage. Bake Start frying once the oil reaches 350 degrees. Carefully lower 10-12 the fi sh for 10 minutes per inch thickness of fi sh (if your fi llet is an inch balls into the hot oil and fry for 5-8 minutes, until golden brown. and half thick, then for 15 minutes). Fish will be done when it fl akes Remove the potato balls with a skimmer and place on a paper towel easily when tested with a fork. Serve with lemon wedges. lined plate. Repeat with remaining potato balls. You can keep the ready balls warm by placing them in a warm oven, while frying the remaining balls. Serve the potato balls hot with warm tomato sauce for dipping.
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honey Garlic Chicken lollipops Bundt Pan rotisserie Who doesn’t love a lollipop? Keep hands a little cleaner when eating by Chicken wrapping some tinfoil around the bone “stick” of the “lollipop”. 10-12 Chicken drumsticks (about 3 lbs) 1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice Depending on their ages, your kids may not be able ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon honey ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional) to assist in this recipe, but they will love seeing the 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil ¼ cup white wine or chicken broth chicken standing up on the Bundt pan! Have them 1 tablespoon brown sugar 2 teaspoons potato starch create a story about the chicken that would only stand 1 heaping tablespoon crushed garlic ¼ cup cold water to be cooked, and would not lie down! . salt and pepper
1 whole chicken, about 5-6 pounds In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, ¼ cup honey, brown sugar, garlic, 4 potatoes, cut into bite-sized pieces lemon/lime juice, and cayenne (if using) to form a marinade. 1 medium onion, chopped Place each chicken drumstick on a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, run the 2 carrots, peeled and diced knife around the non-meat end of the drumstick, cutting down the bone. You 1 stalk celery, diced can pull out any of the white tendons at this point and discard them if you wish. 2 cloves garlic a few sprigs of thyme* Holding the bony end of the leg with one hand, use your other hand to push the 1 lemon, cut in quarters (do not peel) meat up and toward the fl esh end to form a “lollipop.” Scrape the exposed bone 1 bay leaf with the knife to remove any fl esh. Repeat with the remaining drumsticks, then olive oil season the “lollipops” with salt and pepper, and place each one in the bowl with salt and pepper the marinade as you fi nish prepping them. *To learn how to properly check thyme please check out Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator. Let the chicken www.cor.ca for our produce checking guide. marinate for 2 hours up to overnight. When ready to cook, preheat oven to 400 Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray the pan with non-stick degrees. Spray the bottom of a glass or ceramic baking dish with non-stick cooking spray or brush with oil. Set the pan on a baking sheet cooking oil, or brush lightly with olive oil. Place the “lollipops” in the baking dish, (this will make it easier to take in and out of the oven and help standing up, with the bony end in the air. Spoon the leftover marinade over with any accidental spillages). Take a piece of foil and cover the top of the chicken, and bake for 35-45 minutes, or until when the meat is the hole in centre of the Bundt pan. Place the vegetables, gar- pierced with a fork, the juices run clear. lic, thyme, lemon and bay leaf in the basin of the Bundt pan. Transfer cooked chicken “lollipops” to a platter. If you like, you can wrap some Pat the chicken dry and rub with olive oil, salt and pepper and tinfoil around each bone or “handle” of the “lollipop”. Place a mesh strainer over a place the chicken cavity over the Bundt pan stick. Roast for small saucepan and carefully pour the drippings from baking the chicken into it. approximately 1 hour, until chicken is cooked through (internal Using a spoon, try and remove most of the fat that will rise to the surface of the temperature should be 165 degrees) and the skin is golden saucepan. and crisp. Heat the sauce slowly over medium heat. While sauce is heating, in a small VARIATION: You may use other vegetables and/or aromatics, bowl stir together the potato starch and ¼ cup cold water till dissolved. Add the such as parsnips, turnips, rosemary etc. If you are roasting starch mixture to the pan drippings, along with 1 tablespoon honey and ¼ cup vegetables that you’d like to serve with the chicken (such as white wine or chicken broth. potatoes) and they aren’t tender by the time the chicken is Stir the sauce over medium heat till it thickens and bubbles around the edges. cooked, remove the chicken from the Bundt pan and return If sauce is too thick, add more water or chicken broth. If the sauce is too thin, the vegetables to the oven, baking until tender. let it simmer till it thickens to desired consistency. Season sauce with salt and NOTE: Try to keep the chicken as raised as possible. This pepper to taste. Serve the chicken “lollipops” drizzled with warm honey sauce. ensures that the skin gets crispy all around.
