I. ABOUT CHAMETZ E Prohibition E Prohibition Against Chametz on Pesach Is Founded in the Torah

WHILE WE HAVE PROVIDED A CONDENSED SET OF THE LAWS OF PESACH, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTED WEBSITES FOR A MORE INCLUSIVE AND ALL ENCOMPASSING LIST OF THE LAWS. www.oukosher.org/passover http://www.crcweb.org/Passover2015.php http://www.star-k.org/cons-pesach.htm I. ABOUT CHAMETZ e Prohibition e prohibition against Chametz on Pesach is founded in the Torah. It commands every Jew: a.) not to eat or drink it, b.) not to own it, c.) not to possess it in their domain. e prohibition applies to even the slightest amount of Chametz because of the harshness of the penalty prescribed by the Torah - excision. Because Chametz is permissible aer Pesach - there can be no nullication during Pesach. e Rabbinic prohibition extends to the use even aer Pesach of Chametz which belonged to a Jew during Pesach. For this reason, Jewish owned food stores which do not sell their Chametz before Pesach should not be patronized for approximately a month a!er the holiday so that no Chametz product which belonged to them during Pesach would be consumed a!erwards. e Synagogue will have a list of approved food stores for aer Pesach. What Is Chametz? Chametz is a general term for all leavened foods forbidden on Passover. Foods and drinks made from wheat, oats, rye, spelt, barley, and derivatives of same are subject to the laws of Chametz. (Rye, whiskey, beer and vinegar are just a few examples of derivative foods that are Chametz.) e prohibition includes, as well, the taste of Chametz absorbed in food, utensils, or dishes. e slightest trace of Chametz can convert the entire product into Chametz. Kitniyot - Prohibition Against Beans Rabbinically, the prohibition of Chametz has extended to all grains, such as rice, millet and corn and to all forms of lentils, beans and peas. e reason for this extension was that breads were being made from these products and confusion as to which breads were permissible were resulting in many cases in the eating of true Chametz. Only in certain geographic areas were these prohibitions not legislated (e.g. some Sephardim eat rice). Other than these, all fresh vegetables may be used on Pesach. Medicine Many drugs and medicines contain Chametz, (derivatives of the ve prohibited on Pesach). If you use medicine or vitamins, please consult Rabbi Efrem Goldberg or Rabbi Philip Moskowitz to nd out if they can be used on the Passover. Rabbi Efrem Goldberg and Rabbi Philip Moskowitz have an updated list of all these products. If medicines are being taken due to serious health related conditions, one should continue to take them even if they are Chametz. However, one should take care not to allow these medicines to come into contact with Pesach dishes or utensils. Cosmetics And Toiletries • All varieties of blush, body soap, creams and eye shadow, eyeliner, face powder, lotions, mascara, nail polish, ointments, paint, shampoo and stick deodorant are permitted for use on Pesach regardless of the ingredients contained within them. • Many liquid deodorants, colognes, aershaves, perfumes and hair sprays contain denatured alcohol, and therefore should not be used on Pesach unless they are listed as Chametz-free on a reliable list of approved Pesach products.

II. MECHIRAT CHAMETZ - SELLING THE CHAMETZ As stated, it is prohibited to possess Chametz on Passover and from such Chametz one is not allowed to derive any benet. Also, Chametz which was in the possession of a Jew on Passover may not be used even aer the Holiday. erefore, any Chametz which cannot be consumed or disposed of before Passover, must be sold to a non-Jew. Pure Chametz, such as bread or cereal should preferably be disposed of before Pesach . All other products and Chametz utensils should be stored in a closet or other cabinet and locked or sealed o! with tape. e Rabbi should be told the place where the Chametz is closeted and the approximate value of the goods so that a valid sale to the non-Jew may be a!ected. e legal act of designation of the Rabbi as agent for the sale of Chametz, is best performed in a personal meeting engaging in the act of Kinyan Suddar - a contractual form in Jewish law in which the transfer of a garment (e.g. a handkerchief) from the Rabbi to yourself is a visible manifestation of contractual intent and in which the garment serves as consideration for the contract. However, there may be members of the community who will not nd it possible to meet personally with either Rabbi Efrem Goldberg or Rabbi Philip Moskowitz . It is for such persons that the attached form, a written contract designating the Rabbi as an agent for the sale of Chametz, is provided. If you make use of this form, please ll it in completely and mail/fax it to the synagogue o"ce before the noted deadline. You may also use the on-line form found at www.brsonline.org

Call Linda in the o"ce to assure that your form was received. NO CHAMETZ WILL BE BOUGHT AFTER MONDAY, APRIL 3RD AT 10:00 AM When selling the Chametz, one must inform the Rabbi if he/she will be celebrating any part of Passover in a di!erent time zone than where it is being sold. Contract for the sale of Chametz is found at the end of the booklet. Schedule of times to sell Chametz can be found in the Weekly.

III. PREPARING THE HOME A. Introduction A thorough house cleaning is undertaken in preparation for the Passover holiday. Areas that will not be needed during Pesach may be sealed, taped up and closed and need not be cleaned.

In addition to the entire house, the following places should be free from Chametz: O"ce, cars, pockets of clothing (especially children’s), pocket books, etc.

Baby formula is kitniyot and may be used; however, new bottles should be purchased. Bottles should be cleaned in an area in which it does not come in contact with Pesach utensils (i.e. in a separate sink or in one of the bathrooms).

Vacuum-cleaner bags should be discarded or cleaned and stored with Chametz. Pet foods usually contain Chametz. e o"ce has a list of cat and dog foods which do not contain Chametz.

IV. PREPARING THE KITCHEN FOR PESACH Chametz dishes and kitchen utensils must be washed and cleaned and stored away in such a manner that they cannot accidentally be used on Passover. Tables, cupboards and closet shelves, cabinets, sink, walls, stove, etc. must be scoured and washed. All surfaces used for Chametz dishes and food throughout the year must be covered for Pesach. e Stove or Oven: Range Tops • Gas - Clean the whole top (spiders, cups, slide-out trays). Wait 24 hours. en invert the spiders and leave them on the highest setting for one hour. Aer this is done, one should cover the range top with aluminum foil. • Electric - Follow the above procedure except that the electric burners should be set on the highest setting. Wait until they are glowing red and leave on for an additional een minutes. Cover the entire range top with aluminum foil. Care should be taken to only kasher one burner at a time. For many range tops, covering with aluminum foil is not possible. We will be discussing this in more detail at the Passover Workshop given by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg. • Glass Top Range - Clean the glass thoroughly. Pour boiling water over the surface of the glass. Leave the burners on high for 20 minutes, two at a time. Be careful not to place pots, spoons, etc. on the glass top over Pesach. Ovens • Gas (even continuous cleaning) - Clean the oven, and its shelves thoroughly with oven cleaner. Do not use for 24 hours. Next, turn the oven up to broil for an hour and a half. If you want to use the broiler, purchase a disposable broiler tray. e regular broiler tray should be placed with the Chametz utensils. • Self-Cleaning - Go through one full cleaning cycle. (At least three hours) • Microwave - Remove the glass tray. Clean the microwave and let it sit for 24 hours. Put a vessel with water into the microwave and allow the water to vaporize into steam. e duration should be the longest time you have used your microwave. e glass tray should be placed with the Chametz utensils. • Convection - Remove the metal plate in front of the fan - clean that area. Make sure the oven and racks are spotless and then turn oven on high for an hour and a half. • e simplest way to kasher a warming drawer is to thorougly clean and not use it for 24 hours. Heat the warming drawer to the required temperature by lighting a sterno can in the warming drawer for about 2 hours. Make sure to leave the door of the warming drawer slightly ajar, so that there will be enough air to allow for combustion. Keurig Machines A Keurig machine may be kashered for Pesach. First, remove the K-cup holder, clean it very well and do not use it for 24 hours. Pour boiling water on the K-cup holder and then brew a kosher for Pesach K-cup.

e Refrigerator e refrigerator should be defrosted, the shelves, the walls and the entire freezer compartment washed and scrubbed. Some cover the shelves of the refrigerator and the #oor of the freezer with material before Pesach foods are entered. Be sure that the material has holes in it that allows the free #ow of air necessary for the e"cient use of your refrigerator. Counter Tops Standard counter tops should be kashered by pouring boiling water all over the counters, beginning from the counter top closest to the wall and moving toward the edges of the counter. Formica counter tops that have cuts and abrasions on the formica should then be covered. Dishes and Utensils ere is not to be even a trace of Chametz in our food during Passover, therefore painstaking attention must be given to the use of pots, pans, dishes, and all kitchen utensils. It is preferable to have special dishes and utensils set aside exclusively for Passover and stored carefully throughout the year. However, some Chametz utensils can be rendered t for Passover use through procedures called “Kashering”. e following types of dishes and utensils can NOT be “Kashered” for Passover use: Utensils which cannot be kashered • Utensils made of porcelain, chinaware, pottery, all earthenware; those made of plastic; glass utensils which are ordinarily used for hot foods and pyrex. If one has chinaware that has not been used in several years contact the Rabbi. • Utensils containing parts that are glued together (e.g., a knife with a glued-on handle). • Utensils, even metal or glass, with patches, cracks, dents or narrow openings (a sieve, or a bottle with a narrow neck, which cannot be properly cleansed).

Glass Utensils In which only cold Chametz was used can be kashered. However, it is strenuously suggested that glassware exclusively for Passover be bought. If one must kasher glasses, it can be accomplished by placing them in water for three consecutive days and changing the water every 24 hours. Metal Utensils can be Kashered If the metal utensil is one solid piece and not assembled or glued together - then one may remove (kasher) the forbidden substances, Chametz, with heat as intense as that which prevailed when the Chametz food was absorbed. Metal utensils used for boiling or lesser degrees of heat must be thoroughly cleaned and scraped thereaer and allowed to remain unused for 24 hours. en each piece is to be immersed in a large pot containing boiling water, and le in the seething water for a few minutes. If the pot in which the kashering is done is very big, a few pieces of cutlery can be submerged at a time. e volume of water must be 60 times the amount the cutlery can possibly absorb. e utensils should then be rinsed in cold water. In order to kasher a pot, which can not t into another pot, one must ll it completely with water and heat it until the water boils quickly; while the water is boiling, a red-hot stone (heated to 212 degrees) is dropped into the pot so that the water over#ows onto the sides. Utensils which came in contact with Chametz over a re or electric element and did not contain water - such as a broiler, a baking or a frying pan - can be kashered only by heating the object until it is red-hot and glowing. One of the ways this can be done is with a blowtorch. V. PETS & PESACH www.crcweb.org is a great source for pet questions Cats & Dogs On Pesach we are forbidden to receive any pleasure from Chametz. is includes feeding it to our pets. Most commercial pet food contains actual Chametz and therefore, may not be used on Pesach. erefore, all ingredients must be read to insure that the product does not contain wheat, oats, grain, and “by products”.

e following dog/cat foods have brands that do not have the above prohibited ingredients: Hills Science Diet, Friskies, Alpo, Mighty Dog and Iams. Check labels to insure the ingredients mentioned above are not listed. Pet food which consists of kitniyot (legumes) can be used on Pesach. e Star-K online is a good source to check for Passover cat and dog food. A more expansive list will be available through the synagogue o"ce closer to Pesach. If one cannot sustain his pet - on the above mentioned suggestions, please speak to one of the Rabbis.

Fish: Fresh water sh can be sustained on small quantities of Matzoh meal, frozen shrimp, freeze dried worms, or Krill sh. (Please confer with your local pet store owner)

Birds: Canary, millet, hemp, poppy, and sun#ower seeds in their pure form, or mixtures of the above seeds in their pure form are good for caged birds, and can be used all year round. DO NOT FEED BIRDS MATZOH or MATZOH MEAL. VI. BEDIKAT CHAMETZ - SEARCH FOR THE CHAMETZ On ursday night, April 2nd, as soon as night falls (aer 8:13 PM), we search for the Chametz by the light of a candle. Before the search we recite the following blessing: " Chicago Rabbinical Council 2015 Passover Guide

Table Of Contents Policy on Medicines, Cosmetics and Toiletries ...... 3 How to Use !is Guide ...... 7 Passover — an Introduction ...... 7 Preparation for Passover Description of Chametz ...... 8 Guidelines on Buying Food Before and After Passover ...... 8 Which Foods are Chametz? ...... 9-11 Kitnios ...... 14-16 “Ha Lachma Anya” – A Last Minute Invitation for Jewish Unity ...... 17 Kashering the Kitchen ...... 18-20 Countertops ...... 21 Tevillas Keilim and Hechsher Keilim...... 22-25 Eruv Tavshilin ...... 30-31 Shaimos Guidelines ...... 32 Proper Disposal of Chametz ...... 32-33 Pre-Pesach Cleaning Checklist ...... 33 Guidelines on Leaving Home Before Passover ...... 35 In Pursuit of Mitzvos ...... 35 Taanit B’chorim — Fast of First Born Sons ...... 36 !e Seder, Seder Plate, and Requirements and Measurements ...... 36-39 Passover Information Shopping Guide, Product Information, and FAQ ...... 41-61 Kashrus Status of Raw Fish on Pesach ...... 62-63 Chametz After Pesach ...... 64-68 Understanding the Reliability of Kosher Agencies ...... 70-72 Candle Lighting Times ...... 74-75 Passover Dates to Remember ...... 75 General Information Guide for Wedding Dates ...... 75 Calendar of Holidays ...... 76 Se"rat Haomer Chart ...... 77 Information about the cRc and cRc Members ...... 78-81 Glossary of Hebrew Terms ...... 82-83 2701 W. Howard • Chicago, IL 60645 773/465-3900 • Fax: 773/465-6632 • 773/465-6929 For Kosher consumer updates by email (free service) send your email address to [email protected] Updated Passover information is available online at www.crcweb.org and www.askcrc.org Advertising in the cRc Passover Guide does not necessarily constitute a Chicago Rabbinical Council endorsement of products or services. 3HVDFK Which Foods are Chametz?

