April 2011 v"g wchhk sus ic icutr kchhp ,nab rfzk v"g wsus rzghkt ic ktrah van ,nab rfzk t"ga, jxp v"g wovrct van ,c vbhs ,nab rfzk All of the “times” listed in this guide are only valid for s"xc Houston, Texas. YOUNG ISRAEL OF HOUSTON ityxuh's rhgmv ktrah ,xbf ,hc Young Israel of Houston 7823 LUDINGTON DRIVE Rabbi Yehoshua Wender HOUSTON, TEXAS 77071 713 -729-0719 ◊ FAX: 713 Rabbi's Study: 713 -729-4561 -729-8870 Officers Dr. David Jacobson April 2011 Your Guide Dear Friend, President to the laws of Rabbi Asher Block Passover For over a decade and a half Young Israel of and product Vice President Houston has published and distributed our meticulously information! Marc Warren researched Pesach Planner . This publication includes Laws of Treasurer Passover, helpful Passover hints and updated Passover Jason Silverman schedules. Our Planner also includes updated Secretary Passover” product lists that are extremely useful when“Kosher for preparing for the holiday. We provide our Rabbi Yehoshua Wender Gabbai free service to the entire Houston community. Pesach The Planner as a Rabbi Chaim Helprin used by hundreds of people throughout the city and manyPlanner Mrs. Rivkey Nimchinsky is patrons can be seen carrying their planners into local merchants Board of Directors as they shop. This year we are very happy that the Randy Barnes Herald -Voice has once again decided to print the Jewish Henny Ephron service to the community at large. This decision allowsPlanner many as a more people to have access to this important information. Dr. Howard Feintuch Jen Hunker Halacha or Jewish law is rarely a case of black and white decisions. The same is certainly true for the laws and Dr. Eliezer Jones customs of Pesach . In compiling this guide, our goal has been to Rabbi Dovy Reich provide you with the most commonly accepted Passover standards of the major kashrut Dovid Zweig States. We do understand that there organizations will often be indiscrepancies the United between what you have learned or practiced in the past and www.yihouston.org what you will read in this confident that you will appreciatePlanner the organization,. Nevertheless clarity, we are and insights that you will gain from this guide. Acknowledgements: Best wishes for a happy and healthy Passover. We are grateful for the co-operation of the following (alphabetically listed) Kashrut organizations with whom we have cross-checked Rabbi Yehoshua Wender some of the product information that is listed in this Guide: Mrs. Rivkey Nimchinsky Rabbi G. Bess, Los Angeles Kollel Chicago Rabbinical Council, Illinois HKA, Houston Kof-K, New Jersey OK Kosher Certification, NY Orthodox Union, NY Star-K, Baltimore, MD Compliments of Young Israel of Houston 7823 Ludington Drive, Post Office Box 710447, Houston, Texas 77271-0447 www.yihouston.org A link to the YIH Pesach Planner can be found on our website. All last minute Kosher for Pesach announcements will be posted there. E Stainless steel sinks can be kashered. We hope that you will find this abridged version of the YIH Pesach Planner to be , A mixer or Kitchen-Aid should not be used unless the useful. An unabridged and printable version of our Pesach Planner can be found Prior to kashering, nothing hot may be motor housing is disassembled and cleaned. Bowls and at http://yihouston.org/ or http://PesachPlanner.org/. poured or placed into the sink for 24 hours. beaters must be changed or kashered. The motor of a It is a good idea to shut off the hot water blender or food processor may be used if the other parts are under your sink 24 hours before kashering. changed or kashered. Clean the entire sink well with cold water and scouring q Kashering q , A separate Pesach crock pot should be used for Pesach. powder. Use a toothpick to clean around the drain. Water The laws of kashering for Pesach are very Separately sold “crock pot liners” are acceptable for Pesach. boiled in a Pesach pot should then be poured directly over extensive. If anyone plans on kashering pots, pans or every part of the sink and drain. The stove must have been , A separate Shabbos blech should be purchased. utensils they should contact the Rabbi. kashered already in order to use a Pesach kettle. (See , Warming Trays: If you wish to use your regular E Only metal or wood utensils can be kashered. All rules above for kashering your “Range or Stovetop”.) warming tray on Pesach, it must be clean and covered kashering must be completed by 12:06 PM on Monday, You will need to boil the kettle 3 or 4 times in order well with aluminum foil. Be certain that you are not April 18, 2011. creating a