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ice Cream sundaes
Who doesn’t love ice cream? You can use store bought ice Chocolate Hard Shell cream for this dish or use the recipe below to make your own 3 tablespoons butter or margarine favourite fl avours, either way, the sauces really make it a treat! ⅔ cup semisweet chocolate chips You can also add toppings such as cut-up fruit, crumbled Melt butter/margarine and chocolate in a small saucepan over medium cookies or chopped nuts. heat, or in the microwave, stirring frequently. Keep at room temperature until ready to serve over ice cream. Watch the mixture harden into a 8 eggs separated chocolate shell when it sits on the cold ice cream! 3 cups water 2 tablespoons potato starch Chocolate Sauce ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa ¾ cup sugar 3 tablespoons oil 1 ⅔ cups white sugar 1 ¼ cups water Flavour options: 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoons cocoa (for chocolate ice cream) 1 ½ tablespoons instant coffee (for coffee ice cream) In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine cocoa, sugar and 2 tablespoons cocoa + 1 tablespoon instant coffee water. Bring to a boil and let boil 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir (for mocha ice cream) in vanilla. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for vanilla ice cream) ½ cup chopped nuts, chocolate chips, cookie bits, etc. (optional) Berry Sauce Beat egg yolks and half of the sugar until light and creamy. In a 2 cups frozen berries, defrosted separate bowl beat egg whites with the remaining sugar until stiff ⅓ cup sugar peaks form. In a medium pot cook water and potato starch and add 1 teaspoon vanilla whatever fl avour option you like, stirring constantly until it thickens. Combine berries, sugar, and vanilla in a saucepan. Cook over Fold gently into beaten egg whites. This will cause the egg whites medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. The mixture will sizzle for a to “melt” but they will still stay thick. Combine the egg yolk mixture while, but then juice will begin to form. Continue stirring; mash a few and the fl avour mixture, as well as the oil, folding to thoroughly mix. If berries with a wooden spoon or heat-proof spatula to help produce the adding nuts, fold them in at this point too. Freeze in a 9 x 13 inch baking. syrup. Cook until sauce thickens, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Once frozen, scoop out servings. In a blender, puree about ⅓ of the sauce, then mix back into remaining topping. Store in refrigerator
Krispie squares
These marshmallow squares are a fun treat that kids of any age can help make or eat!
¼ cup butter or margarine 4 cups miniature marshmallows or 1-10 oz. package regular (or coconut) marshmallows or 1 jar marshmallow fl uff 6 cups matzah farfel rolled/crushed into smaller pieces (do not use matzah meal) Melt butter in large sauce pan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until melted and well-blended. Cook 2 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add farfel. Stir until well coated. Using wet fi ngers, press mixture evenly and fi rmly into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Cut into 2 x 2 inch squares when cool. Optional – cover with melted semi-sweet chocolate.
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As a new addition to our recipe section of COR’s Passover Magazine, we will be having a different chef from one of our COR certified restaurants or facilities give over a Passover recipe that has meaning to them. This year, Chef Yehuda Goldberg has offered two recipes from his kitchen: “To me growing up, Pesach was always very different considering we didn’t eat gebruchts. A couple of years ago my mother let me redo her Pesach menu to bring forth more natural flavours so there is at least some flavour in the food. I taught her how to cook with wine and deglazing pans to get more flavour. So with that in mind I am giving you two recipes one chicken one beef to choose from. Simple recipes but bursting with flavour.” Chef Yehuda Goldberg is the owner and chef of the Sepha Group of Companies. Sepha Group of Companies and its subsidiaries include manufacturing, co-packing and catering. For more information please visit www.sephafoods.com
White Wine Chicken with Sepha Beef Stew Caramelized Onions 2 pounds cubed beef 1 large carrot – cubed 2 whole chickens, cut into ¼’s or ⅛’s 1 large onion – cubed 2 cups white wine 3 stalks celery 3 medium cooking onions cut into half moons 1 whole rutabaga – cubed ½ head garlic crushed 1 cup red wine 2 tablespoons oil, for searing 4 liters water or chicken soup Salt and pepper to taste 2 tablespoons oil Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Heat a pan with Preheat a 5 quart stock pot and heat the oil, until it starts oil. Sear individual pieces of chicken and place in a to smoke. Put the cubed meat in and let it sit only stirring roasting pan. While the pan is still hot, sauté onions a couple of times. Once the meat is caramelized add on medium heat until they begin to caramelize. the cubed vegetables and stir for 2 minutes. Take out Deglaze the pan with white wine while onions are the meat and vegetables and place in a bowl on the side. still in the pan. Reduce the wine by half. Turn off Deglaze the pan with the red wine making sure to reduce heat and pour the reduced wine and onions evenly the red wine by half. Put the meat and vegetables back over the chicken. Place roasting pan in over for 35 in the pot covering everything with the water or chicken minutes or until chicken is ready. Cooking times stock. Turn the heat down to medium and cook for 1 hour may vary from oven to oven. or until the meat is tender.
