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Chag Kasher V’Sameach

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Chag Kasher V’Sameach

Posted on April 11, 2017

NO POST TODAY. CHAG KASHER V’SAMEACH

The Star-K Posts Ridiculous Measures for “K’Zayit”

Posted on April 7, 2017

FROM THE STAR-K GUIDE TO PESACH This is beyond accuracy, legitimacy, and intelligence. Puleeze! Saychel, apparently, is an eideleh zach. . Kizayis Measurement2 – 1.27 fl. oz. (38 ml) – If one eats a kizayis of bread, he must recite birchas hamazon. Similarly, if one eats a kizayis of any other food, a bracha acharona Continue Reading »

OU List of Products with No Certification That Are OK to Use on Pesach

Posted on April 5, 2017

These products need no certification, and may be used on Pesach ALUMINUM FOIL ALUMINUM FOIL BAKING PANS BABY OINTMENTS BAGS (PAPER OR PLASTIC) BODY WASH BOWL AND TUB CLEANERS CANDLES CARDBOARD CARPET CLEANERS CHARCOAL CHEESE CLOTHS CONDITIONERS COPPER AND METAL CLEANERS CORK COSMETICS (EXCEPT POSSIBLY LIPSTICKS, SEE BELOW) CUPCAKE HOLDERS CUPS (PAPER, PLASTIC OR STYROFOAM) Continue Reading »

Memories of the Pesachs We One Had

Posted on April 3, 2017

Passover2017 When I was a kid, movie theaters, gas stations, and supermarkets gave away free dishes. You could also get free dishes in detergent boxes. More often than not, the dishes were glass, what we called Depression glass. The glass was thick, heavy, and not very pretty to look at, but free obviates a lot Continue Reading »

New Kosher Wines for Passover

Posted on March 31, 2017

FROM KOSHER TODAY New Wines for Passover 2017 Run the Gamut The biggest news for kosher wines in 2017 is that there is really no trend and the cross section of new wines is perhaps the best testimony to the fact just how much the category has grown in recent years. Some of the new Continue Reading »

Totally New for Pesach in 2017

Posted on March 29, 2017

FROM KOSHER TODAY Products for Kids Lead Pack of Nearly 300 New Items for Passover 2017 by Eda Kram, New Product Showcase Editor New York – An estimated 300 new items will be on grocery shelves this Passover but one category that stands out is kids products, the annual survey by Kosher Today shows. Kosher Continue Reading »

Passover 101 – A Guide

Posted on March 27, 2017

PASSOVER 101 Shalom and welcome to the Passover issue of the Kosher Nexus. 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 to purchasing Kosher L’Pesah products. From all of us, and the Union for Traditional Continue Reading »

Passover Sweet Potato Kugel

Posted on March 24, 2017

SWEET POTATO KUGEL (From No Cholesterol Passover Recipes, by Debra Wasserman) Serves 12. Ingredients: 6 small sweet potatoes, peeled and grated 3 apples, peeled and grated 1 cup raisins 1 cup matzo meal 2 tsp cinnamon 1 cup fruit juice or water Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix ingredients together. Press into large baking dish. Continue Reading »

Passover FAQ for 5777

Posted on March 23, 2017

PASSOVER FAQ- UPDATED FOR 5777 Every year, the number of questions we receive at the Operation Pesah Hot Line continues to grow and grow. We are most pleased to note this increase as it points to a heightened level of awareness and observance of the holiday. Included in this special edition of the Kosher Nexus Continue Reading »

Rabbi Moshe Feinstein’s Peanut Tshuvah (English Translation)

Posted on March 22, 2017

“Concerning peanuts, which were called stashkes in Europe—they have been accepted as being permitted on Pesach and are not considered kitniyos (legumes that are forbidden on Pesach) because all the reasons for the prohibition of kitniyos do not apply to peanuts. Peanuts are not sown in fields (with grain), and even if they were there Continue Reading »