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ne part of cleaning the house water for many hours; therefore its way into the batter. But most Ofor Pesach is to get all chametz #our should be treated as chametz .1 bakers do not have the patience to out of the kitchen. Of course, [In fact, matzah which is not baked wait all day for their bread to rise, the "rst things to be removed are especially for Pesach is made from so they add their own yeast into those that are obviously chametz tempered wheat and should also the batter to speed things up a bit. – bread, pasta, cookies, crackers, be treated as chametz !] Similarly, !e traditional method of col- pretzels, etc. Other foods can be all oats are heat-treated to prevent lecting/creating yeast is as follows: identi"ed by simply reading the them from becoming rancid; if this Every day the baker would take one ingredient panel, which shows that heating is done with “wet” steam, handful of dough out of the batter breakfast cereal, soy sauce, "sh sticks, the oats/oatmeal may be chametz. and not bake it. As the day went licorice, candy, and many other On the other hand, barley (a.k.a. on the yeast in that dough would foods often have wheat or #our pearled barley) is processed with - multiply (and be joined by other (chametz) listed prominently. Only out water, and therefore a standard yeast found in the air) to such an the most astute readers realize that bag of barley is not chametz . Some extent that that the batter would the vinegar in their ketchup, the barley is steeped in water until the turn sour and inedible. !is ball of vitamins in the rice or milk, and the barley begins to sprout; this creates concentrated yeast would be thrown #avor in their favorite snack may in a product known as barley malt into the next day’s batter to help fact contain chametz. !e goal of this (a.k.a. malted barley, malt) which that batter rise (and a handful of article is to educate the reader about is de"nitely chametz . that batter would be taken out to be the many foods which potentially saved for the next day…). In English contain chametz , beginning with this concentrated yeast-ball is called the more obvious and progressing Yeast “sourdough” due to its awfully-sour to the more obscure. !e Torah says that one may not taste, and this is what the Torah calls own se’or on Pesach . What exactly se’or and forbids one from owning is se’or ? Are se’or and yeast the same on Pesach . Flour, oats, and barley thing? A quick lesson in bread bak- However, one can also collect If one of the "ve grains – wheat, ing will surprisingly show that se’or is yeast from plant sources and produce barley, rye, oats, and spelt – sits in yeast but yeast is not necessarily se’or ! it via fermentation. If yeast does not water for more than 18 minutes it Although a grain which soaks in contain any ingredients from the becomes chametz, and one may not water for 18 minutes is chametz, in "ve primary grains (as it often does eat, derive bene"t from, or own it on order to make good bread one needs not), it is not chametz even though it Pesach . In addition, Ashkenazim do yeast. Yeast is the living microorgan- has the same characteristics as se’or ,2 not eat kitniyot – a group of foods ism which converts some of the and one may own it on Pesach . [!e which includes (among other things) #our into the carbon dioxide which process of “fermentation” and the rice, corn, soy, and their derivatives #u%s-up the batter and causes it to possible chametz concerns it raises – but are allowed to own kitniyot “rise”. !e air we breathe contains will be discussed below.] !us, se’or foods on Pesach . yeast. !erefore if one makes a batter is concentrated yeast but the yeast It is common practice that of #our and water it will eventually which is commonly sold in stores before wheat is ground into #our, rise even if no yeast is added, because is not se’or . the wheat kernels are tempered with yeast from the atmosphere will "nd Brewer’s yeast is yeast recovered

www.crcweb.org 9 from beer production (discussed the barley malt is considered a davar is because many foods are preserved below). It is similar to se’or , and one hama’amid and one may not own with vinegar (e.g. pickles, olives) may not own it (derive bene"t from such whisky on Pesach .5 and vinegar is a prime ingredient it, or eat it) on Pesach . As such, all types of whisky in many condiments (e.g. ketchup, should be treated as chametz unless mustard, mayonnaise, salad dress- they are speci"cally certi"ed as ing); in general it is distilled vinegar Beer and whisky kosher for Pesach . which is used in these applications. If barley is soaked in water under Certainly, any food containing vin- proper conditions, it ferments into egar should not be consumed on beer, and since the barley sat Vinegar Pesach unless the food is speci"- in water for more than 18 Vinegar is created when alcohol cally certi"ed for Pesach use. But minutes, beer is chametz.3 is (re)fermented, and the primary do the concerns with vinegar mean Beer contains approximate- concern with vinegar is the source that we must destroy or sell all of ly 5% alcohol, and people of the alcohol. As the name implies, the products in our pantries which who want a drink with a malt vinegar is made from malt or contain vinegar? higher alcohol content do beer which we have seen is cha- As a result of the concerns out- the following: !e grain is metz, and therefore malt vinegar is lined above, many Rabbonim recom- allowed to ferment until it de"nitely chametz. In contrast, wine mend that people whose minhag is reaches about 12-13% alco- vinegar and apple cider vinegar are to not sell chametz gamur , should hol, and then the alcohol is made from wine and apple cider not sell (or retain possession of) separated from (some of) the water which are not inherently chametz . vinegar-containing products on using a process called “distillation” However, due to the possibility Pesach . However others with knowl- to produce whisky, which contains that the equipment used and/or edge of the food industry argue that 30-95% alcohol. !e consensus of the processing aids are chametz , it due to the abundance of corn in the Poskim is that whisky produced is prudent to only consume wine or the United States, the overwhelm- from one of the "ve primary grains apple cider vinegar which is certi"ed ing majority of the vinegar sold is considered chametz, even though as kosher for Pesach . and used in the United States does it went through the process of distil- !e more di*cult question is not contain chametz (although it lation.4 Even if the whisky is made the Pesach status of white distilled does contain kitniyot ). !erefore, from corn or another kitniyot grain, vinegar, as follows: White distilled since there is no reasonable way for there are a number of other reasons vinegar is made from distilled alco- the average consumer to determine why it may be chametz: hol (described above), and the most whether the vinegar in a speci"c !e watery liquid that remains serious concern is whether the grain ketchup (for example) is chametz , after distillation is called “backset” used was chametz (e.g. wheat), kitni- they may rely on the rov (majority) and is often used in creating another yot (e.g. corn), or something innoc- and assume that the vinegar is not batch of whisky. !us, even if the uous (e.g. potatoes). Additional chametz, at least to the extent that grain used in creating the whisky concerns stem from questions about it may/should be sold to a non-Jew. is kitniyot , the water may be from the equipment, enzymes, yeasts, As with all matters of halacha , one a chametz whisky. and nutrients used in creating the should consult with a local Rav. It is Before the yeast ferments the alcohol and vinegar. 6 In addition, noteworthy that the aforementioned grain, the grain’s starch must be bro- the fermentation of vinegar always leniency does not necessarily apply ken-down into individual glucose begins with a “starter” taken from to (a) vinegar or vinegar-containing molecules, and this is traditionally a previous batch of vinegar (similar products from other countries or done with barley malt (discussed to the way se’or is used), and if that (b) organic vinegar (even if it is above). Since the chametz barley starter is chametz, the entire batch produced in the United States, due malt plays such a crucial role in will be forbidden. to the di*culty in obtaining organic the creation of the whisky (and !e question of whether grain- corn). also dramatically changes the taste based/distilled vinegar is chametz Pesach products are generally of the grain before it is fermented), has far-reaching implications. !is made with white distilled vinegar

10 www.crcweb.org which is specially-made without arguably had the most far-reaching ally, many of the ingredients listed any chametz or kitniyot concerns. a%ect. Enzymes are chemicals which above are used in tiny proportions, However some companies choose act as a catalyst for change in other which would theoretically be batel to substitute glacial acetic acid for items. A common example is rennet, b’shishim , and Poskim have taken the vinegar in their Pesach products. which causes milk to coagulate into di%erent positions as to which of Glacial acetic acid is chemically cheese, but the range of uses goes these serve as a davar hama’amid identical to vinegar but is made from well beyond cheese. For example, and/or a milsah d’avidah lit’amah , petroleum feedstock, as opposed to one enzyme lique"es and sweetens which cannot be batel. being fermented, and poses little corn into corn syrup, so that another In light of the seriousness of Pesach concern. enzyme can make it even sweeter eating chametz on Pesach , it is obvi- and become the high fructose corn ous that no one would consider syrup used to sweeten soft drinks. eating any food on Pesach which Enzymes, vitamins, ﬂavors, and Another enzyme is used to create contains (or may contain) any of other complex issues the “right” kind of sugar molecule these ingredients, unless the food is Microbiology has played a great so that hard-candies will not stick certi"ed as kosher for Pesach . [Many role in the advances in food tech- to the wrapper, and yet another one children and adults must consume nology in the past few decades. ensures that beer does not get cloudy baby formula, soy/rice beverages Food scientists have identified when it is refrigerated. or nutritional supplements (which numerous microorganisms which !e kashrus issues raised by all cannot be certi"ed for Pesach since can either serve as or help to create of this technology are beyond the they contain kitniyot ) and require enzymes (see below), vitamins (e.g. scope of this article, but one issue information as to whether those Ribo#avin, Vitamin B12), #avorful is quite relevant to our discussion. items contain chametz. !at issue is chemicals (e.g. MSG), and other One of the prime ingredients used beyond the scope of this article but items (e.g. xanthan gum, citric acid, in making just about all of the items see listings elsewhere in this Guide yeast). In addition, scientists have discussed above is “glucose” (a.k.a. for more information on speci"c learnt new ways to react chemicals sugar). Glucose can be created from items.] Some Rabbonim say that with one another (and use other any starch, which means that these for the same reason one should not methods) to create emulsi"ers, items may be wheat ( chametz ), corn own any of these items on Pesach , acidulants, sweeteners, #avors, and or rice ( kitniyot ), sweet potatoes but as noted above regarding vin- other chemicals (e.g. polysorbates, (kosher for Pesach ), or something egar, others argue that one may rely ascorbic acid, aspartame, esters, else, depending on what is available on the fact that the overwhelming magnesium citrate). !is technology in the country where the glucose is majority of these items sold and has allowed food scientists both to being produced. !is issue is further used in the United States do not create an array of foods which were complicated by the emergence of contain chametz (although they inconceivable 50 years ago, and the “global marketplace”, where contain kitniyot ). As with all matters to improve on the way that they it may be cheaper to buy xanthan of halacha, one should consult with produce “older” foods. gum from France or China than a local Rav. Of all these items, enzymes have from the local producer. Addition-

An earlier version of this article !rst appeared in Hamodia and the OU website and is reprinted here with permission (Endnotes) 1 Mishnah Berurah 453:24. 2 See Mechiltah 9:19 on Sh’mos 12:19. 3 Shulchan Aruch 442:5. 4 See Shulchan Aruch Y.D . 92:8 & 123:24, and Mishnah Berurah 442:4. 5 See Shulchan Aruch 442:5 and Mishnah Berurah 442:25. 6 !e nutrients are generally batel b’shishim , but some Poskim hold that since they are intentionally added to the vinegar they are not batel. !is issue, discussed in Magen Avraham 442:1, Nodah B’yehudah Y.D. II:56, Mishnah Berurah 447:14 and others, is beyond the scope of this article. www.crcweb.org 11 Kitnios

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n addition to the Torah’s restric- below and in the “Derivatives of the aforementioned rule that “new” Itions on owning, eating, and kitnios” section of this article. vegetables are not included in the bene"ting from chametz, an Ash- Iggeros Moshe explains that the minhag , is corn/maize which Mish- kenazic minhag (custom) developed minhag to not eat kitnios developed nah Berurah 453:4 and others rule in the Middle Ages to not eat certain di%erently than other minhagim and is kitnios, even though it was intro- foods known collectively as “ kit- therefore rules that only foods which duced to Europe after the minhag nios”. Mishnah Berurah 1 cites three we know were speci"cally included had already been enacted. reasons for this minhag: (a) kitnios in the minhag are forbidden. [See As a rule, spices are not consid- is harvested and processed in the also Chok Yaakov 453:9 who makes a ered to be kitnios, and Rema 453:1 same manner as chametz , (b) it is similar point.] With this he explains makes a point of noting that anise/ ground into #our and baked just like the generally accepted custom to not dill and coriander are not kitnios . chametz [so people may mistakenly consider potatoes to be kitnios, even Nevertheless, Taz 462:3 notes that believe that if they can eat kitnios, though the reasons upon which the all spices should be checked before they can also eat chametz ], (c) it custom is based applies to potatoes. Pesach to establish that no chametz may have chametz grains mixed into !e minhag of kitnios can be dated grains are mixed in, and elsewhere it [so people who eat kitnios may back at least until Maharil , who died Taz (453:1) speci"cally notes that inadvertently be eating chametz ]. in 1427. Potatoes did not come to anise and coriander seeds should be Although initially there were those Europe until the 16 th century, so thoroughly checked. In addition, who objected to the minhag, it has they were a “new” vegetable which Taz and Magen Avraham (453:3) become an accepted part of Pesach was not included in the minhag . discuss whether fennel, cumin, and in all Ashkenazic communities. !is logic has also been sug- caraway seeds (i.e. three variations of gested as a basis for permitting the “kimmel”) can possibly be checked consumption on Pesach of a grain (and used) for Pesach . !us, as a rule, Which foods are kitnios called quinoa. !e thinking is that spices are not kitnios but require !e earlier Poskim mention since quinoa, which has only recent- special care to guarantee that no that rice, buckwheat/kasha, millet, ly been introduced to the Northern chametz grains are mixed into them. beans, lentils, peas, sesame seeds, Hemisphere from its native South Some hashgochos consider fenugreek and mustard are included in the America, was never considered kit- to be kitnios, while others do not, minhag,2 and it is generally accepted nios, it remains permitted on Pesach , and the surprising rami"cations of that chickpeas, corn (see below), even though logically it should be this question will be noted towards green beans, poppy seeds, snow included in the minhag . While this the end of this article. peas, soybeans, sugar-snap peas, and logic is sound, it is noteworthy that sun#ower seeds are also forbidden. quinoa is often packaged in plants On the other hand, co%ee, garlic, that also package wheat and barley, Derivatives of kitnios nuts, olives, potatoes (see below), and it is possible that those grains !e earlier Poskim, including radishes, and tea are not treated as (i.e. chametz ) could get mixed into Rema , clearly indicate that oil made kitnios.3 Iggeros Moshe 4 assumes that the quinoa. !erefore, it is recom- from kitnios is forbidden on Pesach , peanuts are not kitnios but notes that mended that quinoa only be used for but some of the later Poskim suggest some have a custom to be machmir. Pesach when it is speci"cally certi"ed that such oil may be permitted, Some other examples of foods which as being Kosher for Passover. because some of the original rea- are or are not kitnios will be noted An important “exception” to sons for the minhag do not apply