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Be a Healthy Eating Role Model this Passover It’s important not just to “tell” our children to eat healthy but to “role model” healthy eating behaviors for them.
By Miriam Leibowitz, MHSc, RD
n fitting in with this year’s theme, of teaching our children, it is important not just to “tell” our children to eat healthy but to “role model” healthy eating behaviors for them. Teaching kids positive eating behaviors during childhood can set them up with healthy eating habits for life. Developing a positive relationship with food, as well as a balanced approach to eating, can lead to better health outcomes in the long run. Parents often undervalue their role in the development of healthy eating practices. Speaking positively to your children about healthy foods and role modelling balanced eating is the first step in helping kids develop a healthy connection with food. And remember, actions speak louder than words! Children watch, listen and learn through observation, Iand will most likely follow what they’ve seen. Be a positive role model and create healthy habits from the beginning. Here are some practical tips, that are particularly relevant on Passover:
njoy all foods in moderation. Teaching children or talking in front of them that a particular food or food group is “bad” can lead to disordered eating habits. It’s not the Etype of food that’s bad, it’s the amount and how often the food is eaten that can be problematic. All foods can be part of a healthy diet if eaten in moderation.
void negative language around less healthy foods. On Passover, parents should refrain from using words such as “I’ve eaten so much matzah, I’m going to get fat…” Aor “I’m so stuffed, I can’t look at food anymore.” If you are planning on dieting right after Passover, keep your thoughts and comments to yourself and do not talk about dieting in front of your children.
ncourage your children to be involved in the grocery shopping, menu planning and cooking process. Discuss with your children what they like to eat and plan a menu Ewith options they will choose. Take them grocery shopping with you. We often assume the only snacks kids like are chips, chocolate and Passover candy, however you’d be surprised how many healthy kosher for Passover items are available on the market – many of which are certified by our very own COR!
nsure your child’s diet is balanced and contains a variety of foods from all the four food groups. Children should include foods and snack items from the following Efood groups; Grain products, Milk & Alternatives, Meat & Alternatives and Fruits & Vegetables.
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hoose healthier versions of traditional Passover foods. Traditional holiday foods taste good but can be loaded with Cfat, sugar, and calories that are not good for your health. Choose whole wheat, whole grain or spelt matzah whenever you can. It actually tastes great and is something your whole family will enjoy. Talk about these healthy foods and what they do for your body. Help your children understand why you are choosing them to include as part of your Passover meals.
e a good role model and drink water, water, and water! Buy some new water bottles and Bencourage your children to drink water as their #1 beverage over juice and pop.
e attentive and listen to your kids hunger cues. Most children are great at Beating until they are full so let your child stop eating when they don’t want anymore. As parents, try to do the same. It’s ok for your children to see that you have leftovers on your plate. Take smaller portions initially so there isn’t a lot thrown in the garbage.
void using sweets as a reward or bribe, or holding back on foods Aas punishment. Many families have a custom to give out treats during the Seder when they read the Hagaddah and “ask” questions to their children. Try using dollar store prizes as a reward instead of candy or chocolate.
ake time to exercise and get your kids active with you. MAccording to Health Canada it is recommended that adults accumulate at least 2½ hours of moderate to vigorous physical activity, each week and that children and youth accumulate at least 60 minutes per day. Go with your kids for a walk or choose Chol Hamoed activities that experience get them moving such as trampolining, rock climbing, hockey, a great park or the zoo instead of more sedentary activities. For experience Afikomen presents try to choose “active” presents such as balls, bikes or scooters instead of video games. Wishing you and your families a happy and healthier Passover! Visit our retail location for the largest selection Miriam Leibowitz is a Registered Dietitian in Toronto who runs a private nutrition counseling of gourmet Kosher for Passover options in the city. practice. She has an office in the Bathurst & Glencairn area and does home visits as well. She Place your order Online, can be contacted at [email protected] Fax or in Person NOW! or 416-937-7411 to book an appointment. Most extended health care plans cover the services of CALL FAX ONLINE a Registered/Licensed Dietitian. 416.782.3231 | 416.782.0466 | ELYSFINEFOODS.COM
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CHEWING KOSHER
How is gum made? Does it require kosher certification? What about on Passover? Judy Pister answers all of your questions.
