Dear CSK Chaverim,
Passover is right around the corner, starting Wednesday night, April 5, and Congregation Shaarei Kodesh is ready to celebrate!
HOW TO KASHER YOUR KITCHEN
THE SEARCH FOR HAMETZ
SELLING YOUR HAMETZ
On Passover, Jews are forbidden from eating, or even owning hametz; food containing wheat or other grain products that have had an opportunity to ferment or rise. It is customary to sell all hametz owned to a non-Jew through an intermediary. (DEADLINE: TUESDAY, April 4, 2023, 12 pm)
MA'OT CHITIN
It is also customary to give extra charity at this time of year for Ma’ot Chitin, special funds set up within the Jewish community for whom the process of preparing for and celebrating the holiday would otherwise be difficult. (DEADLINE TUESDAY, APRIL 4 2023, 12 pm)
PESACH GUIDE 5783
This Guide, prepared by the Kashrut Subcommittee and approved by the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, explains in detail the laws and customs regarding the dietary restrictions of Passover, the rules that remind us each time we eat of Passover’s messages for us. Some of these guidelines are, frankly, quite technical and even complicated; that is the result of the special stringency of the Passover rules in Jewish law and the complex, new ways in which foods are processed in our time. We hope that this Guide will enable Jews to understand what they may eat on Passover and how to prepare their kitchens for the holiday in ways that are clear and understandable. We do not intend this Guide to replace your rabbi’s guidance on these matters; on the contrary, any question you have about what is written here or what is missing you should address to your rabbi.
HAGGADOT
The Family Participation Haggadah, Compact Edition for Purchase. You may purchase directly from the site.
WHEN PESACH LEADS INTO SHABBAT
YOU MUST PERFORM EIRUV TAVSHILIN
The ceremony involves setting aside some food for Shabbat—cooked or baked goods—before the festival begins, just as one may have prepared special foodstuffs for the festival itself. The ceremony is called Eiruv Tavshilin—because one has surrounded the festival with permission for food preparation. This food set aside before the festival is then eaten on Shabbat, weaving the days together.
