Pesach Guide to the Community
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Table of Contents Product Guide 10 Medications 17 Personal Care Products 20 Kashering the Kitchen 22 Shaimos Guidelines 25 Tevilas Keilim 27 Kitniyos 31 Pet Food on Pesach 34 Liquor After Pesach 36 Recipes 38 LP DESIGN: 216.382.7285 LP Chol Hamoed Trips 41 Erev Pesach - Wednesday, April 8th Kid’s Pages 42 from 9:30-12:00 in the Heights Jewish Center parking lot Chometz After Pesach 44 - Please bring everything in paper bags - Sefi ras Haomer Chart 46 Shiurim Chart for the Seder 47 Important Pesach Dates and Times TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 7 Bedikas Chometz WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 Latest me to eat chometz 10:53 AM EREV PESACH/ Latest me to burn chometz 12:10 PM FIRST NIGHT OF PESACH Candle Ligh ng 7:41 PM Rabbi and Mrs. Chaim Elias ERUV TAVSHILIN Chatzos 1:27 AM THURSDAY, APRIL 9 Shkia 8:00 PM Rabbi and Mrs. Yoel Fleisher FIRST DAY OF PESACH/ Candle Ligh ng A er 8:51 PM SECOND NIGHT OF PESACH Chatzos 1:27 AM Mr. and Mrs. Amir Jaff a FRIDAY, APRIL 10 Candle Ligh ng 7:43 PM Mrs. Ita Klein SECOND DAY OF PESACH Shkia 8:01 PM Shkia 8:03 PM Mr. and Mrs. Yoni Klein SHABBOS, APRIL 11 Shabbos Ends 8:54 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 14 Candle Ligh ng 7:48 PM Mr. and Mrs. Andy Lefkowitz EREV YOM TOV Shkia 8:06 PM Mr. and Mrs. Mordechai Lipton WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 7th DAY OF PESACH/ Shkia 8:07 PM Mr. and Mrs. David Pollack 8th NIGHT OF PESACH Candle Ligh ng A er 8:57 PM THURSDAY, APRIL 16 Shkia 8:08 PM Mr. and Mrs. Donny Zigdon 8th DAY OF PESACH Yom Tov Ends 8:59 PM ABOUT US Year Round Information Cleveland Kosher is a premier non-profi t kosher Which one of us is responsible? With our hec c cer fying agency based in the Great Lakes region. schedules, we some mes overlook some of the basics. We are a member of the Associa on of Kashrus Below, are listed some of the basics that every kosher Organiza ons. Founded in 1998, our staff brings consumer in the community needs to know. Please take together over 50 years of working experience and a few moments to read them carefully. knowledge to serve the needs of the food processing industry. • First and foremost, we do not cer fy packaged goods Our mission at Cleveland Kosher is two fold: in any establishment unless otherwise noted. It is the • We provide kosher supervision services to food consumers’ responsibility to verify that the product processing companies and local establishments. meets their individual standards. The placement of the Cleveland Kosher symbol on a product insures the consumer that it was produced • In a meat establishment, assume everything prepared in under the highest standards of kosher cer fi ca on. the kitchen is meat, necessita ng the required wai ng Our services include: period a er meat. Likewise in a dairy establishment, assume everything is dairy. Some of the seemingly 1. Ini al inspec on of the plant facility parve dishes are not parve at all i.e. those falafel balls 2. Recommenda ons to bring the facility were fried in a deep fryer used for chicken (falafel balls into compliance with kosher code are meaty). The eggs for that tuna salad were cooked in 3. Cer fi ca on and ongoing monitoring of a meat pot (salad cannot be eaten together with dairy). the facility The pastries were baked in a meat oven and should not be eaten together with dairy. • Addi onally, Cleveland Kosher provides the consumer with a link to the world of kosher. This is • The following foods generally require a tamperproof accomplished through: seal: 1) fi sh 2) poultry 3) meat 4) wine 5) cheese 6) 1. Educa onal lecture series baked goods. When ordering product to be delivered, request that the item be properly sealed1. A meat 2. Publishing a news bulle n with the pla er delivered for an offi ce party should remain latest informa on sealed un l you take delivery of it. When purchasing 3. Suppor ng a hotline and website for meat or poultry at a chain supermarket, check carefully consumer inquiries that the original seal is intact. If not, do not buy. 4. Monitoring developments in the food processing industry • All dairy products served in our eateries are cholov yisroel. • Pas Yisroel - Our establishments serve both pas yisroel & pas palter baked goods. Inquire within to verify status. • At a catered event, all the food is provided by the caterer. Cleveland Kosher Questions? Please do not bring in any food (bought