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A common question that we receive at the COR is about a product that is not even meant to be eaten: chewing gum. Does it need to be kosher? What about Kosher for Passover? The answer is, yes. And here is why… HISTORY Gum chewing has been around for thousands of years. What looked like a piece of chewing gum made of birch bark, with tooth marks, probably a few thousand years old, was found in finland in the 1980’s. Years ago women used this gum as a mouth freshener. it might have also been used as a medicine. forms of chewing gums were also used in Ancient Greece where they chewed mastic gum, made from the resin of the mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus or a small evergreen tree. the Hebrew name for chewing gum is in fact, mastic! People from many different parts of the world have chewed a sticky gum-like object over the centuries. At fi rst, modern chewing gum was made from latex sap of the sapodilla tree that grows in Central America, called chicle. that is where the name “Chiclets” for one of the fi rst gum products came from. in the 1860’s, chicle was planned to be a rubber replacement but when that failed, it was used as a gum base along with beeswax or paraffi n. After WWii, chemists learned to make a synthetic rubber to replace most natural rubber in chewing gum in order to reduce the cost. in addition to the gum base, chewing gum contains sweeteners, fl avourings and softeners. Softeners are ingredients such as glycerin that are used to blend the other ingredients and help prevent gum from hardening. Chewing gum that hardens quickly is no fun at all!
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Today, in most cases, the base used to make gum is a synthetic man-made substitute for the sap of different rubber trees. Natural gum WHAT IS GUM? bases like chicle do still exist. There are very few chicle trees around and it takes years to produce a very small amount of chicle so it is just too expensive to use it for gum. Most modern chewing gum bases use synthetic rubbers with long names such as butadiene-styrene rubber, polyethyl- ene and polyvinyl acetate. Sometimes a small amount of natural latex is mixed in with this. After the gum base, the biggest ingredient in chewing gum is sugar or sweetener. Then flavour is mixed in. Interestingly, while the flavour of a stick of spearmint gum is quite strong, the flavour ingredient is the tiniest amount. Mint flavours such as spearmint and peppermint are made from plant oils. When fruit flavours are added, they are usually artificial. No real strawberries, grapes or cherries are used. Finally preservatives such as butylated hydroxytoluene and softeners like glycerin are added to keep the gum fresh, soft, and moist. Some manufacturers may also add fillers such as calcium carbonate and corn starch. To summarize, a gum recipe consists of: a bit of latex (the rubbery part), lots of sugar (sweetness), a bit of flavour (mint, fruity), some softener (we don’t want to chew hard gum) and some extra filler to complete the package. HOW IS GUM MADE? Whether natural or synthetic gum base is used (or a combination of the two), it is first ground into a coarse meal, mixed and hot air dried for a day or more. Next the gum base is cooked at around 115°C until it melts into a thick syrup. Then it is filtered a few times to purify the mixture. The filtered product is further cooked as sugars, flavourings and softeners are added. The smooth mixture is rolled out and air cooled. This is followed by kneading and final flattening to the desired thickness. It is finely dusted with sugar to prevent sticking and add some flavour and then scored and stored in a temperature controlled room. This gives the gum its consistency and freshness. At this point, to make gum pieces, the gum flavours are added and the gum is broken. They are then tumbled while spray coated and then cooled. For gum sticks, the sheets are cut and wrapped.