14 www.crcweb.org to the oil extracted from kitnios. It types of enzymes and foods. !is has taste from sweet to sour but would is generally accepted to follow the had dramatic e%ects on the world not permit the corn syrup, since it stricter opinion in this matter, but of kashrus , including kitnios. What is not changed/nishtaneh “enough” the lenient opinion is sometimes happens if one takes bland-tasting from the corn from which it came. considered as one factor in a larger corn and uses enzymes to liquefy and !is rationale is the basis for some decision. !erefore, on Pesach one sweeten it? Does the resulting corn hashgachos’ certification and/or may not use corn or soybean oil syrup remain forbidden as kitnios? Is acceptance of certain productions of (a.k.a. “vegetable oil”), and some do the halacha possibly more lenient if aspartame, citric acid, monosodium not use peanut oil either (see above one takes the aforementioned corn glutamate (MSG), and xanthan gum regarding peanuts). Oil from olives, syrup and uses enzymes to convert for Pesach . Some argue that Mishnah palm, coconut, and walnuts are it to sour-tasting ascorbic acid? Berurah’s ruling is limited to cases acceptable for Pesach use, because the !ese questions depend on a of b’dieved and does not justify the fruits from which they are extracted machlokes Rishonim cited in Mishnah l’chatchilah creation/certi"cation of are not kitnios . Minchas Yitzchok 5 Berurah 216:7 regarding the kashrus such an item, and others argue that suggests that cottonseed oil is kit- of musk – a fragrant byproduct of nishtaneh may be limited to cases nios, but in a subsequent teshuvah 6 blood which is found in a gland of where the forbidden item becomes he reconsiders this position; 7 in the the male musk deer. Some Rishonim inedible in the middle of its con- United States cottonseed oil is gen- are of the opinion that since blood is version to the “new” item. We will erally not considered to be kitnios, non-kosher, musk is also forbidden, see below that even those who take but in Eretz Yisroel there are those but others say that once the blood the strict position in this matter who refrain from using it. is nishtaneh (changed), it loses its generally agree that foods created Canola oil was "rst approved original identity and becomes an with these ingredients are b’dieved for food use in the United States innocuous kosher liquid. Mishnah permitted on Pesach . in 1985, and there are those who Berurah rules that as relates to issurim therefore suggested that it is a “new” d’rabannan one item which should not be included may be lenient. in the minhag, as per Iggeros Moshe Accordingly, cited above. However, the fault with some hashgochos this line of reasoning is that “canola take the position oil” is actually rapeseed oil (a.k.a. that since kit- colza oil), which has been used for nios is merely a centuries in Europe. [Canola oil is minhag (i.e. even rapeseed oil specially bred to have less than an issur less erucic acid (a suspected cause d’rabannan ) one of heart disease); therefore only this can be lenient better variation of rapeseed oil is and certify kit- approved for food use in the USA.] nios which was In fact, Avnei Nezer and Maharsham 8 truly nishtaneh . speci"cally mention rapeseed and its In order to qual- oil in their discussions of kitnios. It ify as “ nishtaneh ” is also noteworthy that canola often the kitnios must grows near oats, and therefore even go through a sig- those who might argue that canola nificant change is not kitnios would agree that all in taste; therefore of the oats must be removed before in the cases noted the oil is extracted from the canola. above, they would In recent decades, scientists certify the ascor- have learnt to manipulate micro- bic acid due to the organisms to create and convert all dramatic change in

www.crcweb.org 15 Halachos of kitnios the product is truly chametz -free disagreements as to whether certain !e minhag to not eat kitnios before consuming it. !e subject foods are or are not kitnios , those begins on Erev Pesach at the same of determining whether an item is disagreements are limited to one time that one may not eat chametz.9 merely kitnios or if it possibly con- who wants to consume the actual Although one may not eat kitnios, tains chametz is beyond the scope item (or a hashgachah certifying a one may own and derive bene"t of this article. company that is intentionally put- from kitnios. !erefore, on Pesach Kitnios is batel b’rov , which ting the ingredient into a food), but one may keep cans of sweet corn means that if someone accidentally these disagreements rarely a%ect in his possession or feed millet to put kitnios into their Pesach food, the consumers. his parrot. Additionally, children, food is b’dieved permitted, assum- people who are ill, and people whose ing the food contains more non- diet is otherwise restricted and must kitnios than kitnios .10 !is means Other Minhagim eat kitnios , are excluded from the that although the food may have In addition to the well-known minhag and may eat these foods a pronounced taste of kitnios , the minhag of not eating kitnios , the after consulting with a Rav . food is permitted (unless there are Rema (467:8) cites customs to not !is halacha is quite relevant recognizable pieces of kitnios which eat honey, raisins, dried fruit, sugar, to baby formulas and nutritional have not been removed). !erefore, sa%ron, and cloves, and other Pos- supplements (e.g. Ensure) which if a beverage is sweetened with aspar- kim cite numerous other customs invariably contain kitnios, and are tame made of kitnios shenishtaneh, from speci"c communities. Many of usually used by people who have few even those people who are of the these minhagim are limited to cases non- kitnios choices, if any. When opinion that aspartame is forbidden where the person does not know such foods are used on Pesach they (as explained above) may drink the for sure that the product does not should be prepared in special non- beverage, because the aspartame is contain chametz; therefore many of Pesach and non- chametz utensils, batel b’rov in the other ingredients. these minhagim are not practiced which should not be washed with Similarly, we have seen that there is nowadays because the hashgachah the Pesach dishes. It must be noted a disagreement as to whether fenu- on the food guarantees that it is that although the halacha is quite greek is kitnios. Nonetheless, even chametz -free. As with all matters lenient in permitting children and those who follow the strict approach of halacha , one who is unsure as the in"rm to consume kitnios, the may consume maple syrup which is to whether a family or community halacha is quite strict regarding #avored with fenugreek (as it often custom remains in e%ect, should the consumption of chametz , and is) because it is batel b’rov . !us, consult with their Rav . one must therefore be sure that although we have seen a number of

An earlier version of this article !rst appeared in Hamodia and the OU website and is reprinted here with permission

(Endnotes) 1 Mishnah Berurah 453:6 & 464:5. 2 See Beis Yosef OC 453, Rema 453:1 & 464:1 and Mishnah Berurah 453:4, 7 & 11. 3 See Sha’arei Teshuvah 453:1, Chayei Adam 127:7 and others. 4 Iggeros Moshe OC 3:63. 5 Minchas Yitzchok 3:138:b. 6 Minchas Yitzchok 4:114:c. 7 See also Mikra’ai Kodesh, Pesach 2:60:2. 8 Avnei Neze r 373 & 533 and Maharsham 1:183. 8 Shevet HaLevi 3:31, citing Chok Yaakov 471:2 and others. 10 Rema 453:1 as per Mishnah Berurah 453:9.

16 www.crcweb.org Kashering the Kitchen

Introduction ishes, utensils, kitchen appliances, countertops, and anything else used with food year-round, cannot be Dused for Passover unless it goes through a process known as “ kashering” or “ hechsher keilim”. For a few items kashering just involves thoroughly cleaning the item, but for most items kashering also requires submerging the item in boiling water or a similar hot process. !e laws of kashering are quite complex, and this article will present the most practical points for the average consumer; readers are encouraged to discuss any questions not covered in this article with their local Orthodox Rabbi.

!e following items may not be Flatware kashered for Passover: Silver, stainless steel, and plastic #at- New Utensils • China, pottery, earthenware, ware may be kashered . !e process Many people choose to purchase cement/concrete, and enameled begins with a thorough cleaning, extra dishes, #atware, and other pots cannot be kashered for Pass- after which the utensil should not utensils which are kept from year over. !e Ashkenazic custom is to be used for 24 hours. A pot of water to year for Passover use, thereby not kasher glass, with the excep- is brought to a rolling boil, and the avoiding the need to kasher those tion of glass stovetops discussed pieces of #atware are dropped into items. below. !ere is a di%erence of the water one at a time. If the water opinion as to whether plastic stops boiling at any point, one must • All new metal, aluminum, and and other synthetic materials are wait until it returns to a boil before glass utensils require tevilat included in this rule, and the cRc putting in any more #atware. !e keilim (ritual immersion) in position is that those materials custom is to rinse the #atware with a kosher mikvah (ritual bath). may be kashered . cold water after kashering. • New disposable aluminum pans • Utensils and appliances which Some have the custom to kasher are acceptable for Passover with- cannot be thoroughly cleaned, in a dedicated “ kashering pot” which out special certi"cation. Ritual such as those having crevices in is not used for anything else, but immersion and the appropri- which chametz can accumulate most kasher in any pot which is clean ate bracha (blessing) are not cannot be kashered for Passover. and has not been used for 24 hours. required. Some examples of this are dish- • New utensils made of plastic washers, sieves, graters, utensils Pots and Pans or Styrofoam are acceptable with loose-"tting handles, and Standard metal pots are kashered in without special certi"cation, bottles with narrow necks. the same manner as #atware; consult and ritual immersion is not • Materials which might get ruined with your Rabbi if the pot which required. during the kashering process can- requires kashering is too large to "t not be kashered for Passover, out into any other pot of boiling water. of concern that the person would Enameled pots and glass pots (e.g. libun kal which involves cleaning be afraid of breaking his utensil Pyrex) cannot be kashered . the pans well, not using them for 24 and would therefore not kasher In general, baking, roasting, hours and then putting them on an properly. and frying pans cannot be kashered open #ame until both the inside and for Passover, unless they are always outside of the pan are hot enough We now turn to the used with generous amounts of oil to singe paper. parts of the kitchen or other grease when cooking. If that which can be kashered . is the case, they can be kashered via

18 www.crcweb.org Drinking Vessels should be replaced for Passover. it should be turned on to its high- !e Ashkenazic custom is that Porcelain sinks cannot be kash- est temperature for one hour. As drinking vessels made of glass can- ered . Dishes and other Passover an added precaution for Passover, not be kashered if they were ever used utensils cannot be placed in a sink once this process is complete, the for hot beverages or washed with hot which was not kashered ; rather, an racks and grates should be covered water, such as in a dishwasher. If insert or basin which was never used on both sides with aluminum foil they were never used or washed hot, for chametz must be placed in the (which should be perforated for air "ll the glasses with water and leave sink, and all dishes should be put circulation). Additionally, no food the water in the glasses for at least into that insert. should be permitted to touch the 24 hours; repeat this procedure two side, bottom, or top of the oven additional times with fresh water. Stovetops and Ovens on Passover. Drinking vessels made of plastic Stovetops (ranges) and ovens can be kashered in the same man- may be kashered for Passover use, Self-cleaning oven ner as #atware outlined above, and and the process for doing so is as A complete high-temperature self- drinking vessels (or anything else) follows: clean cycle should be run with the made of ceramic or china cannot racks inside the oven, and then the be kashered . Stovetops oven may be used for Passover with- !e most common type of stovetop out covering the racks. !is kashering Tablecloths is a metal grate over an open #ame, may be done even if the oven was Fabric tablecloths may be used for which is situated on a porcelain not left unused for 24 hours. If the Passover after being laundered. Vinyl enamel surface. Others have electric racks are not inside the oven while tablecloths cannot be kashered and coils in the place of an open #ame the self-clean cycle is run, the racks should be replaced for Passover. or have a ceramic or glass surface should be kashered separately. covering electric coils, and the most Note: Low-temperature self-clean Electric Mixers, Food Processors popular brands for this last type of cycles (e.g. AquaLift, Steam Clean) and Blenders stovetop are Corning and Ceran. do not qualify as kashering. !e motor area of small electric Stovetops which are covered appliances (e.g. mixers, food proces- with ceramic cannot be kashered . Microwave oven sors, blenders) is often exposed to For all other types, the kashering is Microwave ovens may be used on chametz and is very di*cult to clean; as follows: All parts of the stovetop Chol HaMoed , but not on Shabbat it is therefore recommended that one should be thoroughly cleaned, and Yom Tov . !e glass plate can- purchase separate appliances which including scraping residual food not be kashered (or used) and should be reserved for Passover use. from the surface and catch-tray, should be removed before kash- Food processors and blenders whose and not used for 24 hours. !en ering begins. To kasher the appli- motor area is truly sealed (i.e. they the "re or coil should be turned to ance itself, the microwave must be cannot be unscrewed or opened by its maximum temperature for one thoroughly cleaned and not used consumers) are not a%ected by this hour. [For electric stovetops with for 24 hours. !en, a cup of water issue and may be used for Passover, exposed coils (i.e. not covered with should be boiled in the chamber after separate bowls and blades are glass), leave the coils on for just for an extended amount of time, purchased for Passover use. 15 minutes instead of a full hour.] until the chamber "lls with steam Finally, the knobs, catch trays and and the water over#ows from the Sinks all areas between the burners must cup. For Passover, it is a commend- Stainless steel or Corian sinks may be covered with aluminum foil. able extra precaution to cover all be kashered by cleaning them thor- foods in the microwave, even after oughly, leaving them unused for 24 Non self-cleaning oven performing the above kashering . If hours, and then carefully pouring !e interior and exterior surfaces a microwave has a metal grate, it boiling water from a kettle over all of the oven must be thoroughly should be kashered in a pot of hot surfaces of the sink and faucet. !e cleaned, the oven should not be water as described in the Flatware strainer covering the sink’s drain used for a full 24 hours, and then section above.

www.crcweb.org 19 !ere are many coun- marble. It is di%erent than natural tertop materials available stone in that it is not porous. !ere- for home use today, with the fore the surface does not need to be old favorite being plastic lami- sealed. Some common brands are nate, manufactured by laminating Cambria, Silestone, Zodiaq, and a hard plastic material onto a thin Caesar Stone. !ese may be kashered For convection piece of wood. Some popular brands for Passover. microwave ovens , the of laminate are Formica, Pionite, Similarly, there is another coun- same kashering process as Wilsonart, and Nevamar . In some tertop material which is made to a conventional oven should cases, there are seams where two look like stone but it is actually be followed, paying particu- pieces of laminate meet, creating an acrylic or polyester and there- lar attention to cleaning out the the potential for chametz collecting fore is easy to maintain. Some chamber and fan assembly. in that area during the year, and popular brands are Corian, Staron, special attention should be paid to Swanstone, Gibraltar, Surrell, and Refrigerators and Freezers cleaning those seams. Avonite. !ese materials may be All parts of refrigerators and Butcher block or wood surfaces kashered for Passover if they do not freezers must be thoroughly cleaned are once again becoming popular. contain any scratches or stains; oth- and washed, including storage bins. Wood may be kashered only if it erwise they must be covered. !e shelves should be lined with contains no cracks that might trap !ere are also glass, ceramic, plastic or foil, which should be chametz. Due to the likelihood of cement, and porcelain countertops perforated with small holes to allow such cracks developing, it was the available, with porous grout between for air circulation. practice to sand down wooden each tile. Buddy Rhodes and Cheng surfaces in butcher shops before Design are popular brands of cement Countertops Passover. If sanding the countertops countertop. !ese countertops can- !e procedure for kashering is practical in one’s home or if the not be kashered for Passover and a countertop is to clean it thor- countertop contains no cracks, the must be covered. oughly, not use it for 24 hours, and countertop may be kashered ; other- While not used as often in a then carefully pour boiling water wise the wooden countertop should home, stainless steel, copper, and on all surfaces. Once the coun- be covered for Passover. Some of the zinc countertops are also available, tertop is kashered , it may be used popular wood brands on the market and they may be kashered for Pass- without being covered. However, are John Boos, Craftart, Spekva, over. many people have a custom to both and Omega. !ere can always be unique kasher and cover their countertops. Many kitchens use natural stone situations that might arise in one’s As noted at the beginning of this such as granite, marble, limestone, own home. When in doubt, con- article, one cannot kasher utensils quartzite, soap- tact your local made of certain materials (namely stone, slate, and Orthodox Rabbi. ceramic, cement, glass), materials onyx for counter- Special thanks to which are not robust enough to tops. !ese may Rick Glickman of withstanding kashering , and any be kashered for “Dream Kitchens” utensil that has cracks, nicks, or Passover regard- for his assistance scratches where pieces of food might less of which seal- with our countertop get stuck. !ese same restrictions ant is used. research. apply to countertops. A n o t h e r A summary of In any situation where the material used the information countertop cannot or will not be for countertops about countertops kashered , it may only be used on is quartz resin , a is included in the Passover after being covered with man-made mate- chart on the follow- a non-porous material which will rial made to look ing page. not easily rip or tear. like granite or