safety hazard. to kasher the sink properly. E Plastics, china, porcelain, Pyrex or enamel articles E For all sinks, boiling water should be , Refrigerators and Freezers: should not be kashered. poured over the faucet and handles. Should be washed well, with special care aerator given to the shelves and racks. Covering the E The prevailing custom is not to kasher glassware. In a E If you have a hot water dispenser on your ← shelves is not necessary. case of necessity, one may kasher glassware by soaking it for sink, you should pour hot water all over it, The automatic ice maker box should be three consecutive 24-hour periods. Pyrex is not considered but it should not be used on Pesach. washed well before use. Ice from the ice maker to be glass and cannot be kashered. E A separate aerator is required for may be used on Pesach after the unit has been Pesach. (That's the thing that gets screwed E Towels and tablecloths that are laundered well may be cleaned. onto the spout of your kitchen sink.) used for Pesach. It is preferable not to kasher a terylene Also see “Gadgets” listed in previous tablecloth. Starch should not be used on any tablecloth. E Separate Pesach drain covers and dish racks are section. Plastic tablecloths which were used for chametz cannot be also required. used for Pesach. E All gadgets that are used with only cold water may be O O O cleaned and used for Pesach. This includes water fountains, Ranges / Stovetops filtered water & spouts, and the ice & water dispensers on a How to Kasher Your Oven Before kashering any range or stovetop, it should refrigerator. (Also see Refrigerators & Freezers.) (for Pesach and all year long) not be used for 24 hours. E Ice cube trays need to be replaced for O An electric range is kashered by first Pesach. Regular & Continuous-Cleaning Ovens cleaning all areas well. The range is then E A separate Brita Water Filter Pitcher Setting it up: turned on high for 15 minutes. may be used on Pesach. O Before kashering any oven, it should be cool and unused O A gas range differs only in that the E Plastic high chair trays should be for 24 hours. tripods should be covered when kashering so cleaned well and covered. Metal and wood O Before kashering your oven, all areas must be perfectly that the heat should be distributed. high chair trays may be kashered by using clean. O All the other areas of the range, including the procedure for a stainless steel sink. O Special care should be taken to clean the door area of the bibs, should be cleaned and covered with E Kitchen drawers should be cleaned well your oven BEFORE kashering. foil, or replaced for Pesach. and relined. O Special care must be given to the racks, particularly O Oven Hoods & Exhaust Fans should be cleaned well and E All cabinets that you will be using for Pesach should be where the spokes meet. If the racks are not totally clean, made devoid of all food residue. covered with some kind of paper or shelf liner after you have they cannot be kashered. Make sure to kasher your range or stovetop before cleaned them. O Cleaning is best accomplished with an oven cleaning kashering your stainless steel sink, so that you will be E Bathroom sinks need not be kashered. caustic like "Easy Off". Remaining dirt should be removed able to use your Pesach pots for kashering your sink. E Toothbrush holders should be cleaned and not used. with a razor blade. E New toothbrushes should be used. O FINAL STEP for Kashering a Regular Oven: After ' ' Sinks - Countertops - Gadgets cleaning a regular oven, fill a clean disposable aluminum E Countertops: pan with water, place it in the oven and turn the oven on high N Appliances N – Regular countertops should be cleaned well and covered. for one hour. If the oven has two coils (such as a top coil – Stainless Steel countertops may be kashered with boiling , A plastic or porcelain dishwasher should not be kashered for broil and a bottom coil for bake), each one should be on hot water, but no hot chametz may be put on it for 24 hours for Pesach. For more information about stainless steel for an hour each. After this step, your regular oven will be prior to kashering. dishwashers, please contact the Rabbi. kashered. E Porcelain sinks cannot be kashered for Pesach. Clean , Broilers, toasters and toaster-ovens cannot be kashered. O A continuous-cleaning oven should be treated like a all areas of the sink, pour boiling water over the sink, then , A new hot water urn should be purchased for Pesach. regular oven. cover with contact paper. Special thanks to the Jewish Herald-Voice for reprinting the YIH 2011 abridged Pesach Planner.