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HOW DO YOU MAKE GUM KOSHER?
the two things we must look at when making kosher gum are: Even though we (usually) do not swallow chewing 1. What is the process? gum, it does need to be kosher because: 2. What are the ingredients? ‐ it contains flavouring that we do swallow in terms of the process, heat is used at high tem- ‐ it is considered a food because we enjoy it peratures during the production and as a result, a if the gum or resin is left in its original form without mashgiach (kosher supervisor) must make sure that adding glycerin, it will harden and be impossible if the facility produces non-kosher products, the area to make, or even chew. Glycerin is used both in the where the kosher gum is made is properly cleaned gum base and also if gums are harvested from trees. and koshered. Kosher ingredients on a non-kosher So even if vegetable glycerin ingredient is used, an production line can quickly lose their kosher status. animal product may have been used in the process. in terms of the ingredients, here are the main that needs checking too! components that need to be examined: Making chewing gum from either man-made or 1. oils natural rubbers (that’s the chicle) makes emulsifi ers 2. glycerin a necessary ingredient; making the gum softer and 3. emulsifiers and flavours more fun to chew. these emulsifi ers must come from 4. Stearic acid and Stearates vegetables for kosher gum use – yes there are some emulsifi ers that are of animal origin. Any oil used to keep the gum fresh, soft and moist, must be certifi ed kosher. flavours whether natural or synthetic must be kosher certifi ed. Here again the ingredients and Glycerin is the gum base softener, the essential process must be verifi ed. ingredient in chewing gum and it usually comes from an animal. that’s right, non-kosher gum usually Stearic acid is the fi nal ingredient used to keep contains animal fat! all of the other ingredients together so the gum becomes smooth and does not crumble up in your mouth. Since stearic acid can come from animals, a vegetable one must be used for kosher production.
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HOW DO YOU MAKE GUM KOSHER FOR PASSOVER?
Now that we looked at how to make kosher gum, the next question is can we make it kosher for Passover? Short answer: of course this is possible; it’s just a lot more work! Step 1 is to make sure that all the ingredients are kosher for Passover. A Rabbi will go over each ingredient carefully to make sure. He will need to substitute kosher for Passover ingredients where required. Step 2 is to make sure that the place where the Passover gum is made is spotlessly clean so all chometz is completely removed. You know how hard it is to clean your house for Passover? now imagine a big factory, or even a big room in that factory. it can be a lot of work! Again we need the Rabbi to check every piece of equipment, tables, pots and utensils. Some items may need kashering. Step 3 will only work if we can complete steps 1 and 2. A mashgiach must be present to watch the entire production from start to fi nish. Only then can we be certain that our gum is suitable for Passover. So as you can now see, the answer to the question, “does gum really need to be kosher certifi ed” is a defi nite “yes.” Can we chew it on Passover is “yes” again but it must say “Certifi ed Kosher for Passover” on the label. We hope we didn’t burst your bubble.
Judy pisteR is an executive assistant and new-client RepResentative at KashRuth council of canada (coR).
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Shmuli is Cooking Up Trouble By e.N. schiff
“Mommy, I’m bored,” little shmuli adler said with a sigh. everyone was busy cleaning the house for Pesach and no one had time to play with shmuli. “Well, you’re in luck sweetie,” said mrs. adler. “i stopped by a garage sale yesterday and bought this box of old toys just for you.” shmuli’s eyes lit up. mrs. adler plunked down a big dusty box next to shmuli. shmuli brushed off a thick layer of dust as he opened the box. “achoo!” “Bless you,” said mrs. adler. “i have to go out and do some grocery shopping. adina is upstairs cleaning her room for Pesach if you need her, and remember…” as his mother was talking, shmuli managed to get the box of toys open to reveal -- “dolls!” shmuli said, disappointed. “i don’t play with dolls!” “There are lots of toys in there, shmuli,” his mother reassured. “and anyway, that’s not a doll,” mrs. adler said pointing to a stuffed character in a chef’s hat and an apron. “He’s a chef.” “it’s a doll. dolls are boring,” said shmuli stubbornly. the chef doll. something looked “OK honey, have fun playing with your new different about him. His eyes were toys. Remember, the basement has already now red, lit up. been cleaned for Pesach, so whatever you do, no shmuli thought that was chametz!” strange. He didn’t remember red With that, shmuli was alone again. Just him. eyes. He checked the back of the and his new…dolls. doll for a battery pack but couldn’t “Hmph…” shmuli grunted, looking at the box. fi nd one anywhere. “if the chef’s examining it a little closer he also saw a baby eyes light up, doesn’t that mean kitchen set with pots, pans, even a little toy oven. there have to be batteries?” shmuli “These are baby toys!” shmuli said. “i wish wondered. He started lifting the i had cool toys…the coolest toys in the world.” chef’s apron and poking him in his shmuli sighed. stomach to fi nd the batteries, but Then, shmuli heard a sound coming from nothing. the box. He moved closer to check it out. it was Then, shmuli heard what he