20 www.crcweb.org Countertops !e following is a summary of the countertop information presented in the preceding article. %UDQG1DPHRU &DQLWEH &RPPHQW 0DWHULDO kashered" Acrylic Yes May be NDVKHUHG if there are no scratches or stains; otherwise cover. Avonite Yes May be NDVKHUHG if there are no scratches or stains; otherwise cover. Buddy Rhodes 1R 0XVWEHFRYHUHGIRU3DVVRYHU Butcher Block Yes May be NDVKHUHG if there are no cracks; otherwise sand or cover. Caesar Stone Yes Cambria Yes Cement 1R 0XVWEHFRYHUHGIRU3DVVRYHU Ceramic tile 1R 0XVWEHFRYHUHGIRU3DVVRYHU Cheng Design 1R 0XVWEHFRYHUHGIRU3DVVRYHU Concrete 1R 0XVWEHFRYHUHGIRU3DVVRYHU Copper Yes Corian Yes May be NDVKHUHG if there are no scratches or stains; otherwise cover. Craftart Yes May be NDVKHUHG if there are no cracks; otherwise sand or cover. Dekton No 0XVWEHFRYHUHGIRU3DVVRYHU Formica Yes Carefully clean seams before NDVKHULQJ . Gibraltar Yes May be NDVKHUHG if there are no scratches or stains; otherwise cover. Glass tile 1R 0XVWEHFRYHUHGIRU3DVVRYHU Granite Yes John Boos Yes May be NDVKHUHG if there are no cracks; otherwise sand or cover. Laminate (plastic) Yes Carefully clean seams before NDVKHULQJ . Limestone Yes Marble Yes Nevamar Yes Carefully clean seams before NDVKHULQJ . Omega Yes May be NDVKHUHG if there are no cracks; otherwise sand or cover. Pionite Yes Carefully clean seams before NDVKHULQJ . Plastic Laminate Yes Carefully clean seams before NDVKHULQJ . Porcelain 1R 0XVWEHFRYHUHGIRU3DVVRYHU Quartzite Yes Quartz Resin Yes Silestone Yes Slate Yes Soapstone Yes Spekva Yes May be NDVKHUHG if there are no cracks; otherwise sand or cover. Stainless Steel Yes Staron Yes May be NDVKHUHG if there are no scratches or stains; otherwise cover. Surrell Yes May be NDVKHUHG if there are no scratches or stains; otherwise cover. Swanstone Yes May be NDVKHUHG if there are no scratches or stains; otherwise cover. Wilsonart Yes Carefully clean seams before NDVKHULQJ . Wood Yes May be NDVKHUHG if there are no cracks; otherwise sand or cover. Zinc Yes Zodiaq Yes

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Aluminum If used with liquid, NDVKHU via KDJ·DODK No See note See note (disposable) If used without liquids, requires OLEXQJDPXU

Aluminum If used with liquid, NDVKHU via KDJ·DODK Yes See note See note (not disposable) If used without liquids, requires OLEXQJDPXU

Baking sheet Yes Yes Yes /LEXQJDPXU

For year-round, clean blech well and don’t use for 24 hours, then place blech on stovetop burners and turn on all burners Blech No No Yes to their highest setting for 30 minutes. Exercise caution as the blech will become very hot.

Yes, without Bone China No No a EHUDFKD

If used with liquid, NDVKHU via KDJ·DODK Cast Iron Yes Yes Yes If used without liquids, requires OLEXQJDPXU

Ceramic No No No (e.g. coffee mug)

Yes, without China No No a EHUDFKD

Yes, Coffee maker No Yes For year-round, clean well, do not use for 24 hours, and for the glass then run through one cycle portions

Colander Yes No Yes For year-round, NDVKHU via KDJ·DODK

Corelle Yes No No

Cork No No No

If manufactured before 1995, requires WHYLOODK with a EHUDFKD (as it is glass) Corningware See note No No If manufactured after 1995, requires WHYLOODK without a EHUDFKD (as it is glazed ceramic)

Crystal Yes No No

www.crcweb.org 23 CAN IT BE KASHERED ? Requires Method of kashering (where applicable) Item tevillah ? For Year- and other notes Pesach round Not Dentures (false teeth) No Yes For 3HVDFK , NDVKHU via LUXLNOLULVKRQ required

Dishwasher made of… No No No Porcelain

Dishwasher made of… Stainless steel or No No See note For year round, replace racks, do not use for 24 hours, and then run through one cycle plastic

Duralex Yes No No

Farberware Yes Yes Yes For NDVKHULQJ , see individual utensils (e.g. frying pan, pot)

Yes, Food Processor No Yes For year-round, NDVKHU all parts including those made of hard for the metal plastic via KDJ·DODK portions

Frying pan, Yes No No with Teflon coating

If used with generous amounts of oil or other grease, Frying pan, NDVKHU via OLEXQNDO (clean well and do not use for 24 hours, then put on open flame until both inside and without Teflon Yes See note See note outside are hot enough to singe paper). coating If used with insignificant amounts of oil (e.g. cooking spray) NDVKHU via OLEXQJDPXU

For year-round, NDVKHU via leaving all burners on highest setting for half an hour Glass-topped range No Yes Yes For 3HVDFK , NDVKHU as above but do not use the range on 3HVDFK unless the space between the burners is covered

If used with hot beverages or washed in a dishwasher, they cannot be NDVKHUHG for 3HVDFK . Otherwise, fill the glasses with Glasses used for drinking Yes See note No water and leave the water in the glasses for at least 24 hours. Repeat this procedure two additional times with fresh water.

To NDVKHU , clean and do not use for 24 hours, then leave on Hot Plate (metal) No Yes Yes highest setting for half an hour. Glass and ceramic hot plates cannot be NDVKHUHG .

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To NDVKHU , clean microwave thoroughly and do not use for 24 hours. Boil a cup of water in the chamber for an extended amount of time, until the chamber fills with steam Yes, Yes, Yes, Microwave oven and the water overflows from the cup. The glass plate only for the except for except for glass cannot be NDVKHUHG (or used) and should be removed before glass plate glass plate plate NDVKHULQJ begins. For 3HVDFK , it is a commendable extra precaution to cover all foods in the microwave, even after performing the above NDVKHULQJ .

Pot made of… Metal (uncoated) or Yes Yes Yes +DJ·DODK Teflon-coated metal

Plastic No Yes Yes +DJ·DODK

Pyrex Yes No No

Rubber No Yes Yes +DJ·DODK , assuming there are no cracks where food might get trapped. If there are cracks, it cannot be NDVKHUHG (or used).

Stainless steel Yes Yes Yes For NDVKHULQJ , see individual utensils (e.g. frying pan, pot)

Yes, Stoneware without a No No EHUDFKD

Teflon-coated cookware Yes See note See note For NDVKHULQJ , see individual utensil (e.g. frying pan, pot)

+DJ·DODK , assuming there are no cracks where food might get Wood No Yes Yes trapped. If there are cracks, it cannot be NDVKHUHG (or used).

For an instructional cRc video on Kashering the Kitchen, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA3P1shmhME

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Shopping Guide PESACH 2015 This list of products is marked as follows:

9 Acceptable without Passover Certification Food items in this section should preferably be purchased before Passover

Ÿ Must bear reliable Passover Certification

8 Not acceptable for Passover Sephardim should contact their local Sephardic rabbi regarding issues of kitniyot

Product Status Notes Product Status Notes

Adhesive bandages 9 Bean sprouts 8 Kitniyot Liquid Ÿ Benefiber Chametz Air freshener 8 Solid 9 Beverages Ÿ For drinking Ÿ Alcohol Isopropyl alcohol 9 Bicarbonate of soda 9 Alfalfa 8 Kitniyot Bird food See pet food pages Aluminum products 9 Includes aluminum foil and pans Bleach 9 Amaranth is not kitniyot but Bleach wipes 9 Amaranth Ÿ requires certification to be sure no other grains are mixed in Blush 9 Ammonia 9 Body wash 9 Anise 8 Kitniyot Wax for braces is also acceptable; wash Braces 9 rubber bands before placing in mouth Antacid (chewable) Ÿ Brewer’s yeast 8 Chametz Apple juice Concentrate also requires Pesach Ÿ certification Brown sugar Ÿ Apple sauce Ÿ Buckwheat 8 Kitniyot Aspartame Ÿ Buckwheat pillow One may own and derive benefit 9 from kitniyot Raw are acceptable if they contain Baby carrots no additives Butter Ÿ Canned, cooked or frozen Ÿ Candles 9 Scented is also acceptable Baby food Ÿ Includes jarred or canned Candy Ÿ See Infant Formula pages When acceptable, bottles should be Canned fruits or Baby formula Ÿ filled and cleaned separately from vegetables Pesach dishes since formula is kitniyot Canola oil 8 Kitniyot Baby oil 9 Caraway 8 Kitniyot Baby ointment 9 Raw (including baby carrots) are Acceptable if it only contains talc, Carrots acceptable if additive Ͳfree Baby powder talcum powder, corn starch, or Canned, cooked or frozen other innocuous ingredients Ÿ Acceptable if they do not contain Cat food See pet food pages Baby wipes ethyl alcohol (ethanol) Charcoal 9 Bags 9 Cheese Ÿ Baking powder Ÿ Cheese spreads Ÿ Baking soda 9 Chewable pills See medicine letter (page 3) Balloons If powdered, wash before Pesach Chewing tobacco Ÿ Contains flavors Band Ͳaids 9 Chickpeas 8 Kitniyot Beans 8 Kitniyot Cloves Some have acustom not to use cloves for Pesach

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Product Status Notes Product Status Notes

Acceptable if 100% pure and not Fabric protector 9 Cocoa powder processed in Europe All Hershey’s are acceptable Fabric softener 9 Coconut (shredded) Seeds 8(Kitniyot) Ÿ Fennel Leaves 9 Beans which are plain, unflavored, and not decaffeinated do not Fresh 9 Fish require certification, but the grinder Canned, frozen or processed Ÿ Coffee Ÿ must be clean Instant, flavored or decaffeinated Fish food See pet food pages coffee requires certification Flax seeds are not kitniyot KͲcups require certification Flax seeds See spices Coffee filters 9 Flour 8 Chametz Coffee whitener Ÿ Floss (dental) Acceptable (including waxed) if not flavored Cologne See cosmetics pages Foil (aluminum) 9 Colonoscopy drink See medicine pages Food coloring Ÿ Confectionary sugar Ÿ Food supplements See nutritional supplement page Contact lens solution 9 Foot powder 9 Contact paper 9 Formula for infants See baby formula Cooking oil spray Ÿ Frozen dinners Ÿ Cooking wine Ÿ Canned, cooked, dried or Coriander seeds 8 Kitniyot sweetened Ÿ Fresh Corn &corn products Fruit 9 Kitniyot Frozen is acceptable if it isn’t (e.g. corn oil, corn syrup) 8 sweetened or cooked, and contains no sensitive additives Corn remover 9 Pure frozen concentrated orange Cosmetics See cosmetics pages Fruit juice Ÿ juice 9 Creams (e.g. Other concentrates Ÿ 9 cosmetics) Fruit preserves Ÿ Crock pot liner 9 Furniture polish 9 Cumin Kitniyot Fresh 9 8 Garlic Peeled (in jars or cans) Ÿ Cutlery (plastic) 9 Powder free 9 Gloves (disposable) Dates Ÿ Glaze may be problematic Powderless or with powder Ÿ

Decaffeinated coffee Lipton decaffeinated tea bags are Glue Ÿ 9 or tea acceptable without certification Grape juice Ÿ Dental floss or tape Acceptable (including waxed) if not flavored Grapefruit juice Ÿ Dentures 9 Green beans 8 Kitniyot Deodorant See cosmetic pages Gum (chewing) Ÿ Dessert gels & Hair gel 9 puddings Ÿ Hairspray See cosmetic pages Detergent 9 Hemp 8 Kitniyot Seeds 8(Kitniyot) Dill Herbal tea Ÿ Leaves 9 Honey Dishwashing soap 9 Ÿ Raw 9 Dog food See pet food pages Horseradish Prepared Ÿ Dried fruit Ÿ Hydrogen peroxide 9 Edamame 8 Kitniyot Ice (in bag) 9 Cooked or liquid Ÿ Ice cream Eggs Whole and raw (including Ÿ pasteurized) 9 Ices Ÿ Ensure See nutritional supplement page Infant formula See baby formula Eye drops 9 Ink 9 Eye liner 9 Sprays Insecticide 9 Some traps contain chametz Eye shadow 9

9=Acceptable without Passover Certification Ÿ=Must bear Passover Certification 8=Not acceptable for Passover SHOPPING GUIDE –PESACH 2015