or private). If Kashrus Hotline Visit clevelandkosher.org the host is providing the liquor, please make sure that it or send an email to is delivered to the caterer a day or two in advance. This 440.347.0264 [email protected] allows me to properly address any outstanding issues. • Look for the vaad symbol in the store window or at a catered event, the same as you would look for a kashrus symbol on a product that you buy in the supermarket. To receive kashrus To donate to the __________ news and alerts Vaad Hakashrus by credit card 1. An excep on to this rule would be if the food is delivered by a Shomer Torah send an email to U’Mitzvos. However, from a prac cal point, food that is delivered and le with please go to the recep onist at the front desk would require a seal un l it reaches you. [email protected] clevelandkosher.org Greetings from the President Mr. Murray Koval Greetings from the President’s chair. It has been a pleasure to serve the Cleveland community over the last year, as our new establishments have become truly established, and more are on the horizon. The Bagel Shoppe, always wanting to “up its game”, is now partnering with The Milky Way, well-known in Pittsburgh for its var- ied and delicious offerings on the dairy side. Construction is under way as I write this, and we look forward to a Grand Opening in the near future. A tremendous Yasher Koach goes out to our mashgichim – the behind-the-scenes people who do the hard work, making sure that when it says Cleveland Kosher on the certifi cate, it is absolutely, 100% kosher. Checking ingre- dients, keeping an eye on kitchen practices, and answering questions in a timely manner – all of these are only the surface of what our team does to make sure that the food on your fork is worthy of bearing our seal. They are the unsung heroes of the kashrus scene, and deserve our heartfelt thanks. As our community grows, we look forward to growing with it. The future is Cleveland Kosher Staff bright for Cleveland, and for its kashrus standards. And, as always, we are here to answer YOUR questions on our hotline - 440-347-0264. RABBINICAL BOARD Wishing you a Chag Kasher v’Sameach! Rabbi Boruch Hirschfeld Chairman Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein Editor’s Note Coordinator Rabbi Dov Fishbane Rabbi Yitzchok Margareten Rabbi Ephraim Nisenbaum With gratitude to Hakodosh Boruch Hu, Cleveland Kosher is happy to Advisory Committee present our annual Pesach guide to the community. We appreciate the positive feedback we receive about our guide and we anticipate that the LAY BOARD Cleveland Jewish community, which B”H continues to grow, will benefi t Mr. Murray Koval this year as well. President This guide contains an extensive list of common food products, covers Rabbi Moshe R. Barkin z”l various medications, and addresses an assortment of personal care products. Vice president We hope that it will serve as a helpful tool as you make your preparations for Pesach. KASHRUS ADMINISTRATOR Rabbi Shimon Gutman Since there are always changes year-to-year in the kashrus of Pesach products, we recommend that you use this year’s updated version only. RABBINICAL COORDINATOR Rabbi Avrohom Miller All of the Halachos presented in this guide were reviewed by Rabbi Boruch Hirschfeld and Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein. The following sections in this SUPERVISION STAFF guide were written with specifi c guidance from Rabbi Hirschfeld: The R’ Shmuel Abramowitz Kashering Guide, Tevilas Keilim, a chart of the Shiurim for the Seder and R’ Ephraim Cheron Z’manim for eating and burning Chometz. R’ Shlomo Elbaum R’ Eli Frank The highly-respected kashrus agencies COR of Toronto and the Chicago Rabbi Moshe Freedman Rabbinical Council (CRC) generously provided information about many Rabbi Binyomin Grunwald products and topics covered in this guide. We are indebted to them for their Rabbi Nosson Kielski invaluable assistance in the formation of this comprehensive resource. We R’ Raphael Lazarus thank our kashrus administrator Rabbi Shimon Gutman and the Rabbanim Rabbi Shia Neuman for all their help in the production of this guide. Rabbi Benyomin Stein Thank you to our sponsors, who are listed in this guide. We appreciate the R’ Wolf Tenenbaum support of our advertisers and hope you patronize their businesses. Chag kasher v’sameach. Vaad Hakashrus - Cleveland Kosher Pesach Guide 2020 5 Rabbi Ephraim Nisenbaum The Pesach Seder hosts a number of foods eaten to freed from slavery was manifest.