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was sure was giggling. Lots and lots of giggling. But where was it coming from? What happened next, Shmuli will remember it for the rest of his life. “Stop!” said the doll laughing. “I’m a-ticklish!” “Ahhh!!!!!!!!!” Shmuli threw the chef back in the box and hightailed it out of the room. “Ouch!” said the chef, rubbing his head, climbing out of the box. shmuli peered around the corner. The chef was taking things out of the box – the plates, pots, oven --it looked like he was setting up a little kitchen. Shmuli watched for a few minutes then took a few steps forward, approaching slowly while the chef was humming, busy in his makeshift kitchen. Shmuli couldn’t believe his eyes. “You…you…you…” Shmuli said stammering, “You talk!” “I don’t just talk,” the chef said with a smile as he turned around revealing a piece of dough on his hands. “I bake!” the chef twirled the dough and threw it high in the sky and then caught it as it landed. Then a bell from his little oven rang and out came a… “Pizza!” chef announced proudly. “Come and get it!” Just when Shmuli thought things couldn’t get any stranger, a bunch of toys jumped out of the box and ran towards a little table that the chef had setup in his kitchen. There was a doll that looked like a little girl with blond curly hair, two stuffed bears, one pink and one blue, holdings hands, a Curious George doll – Shmuli could hardly keep track. They sat down at the table and --started -- eating pizza! “Hey Shmuli,” said the chef, “Want a piece?” “Um, well,” Shmuli tried to gather his thoughts, “we actually just cleaned the house for Pesach, so we’re not allowed to have any chametz.” “What’s chametz?” the girl doll asked. “What’s Pesach?” asked another toy that could probably best be described as a purple blob with eyes. “Pesach is the holiday that we Jews celebrate to remember our freedom from slavery in Egypt. We left Egypt in a hurry so the dough didn’t have time to rise and…” Shmuli explained but the toys just stared at him expressionless. “What’s this kid talking about?” the purple blob asked. “Whatever, it’s a long story,” said Shmuli, “but I can’t have you guys eating pizza in my basement.” They sat down at the table and The toys were saddened by that development. “OK we don’t have to eat,” Curious --started -- eating pizza! George said trying to cheer up the crowd, “We can play!” Curious George picked a ball of the chef’s dough and launched it towards the blue bear. “Catch!” Curious George said a little too late because it whacked the bear on the side of his furry head. “Very funny, George,” the bear said as he picked up a fistful of dough and threw it at George. But by mistake, it hit the blond girl doll instead. She wiped the dough from her face as the other toys waited anxiously, fearing her notoriously ruthless temper. She grabbed a mass of dough in her hands and yelled at the top of her lungs, “FOOD FIGHT!” in an instant, all of the toys were heaving globs of dough and cheese and even pizza sauce at each other. Shmuli was in shock. He
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didn’t know what to do. And just when sister, Adina, who was back from oven. He started running back to his he thought it couldn’t get any worse, seminary in Israel. As she opened base and yelled, “TAKE COVER!” and with well, it got worse. A group of toy soldiers the door to the basement, something that, the oven exploded and the pizza started streaming out of the toy box. strange happened. All of the toys just went everywhere – stuck on the walls, The one toy soldier that had a different froze in place and then fell on the ground. the ceiling, even on Shmuli’s face. colour uniform than the other – he They were back to being “normal” toys. Just when he thought all hope was must have been their General - picked Adina looked at the basement in shock. lost, Shmuli had an idea. He opened the up a tiny megaphone to his mouth and “What in the world are you doing door and called, “Adina! Come quick!” said, “Did somebody say fight?! On my down here Shmuli?” Adina asked in Adina rushed down the stairs and came count soldiers! Ready, aim, fire!” Then, horror. back into the basement. She opened what seemed like a thousand tiny rifles “It wasn’t me!” Shmuli tried to the door and again, the toys fell to the blasted pizza dough. “Again!” barked the explain. “It was the toys.” He motioned ground, motionless. General. “Fire!” towards them, but they were all just lying “I said start cleaning,” said Adina. Then the toy soldiers wheeled out a on the ground, motionless. “Not make it worse.” toy tank from the box. “Fire!” the General “The house was already cleaned for “ I know,” said Shmuli. “Listen I don’t ordered, and out came a massive mound Pesach,” Adina said, still surveying the have time to