Product Status Notes Product Status Notes

Instant coffee or tea Canned Ÿ Ÿ Mushrooms Raw or dried 9 Invert sugar Ÿ Mustard 8 Kitniyot Isopropyl alcohol 9 Nail polish 9 Jam Ÿ Nail polish remover 9 Jelly Ÿ Napkins 9 Pure frozen concentrated orange Juice (fruit) Ÿ juice 9 Non Ͳdairy creamer Ÿ Other concentrates Ÿ Nutritional K Cups Ͳ Ÿ supplement (e.g. See nutritional supplement page Ensure) Kasha 8 Kitniyot Peanuts are kitniyot 8 Ketchup Ÿ Pecans (all shelled) Ÿ Kimmel 8 Kitniyot Nuts Other nuts (incl. chopped) are acceptable without certification if Lactaid milk may be used if free of BHA and BHT, and not purchased before Pesach blanched or roasted Lactaid Chewable pills 8 Ointments Non Ͳchewable pills 9 9 Extra virgin (unflavored) Powder free 9 Olive oil 9 Latex gloves Other types, including extra light Powderless or with powder Ÿ Ÿ Oil Laundry detergent 9 Ÿ Pure frozen orange juice Laxatives See medicine pages Orange juice Ÿ concentrate doesn’t require Pesach certification Lemon juice Concentrate also requires Pesach Ÿ certification Orthodontics Wash rubber bands before placing 9 in mouth Lentils 8 Kitniyot Oven cleaner Lip products See cosmetic pages 9 Pam Ÿ Liqueur Ÿ Pans (aluminum) 9 Liquid dish detergent 9 Including bags, napkins, plates, wax Liquid medicines See medicine letter (page 3) Paper products 9 paper May be used for hot or cold Liquor Ÿ Paraffin Requires Passover certification, and 9 Listerine PocketPaks 8 this brand isn’t certified Parchment paper Ÿ Lotions 9 Peanuts 8 Kitniyot Makeup See cosmetic pages Peas 8 Kitniyot Margarine Ÿ Pecans (all shelled) Ÿ Mascara 9 Perfume See cosmetic pages Matzah Ÿ Pet food See pet food pages Mayonnaise Ÿ Petroleum jelly 9 Fresh or frozen raw meat in original packaging is acceptable, but Pickles Ÿ Meat ground, cooked or repacked See medicine letter (page 3) requires Pesach certification Pills Medicine See medicine letter (page 3) Pineapple (canned) Ÿ See separate list of certified milk Plastic (cutlery, plates) 9 producers in the Midwest Milk Ÿ If certified is unavailable, buy Plastic wrap 9 before Pesach Including paper, plastic and Styrofoam Millet 8 Kitniyot Plates 9 May be used for hot or cold Mineral oil 9 Play Ͳdoh 8 May contain chametz Mineral water Acceptable if it doesn’t contain carbonation, flavors or vitamins Polish (for furniture, shoes, silver) 9 Monosodium Ÿ glutamate Pop Ÿ Mousse (for hair) See cosmetic pages Popcorn 8 Kitniyot Mouthwash See cosmetic pages Poppy seeds 8 Kitniyot MSG Ÿ Potato chips Ÿ

9=Acceptable without Passover Certification Ÿ=Must bear Passover Certification 8=Not acceptable for Passover SHOPPING GUIDE –PESACH 2015

Product Status Notes Product Status Notes

Fresh or frozen raw poultry in Styrofoam 9 Poultry original packaging is acceptable, but ground, cooked or repacked Brown sugar and confectionary requires Pesach certification sugar Ÿ Sugar Pure, white cane sugar without Powdered dish additives is acceptable detergent 9 Sugar substitute Ÿ Prunes Ÿ Sunflower seeds 8 Kitniyot Not kitniyot; acceptable if raw and Pumpkin seeds without additives Suppositories 9 Quinoa is not kitniyot but requires Syrups Ÿ Quinoa Ÿ certification to be sure no other grains are mixed in Pure black, green or white tea leaves or tea bags are acceptable Raisins Ÿ unless they are flavored, instant or decaffeinated, in which case they Kitniyot Tea Rice, including wild require certification Rice milk may contain chametz; see 8 Lipton decaffeinated tea bags rice milk alternatives page 9 Herbal tea Ÿ Some have a custom not to use Saffron Ÿ saffron for Pesach Tissues 9 Salads (bagged) Ÿ Tofu 8 Kitniyot Fresh Salmon 9 Tomato Ͳbased Canned, frozen or processed Ÿ Ÿ products Acceptable without iodine or other Salt See www.crcweb.org for updated additives Toothpaste information Sanitizers (e.g. Purell) 9 Toothpicks are acceptable unless Toothpicks flavored or colored Scouring pads 9 Chewable antacids require Pesach Seltzer Ÿ Tums 8 certification, and this brand isn’t certified for Pesach Sesame seeds 8 Kitniyot Tuna fish (canned) Ÿ Shampoo 9 Turmeric is not kitniyot Turmeric Shaving lotion See cosmetic pages See spices Sherbet Ÿ Vaseline 9 Shortening Ÿ Vegetable oil Ÿ Silver polish 9 Bagged salads Ÿ Canned, cooked or frozen Ÿ Snow peas Kitniyot 8 Vegetables Fresh raw vegetables are acceptable if they aren’t kitniyot (see listing for Soaps 9 individual vegetables) and don’t contain additives other than sugar Soda Ÿ Vegetable wash Ÿ Sorbet Ÿ Vinegar Ÿ Sorghum 8 Kitniyot Vitamins Ÿ Soup mix Ÿ Water Acceptable if it doesn’t contain Sour tomatoes Ÿ carbonation, flavors or vitamins Kitniyot Wax for braces 9 Soy products 8 Soy sauce and soy milk may contain chametz; see milk alternatives page Wax paper 9 Anise, caraway, coriander seeds, White sugar Pure sugar without additives is cumin, dill seeds, fennel seeds, and acceptable mustard are kitniyot Spices 8 Other spices are acceptable in Whitener (for coffee) Ÿ whole form but ground spices Kitniyot require certification Wild rice 8 Splenda Ÿ Wine Ÿ Stain remover 9 Wood chips 9 Stevia Ÿ Wrap (plastic) 9 Stick deodorant 9 Yogurt Ÿ String beans 8 Kitniyot

9=Acceptable without Passover Certification Ÿ=Must bear Passover Certification 8=Not acceptable for Passover Passover Foods for Your Pets

n Pesach, a Jewish person may not eat, own, or derive bene!t from chametz which is !t for human or Ocanine consumption, and owning chametz pet food to feed to an animal (even if the animal belongs to someone else or is ownerless) is a violation of the latter two of those restrictions. While Ashkenazic Jews have a custom to not eat kitnios, they may own and derive bene!t from them. To bene!t pet owners, the cRc “certi!es” certain varieties of pet food for Pesach , which means that we visit the factory to determine which formulas are chametz -free, relieving the consumer of that responsibility. However, if no certi!ed (or recommended) pet food is available, the consumer would have to carefully read the ingredient panel to determine whether a speci!c product contains any chametz (and many, in fact, do). A complete list of possible pet food ingredients is beyond the scope of this guide; however the following are a few pointers when reading the ingredient panel. If an ingredient does not appear in the following, it may still be chametz or chametz -sensitive. 1. In addition to checking for the !ve chametz grains – wheat, barley, rye, oats, and spelt – also look for brewer’s yeast (a common #avoring agent, which is chametz ), malt (a barley-based sweetener), pasta, xanthan gum (a thickener which may be fermented from chametz ), and other generic terms which may refer to a chametz ingredient (e.g. #our, gluten, middlings, starch, et al). 2. Many varieties of animal feed contain a multitude of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, some of which may well be chametz, and there is no realistic way for a consumer to determine which of them are problematic. However, the good news is that vitamins comprise such a small percentage of the animal food that they are batel. $erefore, it is generally accepted that if the animal food was created before Pesach , it may be used on Pesach . 3. Some common ingredients used in pet food which do not pose a Pesach concern are: a. Animal, poultry and !sh products. b. Vegetables, such as alfalfa, asparagus, beets, and carrots. c. Assorted kitnios foods, such as buckwheat, corn products, lentils, millet, peas, rice, peanuts, sun#ower seeds, and soy products. d. Other items, such as barley grass, BHA, BHT, carrageenan, cellulose, colors, eggs, gums (other than xanthan gum), kelp, lactose, linseed, milk products, molasses, oils, psyllium, and whey. By no means do these pointers cover all of the ingredients used in pet food, and you might want to be in touch with a kashrus professional if you are unsure about any of the other ingredients in a given pet food.

he following is a list of pet foods approved for Passover 2015. Make sure to check all labels. A product Tlisting both meat and dairy ingredients may not be used any time during the year. Feed available at zoos is often chametz and should not be purchased or fed to the animals on Pesach. After Pesach, pet food with chametz may be purchased only from stores which are non-Jewish owned (e.g. Petsmart, Petco) or Jewish owned but have sold their chametz.

NOTE: Mixes sold in stores often contain chametz . It is advisable to mix regular and Pesach food together one to two weeks before Pesach before switching completely to Pesach food. $e ratio of regular and Pesach food should be changed slowly to get the animal used to the new diet. Check with your veterinarian before changing diet.

One may feed his pet any of the following items:

CATS: Evanger’s: 100% Sweet Potato; Beef Tips with Gravy; Freeze-Dried Beef Liver; Freeze- Dried Beef Tripe; Freeze-Dried Wild Salmon; Whole Chicken Thighs; Wild Salmon.

60 www.crcweb.org $ere may be varieties of other name brand pet foods, such as Prescription Diet and Sci- ence Diet, which may be chametz -free. Consumers are urged to check all labels for chametz and/or chametz -sensitive ingredients as listed in the introductory paragraph above.

DOGS: Evanger’s: : 100% Beef (6 oz, 13 oz); 100% Bu&alo; 100% Chicken; 100% Duck; 100% Organic Chicken; 100% Organic Turkey with Potatoes and Carrots; 100% Pheasant; 100% Sweet Potato; All Natural Beef Liver Chunks; Beef with Chicken; Beef, Chicken, & Liver; Beef Chunks Dinner in Gravy; Beef Dinner; Braised Beef Chunks with Gravy; Catch of the Day; Chicken Chunks Dinner in Gravy; Chicken Dinner; Cooked Chicken; wDuck and Sweet Potato Dinner; Freeze-Dried Beef Liver; Freeze-Dried Beef Tripe; Freeze-Dried Wild Salmon; A Hunk of Beef; Lamb and Rice Dinner; Lamb Chunks Dinner in Gravy; Senior Dinner; Turkey Chunks Dinner in Gravy; Whole Chicken $ighs; Whole Mackerel with Gravy; Wild Salmon.

$ere may be varieties of other name brand pet foods, such as Prescription Diet and Science Diet, which may be chametz-free. Consumers are urged to check all labels for chametz and/or chametz - sensitive ingredients as listed in the introductory paragraph above.

FISH: Fish food, including pyramid feeders, and vacation blocks often have chametz. Gold!sh and tropical !sh can be given tubular worms, frozen brine shrimp, and freeze-dried worms (if they do not contain !llers). BIRDS (PARROTS, PARAKEETS, COCKATIELS, MACAWS): • Millet, sorghum, wild bird food (check for chametz ingredients) as main diet. • Peanuts, sun#ower seeds, and sa+ower seeds can be given. • Larger birds, such as parrots, can eat pure alfalfa pellets (make sure it is pure alfalfa since it is common to add grains) or dry dog food (see above for list). • Smaller birds can also eat pure alfalfa pellets – crush before feeding. • Can supplement with sliced grapes, cottage cheese, rice cakes (birds like these), small pieces of lean meat, matza, berries, eggs, canned baby fruits. All large food should be shredded before serving. $ese items should be given sparingly. • For minerals, can have oyster shells (calcium) or mineral block such as Kaytee Tropical Fruit Mineral Block Treat. • $e greater the variety, the better. HAMSTERS, GUINEA PIGS, GERBILS & RABBITS: • Best to feed pure alfalfa pellets. Make sure it is pure alfalfa since it is common to add grains. Dried alfalfa may also be given. • Can supplement with mixture of cut-up fruits and vegetables - carrots, grapes, apples, melon, kale, parsley, oranges, celery, dry corn, sun#ower seeds, or cabbage. Can also give some matza. If not accustomed to these items, give sparingly. • Guinea pigs will especially bene!t from kale, parsley, and oranges. • Hamsters will especially bene!t from apples. • Guinea pigs need vitamin C added to diet. LIZARDS: Be aware that mealworms, which as living creatures are not chametz , are commonly sold in a bed of wheat #akes or oatmeal, which is chametz and, therefore, may not be owned or used on Passover. Live crickets are permissible. Whole insects (live or dead) with no additives or other ingredients are permissible.

