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PESACH MYTHS AND FACTS

Posted on March 25, 2015

PESACH: MYTHS & FACTS Most Jews will tell you that their favorite holiday is Pesach. Most Jews will also tell you that the holiday they most dislike having to prepare is Pesach. While it is true that the work involved in preparing for Pesach is tremendous, the rewards for doing it well track straight to Continue Reading »

CHOCOLATE MATZAH BRITTLE

Posted on March 24, 2015

matzah 2 sticks of pareve margarine 1 cup of brown sugar 1 bag of chocolate chips (Hint: cover a cookie pan with aluminum foil for easier cleanup!) Line the cookie pan with matzas. It is ok if they overlap a little. Melt the margarine with the brown sugar until it starts to boil. Pour this Continue Reading »

PESACH EDITION OF THE KOSHER NEXUS NEWSLETTER FOR 2015

Posted on March 23, 2015

THE KOSHER FOR PESAH NEWSLETTER A Publication of The Union for Traditional Judaism Send your questions to operationpesach@utj.org PASSOVER -5775/2015 Shalom and welcome to our Passover newsletter. In this special edition, you will find a wealth of information for Passover. We all hope that this issue will help you with everything from preparing your home Continue Reading »

CRANBERRY FARFEL KUGEL

Posted on March 22, 2015

Try it- it is a great recipe. 1 can cranberry sauce (we use whole berry) 4 cups matzo farfel/ferfel 4 eggs 2/3 cup oil 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. cinnamon Pour cold water over farfel, and drain. Mix all ingredients together. Bake at 350 F for 1 hour. Serves 6 PESACH FOR Continue Reading »

RAV FEINSTEIN (OBM) ON PEANUTS ON PESACH

Posted on March 20, 2015

Rav Moshe’s discussion of peanuts – which he spells phonetically with hebrew charcters – can be found in Iggrot Moshe OC 111:63. He reasons that kitniyot is a minhag and a minhag should not be stretched to ban things never intended to be banned – like peanuts, which were not really a commonly eaten food Continue Reading »

KOSHER POT COOKIES???

Posted on March 19, 2015

The burning bush is about to be joined by the burning kush. A company from Colorado is working with rabbis in New York on a plan to start selling legal, edible marijuana products that are certified kosher, The Post has learned. The pot concoctions would give new meaning to the “high holidays” if they are Continue Reading »

MORE THAN 300 NEW PRODUCTS FOR PESACH THIS YEAR

Posted on March 18, 2015

FROM KOSHER TODAY (FEB. 23, 2015) More than 300 New Kosher for Passover Items, Many Gluten-Free, on Shelves This Passover By Eda Kram, Editor, New Product Showcase NEW YORK — The news this year may not be as dramatic as in past years. Passover bagels and pizza already made news in previous years. The new Continue Reading »

LOVELY CANDY COMPANY KOF-K KOSHER

Posted on March 17, 2015

All of our confections are Consciously Crafted® with the best ingredients available! A delicious and smart indulgence, our premium candy is made for everyone, including the growing number of consumers who have food sensitivities. Lovely Candy®, is kosher, gluten free, non-GMO, has zero trans fats, and no high fructose corn syrup or artificial ingredients. Lovely Continue Reading »

CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE WHOOPIE PIE

Posted on March 16, 2015

The Piping Gourmets has expanded its line of GFCO-certified, gluten-free desserts with a new flavor of its classic Whoopie Pie. The brand’s new Chocolate-Chocolate variety joins the existing Chocolate Vanilla, Chocolate Mint, Chocolate Raspberry, Vanilla-Vanilla and Vanilla Lemon flavors. Boasting a rich frosting, sweetened with decadent European cocoa and sandwiched by two dense chocolate cakes, Continue Reading »

OUR STANCE ON KITNIYOT (AN ENCORE KN PRESENTATION)

Posted on March 15, 2015

OUR POSITION ON KITNIYOT AND OUR POSITION ON KITNIYOT DERIVATIVES KITNIYOT Perhaps no issue stirs as much debate as the debate swirling around kitniyot- generally translated as legumes. According to Ashenazi custom and law, we are not allowed to eat kitniyot on Pesach. Rabbi Yosef Karo, the creator of the Shulchan Aruch called the custom Continue Reading »