explain, but I need you to of dough and sauce that splatted onto basement in disbelief. “You better stop do me a favour.” Shmuli started picking the wall. playing with your toys and start cleaning up the toys and putting them back into “Guys!” Shmuli screamed, “You’ve this up or there’s no way you’re getting the box. “You know that house down got to stop this! Please stop!” But the an afikomen present!” Adina closed the the street that had that garage sale toys paid no attention to him. They kept door and started heading upstairs, and yesterday?” on throwing food, turning his basement when she did, the toys came back to life. adina nodded. into a kind of chametz war zone. “Pass the dynamite!” said the “I need you to take this box of toys Then Shmuli heard footsteps General. “I’m going in!” He ran towards back to them. Like now,” said Shmuli. coming towards the basement. “What’s the chef’s kitchen and stuck some little “OK,” Adina agreed. “But what are going on down there?” it was his older plasticine bricks onto the side of the you going to do about cleaning up the
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ceiling and while he was up there, he snatched one of the the neighbor’s dogs that shmuli must not have noticed as pieces of pizza dough hanging from the ceiling. Then it was he was shooing the others out. next dog’s turn, and the next, and then before he knew it, “What’s he doing in here?” asked mrs. adler. He was his basement was clean. just lying on the ground, licking his paws, looking like “shmuli, i’m home.” it was his mother. “everything OK?” he was ready to take a nap after his big meal. “i don’t “um…ya,” shmuli said as he tried to fi gure out how remember his tummy being that…big” she said. to get rid of the neighbour’s dogs. He heard his mother’s “uh…i think he has a junk food problem,” shmuli said, footsteps coming towards the basement. He rushed opening the back door. “No more pizza for you mr. pickles!” towards the backdoor and opened it, shoving the dogs out. “so you decided to play with the neighbour’s dogs He closed the door just as his mother came in. instead of those dolls i got you?” mrs. adler asked. “How did it go down here?” mrs. adler asked, smiling. “ Ya,” shmuli replied with a smile. “dolls are, kind of, shmuli looked around, in disbelief over what he’d been boring.” through. “OK, i guess,” said shmuli. “is that mr. pickles over there?” mrs. adler asked, motioning towards a dog lying in the corner. it was one of THE END
“Good dogs!” Shmuli said as they ran into the house. He directed them down the stairs and into the basement. “Get to work!”
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Coby and the Flying Jets
Story by Rabbi Paysach Krohn Retold by Rabbi Moishe Blaustein, Rebbe at Eitz Chaim Patricia Campus and Director of Camp Agudah
The story of Pesach is about how Moshe Rabbeinu guided the Jewish people out of Egypt. This is also a story about being guided and directed by others.
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here was once a jet pilot in the israeli Air force. His name was Yaakov but everyone called him Coby. He would lead a group of fi re pilots every night preparing for possible war. Each night, this was their routine: Coby’s jet roared off the runway and into the air. Coby’s division fl ew in V-formation with Coby in the front, two pilots slightly behind Coby on the right, and two behind Coby on the left. Coby would shoot a fl are into the air, lighting up one area. the other pilots would fl y over the lit area and then Coby would turn his jet around and fl y back to the tarmac. the other pilots would follow suit returning a few seconds Tafter Coby. this was their routine. night after night. One night, Coby shot his fl are as usual. then suddenly, he became dizzy and disoriented, suffering from a condition called vertigo. But Coby didn’t realize that at the time. instead of fl ying his jet upward, Coby started fl ying his jet downward, heading for straight for disaster! Within seconds, Coby’s friends saw what was going on and they knew it wasn’t good. Coby had to turn his plane around now! the other pilots radioed Coby immediately. “You must change directions now!” they told him. Coby looked at his altimeter, which showed the height of the plane in the air. He realized his friends were right. He was heading in the wrong direction, fl ying straight toward the ground! Coby knew he had to pull his plane into the opposite direction. But in his condition, it was just about the hardest thing he ever did in his life! But somehow, Coby managed to turn the plane upward. His head then cleared. He was able to turn the plane back into the right direction. Baruch Hashem, Coby landed safely! this is what guidance is all about. Pesach is about guidance. We must learn how to take guidance from parents and teachers and sometimes even good friends who can show us the right way. today, Yaakov “Coby” Sherman is a father of a beautiful family in Yerushalayim. He’s now giving guidance when it comes to torah and mitzvoth, the same type of guidance that he has been fortunate to receive from others.
(Living Lessons: Pesach by Rabbi Paysach Krohn , chinuch.org)
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