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SECTION I 2015 STAR-K PRODUCT DIRECTORY How to use the Product Directory 4 Pesach Product Directory 5 STAR-S P Non-Kitniyot Products 15 STAR-S P Kitniyot Products (for Sephardim only) 16 SECTION II THE PESACH KITCHEN STAR-K Pesach Kitchen 18 Pesach Kitchen Checklist 26 Oven Kashrus for Shabbos Use 29 Oven Kashrus for Yom Tov Use 35 The "Sabbath Mode" 42 Appliance Pre-Purchase Advice 45 STAR-K Certiﬁed Appliance Companies 48 Tevilas Keilim Guidelines & Chart 49 Bug Checking Chart 51 SECTION III CHOMETZ INFORMATION Zmanim for Erev Pesach 54 Guide to Selling "Real" Chometz Before Pesach 55 Is it "Real" Chometz? 56 Baltimore Chometz Burning 2015 57 What should I do if I ﬁnd Chometz on... 58 A Guide to Purchasing Chometz after Pesach 59 Chometz after Pesach Chart 62 Stores where Chometz can be Purchased 64 after Pesach 2015 When Chometz may be Purchased after Pesach 2015 65 SECTION IV PESACH INFORMATION Now You See It Now You Don’t: Kitniyos & Kitniyos Shenishtanu 68 Pesach Guide for Individuals with Diabetes 73 Pesach FAQs Regarding Pets 79 Pet Food List 80 The Busiest Day of the Year:The Laws of Erev Pesach 83 The Pesach Seder 88 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION IV MEDICINE LIST 2015 Quick Pick Medicine List 102 Pesach Medication: The Halachos and Lists 103 SECTION V PERSONAL CARE LIST 2015 Quick Pick Personal Care List 110 Pesach Cosmetics & Personal Care: The Halachos & Lists 111 Addendum IV- STAR-K Approved Personal Care Products 113 Addendum V- Medical, Geriatric, Pediatric, and Infant 116 Nutritional Supplements & Formula List SECTION VI INDEX 120

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. e PRODUCT DIRECTORY PESACH KITCHEN CHOMETZ INFO PESACH INFO MEDICINE LIST PERSONAL CARE LIST INDEX 9 . . rav chometz according to All P Required) P sign (Balt., MD) sign P with these types of Pesach Crackers & Passover a ( a P sign (Balt., MD) P a a Seder Matza P sign/label (Balt., MD) P Required) a a , Egg ( , and have consulted with their with consulted have and , at the P Required) Gluten Free, Yoshon Shmura Matzos Shmura Yoshon Free, Gluten – All – All – – a PRODUCT DIRECTORY ( Matzos Matza Matza (P Required) P Required) (Brooklyn, NY – Ave. M) (Brooklyn, NY – Ave. P Required) a ( a ( requires reliable KFP certiﬁcation. . made with fruit juice or eggs, which include “Kosher Hand Shmura Matza, Wheat Hand Shmura Matza, Wheat Matza MEAT-DELICATESSEN STORE/ MEAT-DELICATESSEN COUNTER Glatt Mart Only packaged products with

Unger’s Unger’s available, not is milk Passover for Kosher where areas In milk should be purchased before Passover. However, be pasteurize not dairydoes the that ascertain to sure for Passover” Egg OAT MATZA, Meat Market Shlomo’s Wasserman & Lemberger Lemberger & Wasserman Seven Mile Market items e.g., malt flavored chocolate drink, on its equipment. MINERAL OIL N NAIL POLISH NAIL POLISH REMOVER - M MATZA All Lakewood Matza Bakery Hand Shmura Matza, Wheat Hand Shmura Matza, Whole Wheat 7Mile Market Hand Shmura Matza, Whole Wheat Machine Shmura Matza, Wheat EGG MATZA, Matza Tam Tams, may not be Ashkenazic eaten practice, on except by the regular eat sick cannot or elderly who Matzos Kestenbaum Hand Matza Machine Matza Matza Meal Contact Mrs. K. Beleck 410-358-9580 MAYONNAISE [email protected] BenZ’s Packaged & POULTRY, MEAT Fresh raw meat and all ground certification may However, be used on Passover. poultry bearing reliable meat and ground poultry require KFP certification. kosher MILK Pride of the Farm Please note: Even the sick and elderly cannot obligation fulfill to eat the juices . if purchased frozen Pesach Cholov Yisroel and may not be used on P Required) a ( chometz P Required) , Reconstituted (No P Required) JUICES/FRUIT DRINKS - NAIL POLISH REMOVER JUICES/FRUIT DRINKS a ( P Required) P Required) P Required) . This product is not P Required) a a a – See Prepared Foods – See P Required) ( ( ( a ( a ( Pesach . Lactaid Milk may be used on Apple Juice Quality/Unger’s Quality/Unger’s KISHKE, PAREVE BenZ’s KUGELS Pesach L LACTAID Caplets may contain BEFORE K KETCHUP Unger’s JUICES, FROZEN Any 100% pure white grapefruit or orange Trader Joe’s Joe’s Trader Pomegranate Lime Flavored Juice Blend Fruit Flavored Juice Blend Tropical Unger’s Apple Berry Cherry Juice Apricot Juice Cranberry Kiwi Juice Granadilla/Passion Fruit Juice Guava Juice Litchi Juice Mango Juice Fruit Juice Medley of Papaya Juice Peach Juice Pear Juice Pineapple Juice Pomegranate Lime Juice Ruby Grapefruit Juice Juice Secrets of the Valley Whispers of Summer Juice White Grape Juice Juice Youngberry JUICES/FRUIT DRINKS for Passover Certification All fresh juices require Kosher Ceres without sweeteners, additives, preservatives additives, sweeteners, enrichments without or (e.g., calcium) added may be used. All other frozen juice products require reliable KFP certification. JUICES, LEMON ReaLemon Juice Unger’s INDEX PERSONAL CARE LIST MEDICINE LIST PESACH INFO CHOMETZ INFO PESACH KITCHEN PRODUCT DIRECTORY 10

certification. Note: Many consider peanuts as OrganicExtraVirgin Bellissimo ( Bella Vina ( Organic Extra Virgin Barka ( OrganicExtraVirgin Baci d’Oliva ( OrganicExtraVirgin ExtraVirgin Aunt Patty’s( Virgin OrganicExtraVirgin Aulio ( OrganicExtraVirgin Amphora ( OrganicExtraVirgin Al Ouedi( Aicha ( OLIVE OIL O Walnuts Poindexter Nut( PineNuts Great Lakes Cascade ( Walnuts ( Blain Farms Atlas Walnut ( Allmac ( on permissible not are kitniyos processes that plant a in processed is it that states label If Passover.for approved additives, are oil, corn in BHA or other BHT as such or preservatives without etc.) nuts, pine walnuts, almonds, (e.g., Nuts Chopped or Whole Raw, NUTS 21 The followingarecertifiedforPassoverbytheSTAR-K: midget pecansmustbearaKFPsymbol. however,certification; and KFP pieces require pecan not do ground nuts require reliable KFP certification. Whole pecans

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2015 PASSOVER DIRECTORY PASSOVER 2015 Century Century or a a a a P Required) P Required) P Required) chometz a /No PRequired) a a a a

/No PRequired) P Required) ( P Required) a a ( /No PRequired) a /No PRequired) a a a /No PRequired) /No PRequired)) P Required) te i rqie a eibe KFP reliable a requires it then , P Required) /No PRequired) /No PRequired) a Pesach /No PRequired) . Also, dry roasted nuts and nuts roasted dry Also, . kitniyos, NUTS -OLIVEOIL which OrganicExtraVirgin OrganicExtraVirgin ExtraVirgin Cora ( OrganicExtraVirgin ExtraVirgin Casale ( Virgin OrganicExtraVirgin Casa Diva( Casa DiOliva ( OrganicExtraVirgin Ciento Uno( ExtraVirgin Bridgewell Resources ( OrganicExtraVirgin ExtraVirgin Botticelli ( OrganicExtraVirgin ExtraVirgin Bivona ( Virgin OrganicExtraVirgin Ex-Kobe ( Estepa Virgen ( ( Essential Everyday Virgin OrganicExtraVirgin Enrique ( Egregio ( Durra ( Dorato ( Virgin OrganicExtraVirgin ExtraVirgin Dishful ( Virgin OrganicExtraVirgin ExtraVirgin Derekoy ( ExtraVirgin Deprofundis ( OrganicExtraVirgin ExtraVirgin C.H.O (

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INDEX PERSONAL CARE LIST MEDICINE LIST PESACH INFO CHOMETZ INFO PESACH KITCHEN PRODUCT DIRECTORY 12 Styrofoam Plates&Cups– Plates, PlasticCoatedPaper–Forcolduseonly. Plates, Plastic–All Plates, Paper–Requires KFP Certiﬁcation. Plastic Wraps –All Paper Towel Rolls– Paper Napkins–All Cutlery, Plastic–All Cups, PlasticCoatedPaper–Forcolduseonly. Cups, Waxed Paper–Forcolduseonly. Tablecloths – Paperchef( The followingarecertiﬁedbytheSTAR-K: certification. KFP Cupcake Holders/BakingCups,Paper–Requires Cupcake Holders,Foil–All Crockpot Liners–All Coffee Filters,Paper–All Bags, Plastic–All Bags, Paper–Forcolduseonly. Alldisposablefoilproductsmaybeused. Aluminum FoilProducts– PAPER/PLASTIC DISPOSABLES P Shaklee ( Easy Off D-Grease OvenCleaner Cook Top CleaningCreme The following may be used without any Passover symb OVEN CLEANER FrozenOrangeJuice-seeJuices, Rinse wellwithcoldwaterbefore ORTHODONTIC RUBBERBANDS ORANGE JUICE IfYou Care

a may beusedwithhotorcold. roll the of rest The sheets.) two last the and four first the to applies rule this sheets, half-sized of rolls using (If used. be may glue based starch corn a since food, with contact direct into the come to not should attached cardboard sheet last the and sheets three first The manner: following the in used be may brand Any The problems associated with styrofoam are not a attached toavoid not are plastics the that Ensure pre-cut) are that those for (Even used. be may non-powdered, plastic, clear All use styrofoamyear-round mayuseiton non- are of that free are ingredients they however, kosher; contain may They issue. Get CleanScouroffHeavyDutyPaste 2015 PASSOVER DIRECTORY PASSOVER 2015 a /No PRequired) ( a Shabbos a /No PRequired) P Required) - RequiresKFPCertification. & Yom Tov Yom ORANGE JUICE-PREPARED FOODS Pesach chometz problems. . Pesach . Those who Those . . Pesach ol:

If You Care( Blanchard &( PICKLED PRODUCTS Norpak ( Georgia Pacific/Dixie ( Brown PaperGoods ( Safeway Home ( Papercon ( AssortedKugels,Souffles&Soups SweetTzimmes MatzaBalls Classic Cooking( PREPARED FOODS POULTRY Wright’s Weiman Hagerty Goddard’s Passover symbol: additional any without used be may brands following The POLISH, SILVER/METAL POLISH, SHOE RusticTouch Melaleuca the STAR-K without any additional PassoverAll may symbol: be used. The following productPOLISH, FURNITURE is certified Contains PLAY-DOH PLASTIC GarlicPickles Unger’s ( Capers DFS Foods( Capers Value365 Everyday ( PARCHMENT PAPER/PANLINERS Paper Chef ( Saga Pack ( The PamperedChef ( Wilton ( McNairn ( McNairn Companions ( Economic Choice ( Saga Bake&Cook ( Bak-o-matic ( Beyond Gourmet ( Beyond Gourmet Palisades Packaging ( Master Baker ( Handy Wacks ( First Value ( First Mark ( D&W Finepack ( Chef LeBon( chometz a a a –SeePaper/PlasticDisposables /No PRequired) a

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a P Required) /No PRequired) ( a a a a a andshouldbesoldbefore /No PRequired) a a a a /No PRequired) /No PRequired) /No PRequired) /No PRequired) a P Required) /No PRequired) P Required) /No PRequired) a /No PRequired) /No PRequired) a /No PRequired) /No PRequired) a a –All /No PRequired) a a /No PRequired) a /No PRequired) P Required) /No PRequired) a /No PRequired) a a a a /No PRequired)

/No PRequired) a /No PRequired) /No PRequired) /No PRequired) a /No PRequired) P Required) Pesach for Passover by . PRODUCT DIRECTORY PESACH KITCHEN CHOMETZ INFO PESACH INFO MEDICINE LIST PERSONAL CARE LIST INDEX 13 P Required) a /No P Required) /No P Required) /No P Required) a ( P Required) PRODUCT DIRECTORY a a ( ( a P Required) P Required) – See Veg./Salads, Fresh Pkgd. – See Veg./Salads, a a Sea Salt (Coarse, Fine) Natural Tides Sea Salt (Coarse, Fine) ( Joe’s Trader Sea Salt Whole Foods Sea Salt SAUCES/DIPS ( Unger’s Barbeque Sauce Bone Chillin BBQ Sauce Brisket Sauce Sauce Chicken Duck Sauce Honey Dijon Marinade Hot Sauce Lemon & Herb Marinade Orange Ginger Sauce Rib Sauce Salsa Soy Style Sauce Steakhouse Marinade Stir Fry Sweet & Smokey BBQ Sauce Sweet & Smokey Marinade Glaze Teriyaki Sauce Tomato SCOURING PADS/SPONGES Any without soap may be used. SELTZER Any unflavored seltzer may be used. All flavored seltzer require KFP certification. Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing Basil Dressing Caesar Dressing ( Unger’s Caesar Dressing Creamy Italian Dressing Thousand Island Dressing SALT All brands of non-iodized salt that do not contain dextrose it silicate sodium contains it If used. be may polysorbates or is not a problem. The following are certified by the STAR-K: Natural Nectar Note the following additional conditions: 1) Only “Original” Pesach version 2) Ideally purchase before 3) Use separate utensils. S SALADS SALAD DRESSING Gourmet by Dina ( Pesach grains P and lot a chometz P Required) a ( PREPARED FOODS - SELTZER PREPARED P Required) P Baltimore (P Required) a a

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a /No P Required) P Required) and is not related to the ﬁve types a a ( (No P Required) (No P Required) Rice milk is kitniyos and may possibly Baltimore (P Required) (No P Required) – L’Pesach (No P Required) (No P Required) (No P Required) (No P Required) grains, millet or rice. because However, there is a (No P Required) (No P Required) Great Value Great Value Promise Nature’s 55lb bag of Golden Royal Quinoa- bearing chometz Weis

Wegmans PREPARED FOODS, FROZEN PREPARED Noam Gourmet ( Pearlstone Conference & Retreat Center Baltimore – advanced reservation req. RESTAURANTS RESTAURANTS Café Shalom Kosher Cafe Levindale’s possibility that quinoa grows in proximity to RICE MILK Shoprite provided that “oil” does not appear in the ingredient panel: ingredient the in appear not does “oil” that provided Berkley & Jensen Dole Market Pantry Joe’s Trader See www.star-k.org/quinoa for more information. See www.star-k.org/quinoa R RAISINS The following raisins are approved for use on Natural Earth Products ( Quinoa Ancient Harvest White Quinoa Grains Traditional Andean Naturals Brand Q QUINOA Quinoa is Kosher and may be processed in facilities that compromise its Kosher for Passover status, quinoa should only be accepted reliable with Kosher a for Passover supervision. The following certified: STAR-K are number: SCI-JI-107397-1/1 Contact: Michelle Casias, Specialty Commodities 701-282-8222, [email protected] Passover Bagels (Non-Gebrokts) Passover Pizza Bagels (Non-Gebrokts) Passover Pizza Squares (Non-Gebrokts) Glatt Mart (Brooklyn,NY-Ave. M) Glatt Mart (Brooklyn,NY-Ave. Only packaged products with Seven Mile Market contain chometz. Under normal circumstances one not consume it may on Pesach. The brands listed on page 219 may be consumed by someone who is ill (see page 103). INDEX PERSONAL CARE LIST MEDICINE LIST PESACH INFO CHOMETZ INFO PESACH KITCHEN PRODUCT DIRECTORY 14 Paskesz Lieber’s Health Garden Coca Cola Tetley Stop &Shop Shop Rite Safeway Market Pantry Lipton Key Food Jewel Giant America’s Choice Acme any without used additional Passoversymbol: be may bags tea following The Note: TEA BAGS NOTE: Nestea TEA, INSTANT T Gefen Delight California SUGAR, SUBSTITUTE KFP certification. sugar,Brown sugar,confectioners require sugar vanilla and SUGAR, BROWN/OTHER be used. may added dextrose no with sugar beet or cane pure All SUGAR, GRANULATED Pure spicesrequirereliableKFPcertification. SPICES &SEASONINGS purchase beforePesach3)Useseparateutensils. Ideally 2) version “Original” Only 1) conditions: additional following the Note 103). page (see ill is who someone by consumed be may 218 page on listed brands The Pesach. on it consume not may one chometz. circumstances normal contain Under possibly may and kitniyos is Milk Soy SOY MILK DietPepsi–2Liter PepsiCola(regular)–2Liter Pepsi DietCoke ClassicCoke should obtain sodainformationfromtheirlocal cities other in Consumers only. area Washington Baltimore/ the to applies information following The Note: SODA SILVER/METAL POLISH RoastedNoriSheets Mizrach U’Maariv( SUSHI NORISHEETS a 2015 PASSOVER DIRECTORY PASSOVER 2015 –RegUnflav –RegUnflav –RegUnflav, Decaf Unflav P Required(“KP”onbottlecap) – RegUnflav – RegUnflav

Sweet ‘NLow –RegularUnﬂavored(NoPRequired) Decaffeinated isNOTapprovedfor

Sweetees Sweetie – RegUnflav –RegUnflav – RegUnflav P Required(“OUP”onbottlecap) –RegUnflav SUSHI NORISHEETS-VEG./OTHER,FRESHPEELED

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(P Required) (P Required) Xylitol- Reg.&Vanilla

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( a – SeePolish P Required) vaad hakashrus

(P Required) Pesach. . Blanchard &( TOMATOES, SUNDRIED

Yams WhitePotatoes Mushrooms HeartsofPalm Carrots ArtichokeBottoms Delight( California Mushrooms Benz’s ( VEGETABLES, CANNED/JARRED V BenZ’s ( TUNA SundriedTomatoes Great Lakes( SundriedTomatoes DFS Foods( SundriedTomatoes Zucchini SweetPotatoes Squash Parsnip Eggplant Indianapolis FruitCompany( Zucchini Yellow Squash Yams Del Monte( Coosemans ( VEG./OTHER, FRESHPEELED Lancaster Foods Indianapolis FruitCompany Del Monte( Coosemans ( STAR-K: the by Passover for certiﬁed are following The certiﬁcation. KFP require shredded or cut whole, carrots: peeled Fresh VEG./CARROTS, FRESHPEELED WhitePotatoes Mushrooms Carrots Beets Unger’s ( Dole ( California Delight( California Sheetz M.T. Go Wegman’s ( Butternut Squash Zucchini Squash a a a P Required) a P Required) P Required) P Required) a a a a a a a P Required) P Required) P Required) P Required) P Required) P Required) P Required)

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PRODUCT DIRECTORY PESACH KITCHEN CHOMETZ INFO PESACH INFO MEDICINE LIST PERSONAL CARE LIST INDEX 15 needs of kashrus STAR-S P Required) STAR-S P required) STAR-S of STAR-S. ASHKENAZIM PRODUCT DIRECTORY P Required) AND PRODUCTS a Bishul Beit Yosef, Mashgiach Bishul Beit Yosef, – see Alcoholic Beverages - Rav Hamachshir Pears in Light Syrup CANNED GOODS California Delight ( Hearts of Palm-Whole Hearts of Palm Cuts & Pieces in your local Kosher supermarkets distributed (Available – 323-725-1045; nationally by DS International Traders Quality Frozen Foods – 718-256-9100) TUNA California Delight ( in Water Chunk "TONGOL" Tuna in Water Chunk Light Tuna in Water Chunk White Albacore Tuna in Water Tuna Chunk Yellowfin in Water Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water Skipjack Chunk Tuna in your local Kosher supermarkets distributed (Available 323-725-1045; nationally by DS International Traders- Quality Frozen Foods- 718-256-9100) Temidi W WATER unflavored is that water distilled or spring bottled, fresh, Any with fluoride or minerals). may be used (including those PAPER WAX Note: The following wax paper may be used without any additional Passover symbol: Cut Rite Essential Everyday HomeLife Life Brand Master Wrap Meijer Natural Value Publix Reynolds Shoprite Shurfine Stop & Shop Waxtex Weis WHIPPED TOPPING ( Unger’s WINE SEPHARDIM is the KITNIYOT shlit”a STAR-S P STAR-S ) FOR BOTH Req. P symbol. . a Sephardic communities nationwide. a P Required) STAR-S P Required) STAR-S a VEG./OTHER, FRESH PEELED - WINE VEG./OTHER, FRESH L’PESACH /No P Required) Bishul Yisroel (when bearing STAR-S) a (

STAR-S P NON- STAR-S P Required) No STAR-S P Req./ No STAR-S a Chalak Beit Yosef L'Sephardim Chalak Beit Yosef Rav Emanuel Goldfeiz

P Required) KOSHER All a STAR-S is a division of STAR-K dedicated to providing for the dedicated to providing is a division of STAR-K STAR-S White Vinegar Butternut Squash Boxed Lamb Boxed Veal (Distributed by M&D Glatt- 646-765-4510) RANCH GLATT Boxed Beef (Distributed by AD Rosenblatt) MEAT- MEAT- M&D Glatt ( ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES D’Oca ( Millesimato Kosher Val Required) Prosecco ( De La Rosa Vineyards Brandy Grappa IceWine Wines Organic Grape Juice Shneider’s ( Shneider’s VINEGAR Requires reliable KFP certification. ( Unger’s Eggplant Mixed Vegetables Peppers Potatoes with Rosemary The Farmer’s Market ( The Farmer’s PEELED FRESH VEG./POTATOES, KFP certification. Fresh peeled potatoes require PKGD. VEG./SALADS, FRESH Kosher are STAR-K the by certified salads packaged fresh All for Passover only when bearing the Lancaster Foods Acorn Squash Butternut Squash Yams FROZEN VEGETABLES, All frozen vegetables require reliable KFP certification. as The following products are certified by the STAR-K Kosher for Passover and

INDEX PERSONAL CARE LIST MEDICINE LIST PESACH INFO CHOMETZ INFO PESACH KITCHEN PRODUCT DIRECTORY 16 a Super LuckyElephantJasmineRice HolGrainBrownRiceCrackers-NoSalt HolGrainBrownRiceCrackers-LightSalt HolGrainBrownRiceBreadCrumbs HolGrainGravyThickener(RiceStarch) Konriko White)( Himalayan PrideBasmatiRice(Brown& OrganicThaiRiceNoodles Hasadeh WildPecanRice Conrad RiceMill Rice Carolina Mehadrin–LongGrainWhite RICE nationally byQualityFrozenFoods-718-256-9100) distributed supermarket, Kosher local your in (Available BabyLimaBeans MixedVegetables CutCorn Peas&Carrots GreenPeas FrenchCutGreenBeans CutGreenBeans GreenBeans Yerek Brand( FROZEN BEANS Quality FrozenFoods-718-256-9100) 323-725-1045; Traders- International DS by nationally distributed supermarkets, Kosher local your in (Available WholeKernelCorn CutBabyCorn BabyCorn–WholeSpears Delight( California CANNED GOODS the EastCoastbyEMDsales(301)520-3856) on stores/distributed ﬁne other and Sam’sWalmart,Club Costco, in nationwide available are brands 2 above (The Kitniyot) Kitniyot Foods- 718-256-9100) Kosher local Frozen Quality by your nationally distributed in supermarkets, available is brand above (The Organic BlackRiceNoodles ( We arehappytoannouncethatthefollowingproducts,including 2015 PASSOVER DIRECTORY PASSOVER 2015 No STAR-S PReq./ STAR-S isaDivisionofSTAR-K dedicatedtoprovidingfortheKashrusneedsof Sephardim only (STAR-S PKitniyotrequired) ) (STAR-S PKitniyotrequired) No STAR-S PReq./ (STAR-S PKitniyotrequired) Rav EmanuelGoldfeiz STAR-S PKitniyotrequired) a (STAR-S PKitniyotrequired) STAR-S P eurd rdc s Required- Productis

STAR-S PKitniyotrequired) a Sephardic Communitiesnationwide. FOR Required- Product is Required- Productis , are certified reliablyfor , arecertified SEPHARDIM KITNIYOT KITNIYOT shlit”a isthe 'eah 'cli Kitniyot L'ochlei L'Pesach Vegetarian Liver Turkish Salad ThaiSaladSpicy Tehina Tahini Dip&Spread Tahini Baladi(original)withSoftChickPeas SpanishEggplant SlicedSpanishEggplant RomanianEggplant RedCabbageSalad RedCabbage MoroccanLongHotPepper MatbuchaMoroccan IndianEggplant HummusGarlic&Lemon HummusZa'atar HummuswithRoastedHotPepper HummuswithTehina HummusSun-driedTomato HummusRoastedRedPepper HummusRoastedPineNuts HummusPremium HummusPineNuts HummusOldJerusalemTraditional HummusMoroccanSalsa(Matbucha) HummusMasabachaJalapeno&Herbs HummusMarrakech HummusJerusalem HummusJalapeno&Herbs HummusGalilee HummusClassic HummusAbu-Gosh Hummus&Turkish Salad GrilledEggplant ChineseEggplant CaponataItalianEggplantCuisine Babaganoush Salad Pikante SALADS Hollywood, FL33312) (Distributed by:PikanteUSACorp,5334SW38thWay, Label) Rav Hamachshir PRODUCTS ONLY Pesach 5775, We baig trS and Star-S bearing (When NJTE i Hbe o the on Hebrew in INKJETTED ofSTAR-S Le’Mehadrin Kitniyot for Kosher INDEX PERSONAL CARE LIST MEDICINE LIST PESACH INFO CHOMETZ INFO PESACH KITCHEN PRODUCT DIRECTORY 26 a oadr Metal – Plates, Braces Dentures,Bite Colanders oemkr Metal coffeemakers that have brewed only unflavored pure Coffeemakers rtrMetal – Ice Cream Scooper Grater Drip Pans Electric Burner or New Libbun gamurSmoothie Machine Processor Blender/Food Blech a pnrManual or Electric thoroughly. –Clean Clean thoroughly. Should not be put under hot Candlesticks/Tray Opener Can ihahr Cannot be Dishwashers ayBtl ic i cms no otc with contact into comes it Since Baby Bottle Baby High Chair Clean Clean thoroughly. Preferable to cover the tray Baby High Chair e following isachecklist reviewing items commonly found inthe 2015 PASSOVER DIRECTORY PASSOVER 2015 TNI PREPARATION UTENSIL kitchen and how to prepare them for use during PESACH PESACH Clean thoroughlyClean after one finished has eating odr nw les ad nw or new a and filters, filter new holder, plastic new with Replace base. metal exposed the over drip to allowed and unit in heated Water be should not use for 24 hours. Pour one water cup of into chamber. thoroughly.cleaned be Do should coffeeflavored brewed havecoffeemakersfilters. Metalthat new and carafe glass or new thoroughly.with Replace Clean coffee. Hagola thoroughly.Clean and should be !oroughly clean appliance. food). !e blade with should be treated contact like any knife direct makes that unit or New paper. Plastic coffeemakers should not be and should be !oroughly clean appliance. food). !e blade should be treated with like any knife contact direct makes that unit kosher for with dishes, boiled in in boiled dishes, with purchased. KITCHEN CHECKLIST KITCHEN Libbun kal Libbun kal Pesachdik Pesachdik Pesach kashered . Should preferably replaced be kashered kashered sink. receptacle required (plus any part of of part any (plus required receptacle receptacle required (plus any part of of part any (plus required receptacle . Plastic –Do not use. . Plastic –Do not use. . chometz through through pot), new ones should be be should ones new pot), hagola. hagola kashered Pesachdik chometz . Pesach eg, washed (e.g., . ls carafe. glass with contact chometz water in a Pesachdik . .

PRODUCT DIRECTORY PESACH KITCHEN CHOMETZ INFO PESACH INFO MEDICINE LIST PERSONAL CARE LIST INDEX 27 after they may be used Pesach chometz . dishes. dishes. is eaten during the year (e.g., sponge) do not use. kashering chometz PESACH KITCHEN CHECKLIST dishes. Ice cube bins which catch catch which bins cube Ice dishes. if it is covered with a waterproof chometz chometz Product Directory. Product chometz Pesach Pesach chometz Pesach if they have been laundered with soap and if they are washed, both inside and out. and inside both if washed, are they Hagola Pesach Pesach Hagola Hagola the the ice made in the freezer should be cleaned thoroughly used asand usual. roschim Eruy Hagola !oroughly clean. Lining shelves is not necessary. necessary. is not Lining shelves clean. !oroughly should sink) the in water with ﬁlled are (that trays cube Ice with away put be See Water Filters. Water See need does not Otherwise, may may be used on covering (e.g., sheet of plastic). It is preferable to put either either put to preferable is It plastic). of sheet (e.g., covering or cardboard a few oflayers paper on the table under the used. and be overturned may Tablepads covering. plastic !ose used during the year with during during hot water, hot even water, if the stains do not material, come Synthetic out. aprons. !e and same bibs, potholders, to applies such as Rayon and that Terylene, can only withstand a warm water cycle, may be used during have have gone through a washing with detergent, and only if there are no visible stains after they have been Transparent cleaned. tablecloths may be coated with a and powder should be rinsed oﬀ see tablecloths, before use. Regarding other during during – Metal with away – Put Plastic Box Clean thoroughly.

UTENSIL PREPARATION Metal Wine Wine Metal Goblets Trays Wine Metal Mixer PotPump If bowls. and new blades with even use, not Do in contact with Rings, (Finger) Rings, Napkin Rings, Tables A table upon which Refrigerator, Refrigerator, Freezer Ice Cube Trays Trays Cube Ice Hot Instant Freezer. See Refrigerator, Devices Light Towels, Towels, etc. Tablecloths, Vases cup (used Washing ) in kitchen !ose used on the table during the year may be used Water Pitchers Water with away be put Should INDEX PERSONAL CARE LIST MEDICINE LIST PESACH INFO CHOMETZ INFO PESACH KITCHEN PRODUCT DIRECTORY 28 a ae olr Cold water coolers should cleaned be thoroughly. !e Water Coolers a e r ea (uncoated)– Metal Water Urn hn ie Silverstone Synthetic Rubber Teflon Stoneware Waffle Sandwich Maker Iron Porcelain Plastic Utensils Utensils (Enamel) Toaster/Toaster Pasta Pyrex Maker Oven Knives w/Plastic Handles Plastic Vegetable Steamer Mixer Immersion Blenders Panini Maker George Foreman Grill Dishwasher Melmac Crockpot Corningware China Bread Machine Plastic water filters that are connected to the faucet sh Water Filters 2015 PASSOVER DIRECTORY PASSOVER 2015 TNI PREPARATION UTENSIL KITCHEN ITEMSTHAT CANNOT BE Date: Sunday, March29,2015 time after kashering since the previous the since thefilters.consistentlyon haveand been arethey metal If the and outside coupling, the and may be used during including cleaned, thoroughly be the spigot and should be be should and spigot the contact with spigot on a water cooler should it notcame be used if into Porcelain Enameled or Plastic –Do not use. should be be turnedbe on during be shouldkashered spigot are separate a that with sink filters the to water connected hot/cold individual and devices Agudas Yisroel ofBaltimore 6200 ParkHeightsAvenue HAGOLAS KEILIM HAGOLAS 9:30 a.m.–10:30 Regular HagolasKeilim 10:30 a.m.–Noon , along with the sink. Instant hot devices should devices hot Instant sink. the with along , Ten itemsorless of the spigot. If they were first attached some attached first were they If spigot. the of Pesach kashered chometz , they should be removed before . Pesach kashering during the year. Hagola , they should be left on during on left be should they , kashered bt isd ad outside and inside both ; of instant hot spigot. of Pesach KASHERED separately.hot Instant without changing kashering kashering ould hot PRODUCT DIRECTORY PESACH KITCHEN CHOMETZ INFO PESACH INFO MEDICINE LIST PERSONAL CARE LIST INDEX 73

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afikoman, Pesach al pi halacha pi al Pesach shiurim Pesach and and PESACH “!e , equals 14.5 sq. in. !is is the minimum minimum the is !is in. sq. 14.5 equals korech is 7“ x 7“, which means the entire entire the means which 7“, x 7“ is is 7” x 7”, which means the entire entire the means which 7”, x 7” is ; knowing the carb content of hand a single content carb the knowing ; matza is 29 sq. in. is 29 sq. one-quarter (1/4) of a matza one-half (1/2) of a matza 24.5 sq. in. PESACH GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUALSWITH DIABETES INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABETES matza matza for someone with a medical condition. a medical with someone for (before it was broken) had a had ofenti means diameter the which it was 10.5 (before broken) in., (before it is broken) has a diameter of at least 10.5 inches, which m which inches, 10.5 least ofat diameter a has broken) is it (before matza Kurrents article Kurrents shiur matza matza . including including Adapted from Jewish Diabetes Association article by Nechama Cohen Nechama by article Association Diabetes Jewish from Adapted Kashrus (round) one-third (1/3) of a matza 29 sq. in. (round) of a one-sixth (1/6) !ese calculations from the STAR-K are baseduse on the are of a STAR-K the from !ese calculations matza Shulchan Aruch Shulchan matza matza Type Minimum Shiur Dimensions Carbs Type Minimum Shiur Dimensions Carbs see the see the Rav Moshe Heinemann, shlit”a Heinemann, Moshe Rav matza matza hand hand korech In the case of a medical condition, one may fulfill the the fulfill may one of condition, case the a medical In of MATZA NOTE: NOTE: !ese are real for concerns people with diabetes and health related i !e stipulations for minimum minimum for stipulations !e !e challenge of diabetes seems ten-fold when it comes to area of 86.6 sq. in. Hence, 1/6 of the the of 1/6 Hence, in. sq. 86.6 of area equals 12.25 sq. in. (!is also means that one could eat a piece of piece a eat could one that means also (!is in. sq. 12.25 equals in.) !is is the minimum minimum in.) !is is the 86.6 sq. in; hence, l/3 of the hence, in; 86.6 sq. is 24.5 sq. in. (!is means one could eat a piece of a piece square eat could one (!is means in. is 24.5 sq. One who is in good health should eat the following for for following the eat should health good is in who One Machine Hand Hand Machine Pupa psak wait until until wait 1. 1. whole the assumes !is wish to fulfill the requirements of requirements the fulfill to wish whole whole new set of — considerations four cups of wine at each After being each inundated year with health. questions of this ty JDA !e (JDA)answers. for Association Diabetes Jewish the to turned your prepare you help to guidelines following the provided I. 3. 3. For 4. 4. !is whole assumes the 2. 2. rectangular full a assumes !is 5. 5. rectangular full a assumes !is INDEX PERSONAL CARE LIST MEDICINE LIST PESACH INFO CHOMETZ INFO PESACH KITCHEN PRODUCT DIRECTORY 74 40 grams; athick II. Additional Requirements: for the(56 ml) each four of cups. How tocalculate amount the ofcarbs in Matza: Minimum 112 ml). Requirements: Cup A. Wine Hand Matza: Machine Matza: in advance,in including possibly weighing it. TzelemPupa to eat near your plate. amoun the keep to idea good a be box.Itmightthe on listed are 12 gramsdietary fiber of per 100 grams, allowing one to deduct 4 gr factor of 0.75 (75% of its weight is carbohydrates). Whole wheat a A very thin For those who prefer to do their own calculation:own their do prefertowhoFor those Hand machine Most 23 and 27g of carbs23 and per 27gof One whole machine Machine Matza: !ere are about 10 pieces of Hand Matza: approximately approximately 46gand has carbs per 35gof

2015 PASSOVER DIRECTORY PASSOVER 2015 THE THE KOSOS ARBA One should drink each of the four cups of wine within half aminute.One should within half the wine drink each four of of cups !e lowest percentage alcohol of that may for used be the four 4%. cups is matza Shiur hand matza ais codn t sz ad hcns. u cluain ue a use calculations Our thickness. and size to according varies to drink to fulﬁll matza matza matza is approximately 30 grams; a “regular” !e cup must hold at least a least at hold must cup !e matza is uniform in size and shape. !e portion size and carbs and size portion !e shape. and size in uniform is is approximately is 50grams. . Try to arrive at an accurate gram content for thecontent foraccurategram . an Try atarrive to matza (rectangular) weighs about 30-35g, which is between (FOURCUPS) matza (depending upon the brand). Arba Kosos per lb. (22 pieces per kilo). Each piece weighs : One must drink at least 1.9 ﬂ. oz. reviis

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Seder PESACH GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUALSWITH DIABETES 1/31/31/3 2/3 1/3 - - 2/3 (see NOTE below) 1/3 Wine Grape Juice Water . . ) that he will be using at the e following chart illustrates how much wine to drink: to wine much how illustrates chart e following !e diluted beverage should contain at least 4% alcohol to fulfil Kos Amount you drink Amount of wine after dilution TOTAL First cup Third cup Fourth cup Second cup that holds at least 3.8 fl. oz. of this wine and water mixture, and Higher carbohydrate wine Higher carbohydrate may be diluted in the maximum ratios list !e following is an example of how to mix wine and water. Assume on Assume water. and wine mix to how of example an is following !e If these as guidelines seen are in followed correctly, the abo NOTE: discussed later. discussed later. Kiddush Kiddush cup 6. 6. !is is to fulfill the obligation of wine. If one cannot dri brocha achrona brocha necessary). For the fourth cup, he the could cup, fourth ask For someone else necessary). to be least least 1.9 fl. oz. (the amount one may drink to fulfill the B. Diluting wine with Grape Juice and Water and B.Juice Diluting wine with Grape into it so that he can recognize how much he will he be drinking. much how recognize can he so that it into !ese ratios allow the wine to retain enough of its properties to qual cups: four the used for with with 10% If content. alcohol he makes a mixture of 40% wine and 60% water, will have wine with 4% which alcohol content, is enough for the the the exact amount that he will need before ( consumption consumption of wine at the obligation ofobligation drinking wine at the can can be done by mixing two cups of wine with three cups H of water. becher 2/3 water and 1/3 wine (66% water and 34% wine) as long as the diluted amount amount diluted 34% aswine) asand the 1/3 winelong and (66% water 2/3 water still contains 4% alcohol. Otherwise, there is a chance that it may the wine for considered estimate estimate the actual amount that he should drink at the INDEX PERSONAL CARE LIST MEDICINE LIST PESACH INFO CHOMETZ INFO PESACH KITCHEN PRODUCT DIRECTORY 76 be adjusted if you adjustedbe are if using light grape juice. half andjuice grape half (i.e.,juicegrape is regular cup the be grape juice. When mixing grape juice with water, at least 50% of t C. TypesC. ofwine combination for the to prepare this bottle in advance and label it youras own “ alw is Itwine).the and water the for cup same the use youthat sure add three cups water.of (!e size theof measuring cup does not mat the juice instead. If due to medical reasons you are unable to dr [Most contain wines dry approximately carbs 8oz. per 4grams of cup.] D.Grape Juice i them decision. guide to order in charts the them show Again, go. to way which and teamcare health their with pregnant,checkareshould who whether it is better to drink wine or grape juice. According to Accordingjuice. grape or wine drink to better is it whether medication. with these dilution options and allow this small total amount o fournot is significant. cups Many health care professionals ha a remainingdilution,the the after noted,team. previously As 2 diabetes (non-insulin dependent diabetes) are not compatible with alcohol. those with diabetes. However, many theof oral medications us con sugar high its with juice preferable.Furthermore,grape not overdo your alcohol intake. pure (unmixed) wine for the first cup, make sure to follow the abo is more a of chance that wine causewill a low BG on an empty stomach. with your doctor whether or not to cover the carbs in the wine wit suitable options. 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As suggested earlier, you may wish to prepare a “special reserve” m reserve” you may “special wish As to suggested earlier, a prepare NOTE: Finally, remember that Finally, JDA has published a cookbook, cookbook, a published has JDA To To order either cookbook, get more information about diabetes, o Yom Tov Yom of water. !is will suffice for the dry wine is certainly preferable. If you drink grape juice, juice, grape drink you If preferable. certainly is wine dry teste we that juices !e differs. juices grape various the of content to 60g of carbs per Always cup. check the label to ensure you are co water. wine with and/or juice grape combining of when amount least carbs necessary. Keep in necessary. mind that as far as diabetes and carb counting ar throughout throughout serving, serving, while the labels Sparkling on Chardonnay and Kedem’s Ca serving. 4 oz. same in the respectively, of 12 grams and carbs, List Preparation Summary other vegetables and vegetable combinations. vegetable and vegetables other 140 recipes for Hebrew version, version, Hebrew INDEX PERSONAL CARE LIST MEDICINE LIST PESACH INFO CHOMETZ INFO PESACH KITCHEN PRODUCT DIRECTORY 78 III. OTHER PRODUCTS COMMONLY USED ON PASSOVER Pesach Xylitol (Regular and Vanilla) are available (when label states Kosh states label (whenVanilla) availableand areXylitol (Regular Hea Low,andSweetees, Sweetie,Lieber’sbrandPaskesz brand Sugar Substitutes Common Cooking Ingredients Any other brand available requires aKosher for Passover Certification. Below, we some list products with their nutrition facts. may not used. be a Oil oaosac u 2 7 0 0 576 36 128 8 1cup 1tbsp Sugar Sugar Potato starch Potato starch Oil oo 1cp5 5 15 1 350 20 50 3 1cup 1tbsp 32 4 4 600 Matza 75 79 Matza 80 Honey 10 1cup Honey 10 1tbsp Eggs Cocoa 4.5 2 Cocoa Chocolate chips,packaged 57 Chocolate chips,packaged Baking chocolate,largesquares 3.5 cocoa Bittersweet chocolate,smallsquares,72% 2tsp Chocolate, roughlychopped,72% cocoa Today we are lucky to have a much larger varietyKosher of for Powdered Equal, Splenda and NutraSweet are NOT Kosher for Kosher NOT are NutraSweet and Splenda Equal, Powdered California Delight brand Sucralis (STAR-K Certified), Gefen brand S brand(STAR-K GefenSucralisCertified), brand Delight California 2015 PASSOVER DIRECTORY PASSOVER 2015 recipes from the book, www.jewishdiabetes.org. visit ma u 3. 60 96 137.5 1cup meal meal(machine odAon ab g aoisFat Calories Carb.(g) Amount Food matza bp8650 5 8.6 1tbsp ) cp6 4 0 0 240 60 160 10 60 15 1440 ¼ cup 1 tbsp 9 0 0 1 cup 1 tbsp bp1 80 0 7 448 48 101 112 12 1/2 cup 1 tbsp 0.7 1 large 18 226 13 10 lth Garden brandGarden lth Pesach er forer Pesach products. Pesach weet’N weet’N and ). PRODUCT DIRECTORY PESACH KITCHEN CHOMETZ INFO PESACH INFO MEDICINE LIST PERSONAL CARE LIST INDEX 79 ity. ity. chometz chometz ? ? leaned leaned before on the market. on the market. ? foods, they are a are they foods, but are permitted permitted are but Pesach Pesach ings, starch), ings, barley starch), lo), lo), millet, peanuts, Pesach food. kitniyos ? and brewer’s dried yeast. Any Any yeast. dried brewer’s and chometz chometz PESACH REGARDING FAQS PETS . One can purchase a block without without block a purchase can One . . Read the ingredient panel carefully. panel ingredient the Read . (nullified) due to the small amount added. amount small the to due (nullified) ingredients in pet food? ingredients , what should I do with my fish? my with I do should what , batel be put away and sold before before sold and away be put and should not be purchased or fed to the animals the to fed or purchased be not should and chometz chometz chometz FAQs REGARDING PETS Pesach , but are are but , chometz chometz visit to the zoo, may one purchase the animal feed? animal the purchase one may zoo, the to visit chometz , such as rice and beans, be fed to animals on on animals to be fed beans, and as rice such , Rabbi Zvi Goldberg, STAR-K Kashrus Administrator Kashrus STAR-K Goldberg, Zvi Rabbi PESACH . Pesach kitniyos Pesach . Yes. Most often gravy contains gravy often Most Yes. Beans, Beans, buckwheat, brewer’s rice, corn, grain sorghum (mi No. However, the bowl used However, No. should year-round be c thoroughly No. !is feed is often often is feed !is No. Wheat (cracked, flour, germ, gluten, ground, germ, gluten, middl groats, flour, (cracked, Wheat . Vacation blocks often have have often blocks Vacation . . !ey may be !ey may . Q. Are “grain-free” pet foods acceptable? pet foods “grain-free” Are Q. dog and A. cat !ere foods has “grain-free” been ofa proliferation While we still recommend checking the ingredient panel on those those on panel ingredient the checking recommend still we While food. appropriate an for search your start to good place pet for your for bowl food a new buy to necessary it Is Q. Q. Can Can Q. A. A. A. A. Q. During a During Q. during Q. Must pet food with with pet food Must Q. A. A. A Q. If I am going away for for away If going I am Q. 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