1 Nissan 5774 April 1, 2014 The following information is translated from Chief Rabbinate of Israel Kashrus alert 015/5774 dated 7 Nissan 5774. Stores that already have sections kosher for Pesach must be vigilant to prevent workers and others from transporting chametz to those areas. Employees should clean their clothing, aprons and take appropriate measures read more
1 Nissan 5774 April 1, 2014 The following information is translated from Chief Rabbinate of Israel Kashrus alert 015/5774 dated 7 Nissan 5774. Pet food for dogs and other pets are likely to contain actual chametz. Therefore one must make certain to buy only Pesach certified pet foods to make sure they do not contain read more
1 Nissan 5774 April 1, 2014 The following information is translated from Chief Rabbinate of Israel Kashrus alert 015/5774 dated 7 Nissan 5774. While a corn based feed is used for animals on Pesach, it is virtually impossible to remove all kernels of wheat and other grains from the feed. Therefore it is advisable to read more
1 Nissan 5774 April 1, 2014 The following information is translated from Chief Rabbinate of Israel Kashrus alert 015/5774 dated 7 Nissan 5774. There are olive oils offered for sale marked “kosher for Pesach” that are not pure, but mixed with other components and they are not marked “contains kitnios”. At times the kashrus is read more
1 Nissan 5774 April 1, 2014 The following information is translated from Chief Rabbinate of Israel Kashrus alert 015/5774 dated 7 Nissan 5774. From the information gathered most of the red lentils imported to Israel are mixed with a vegetable oil and contain citric acid originating from chametz. Therefore one should not use these lentils, read more
1 Nissan 5774 April 1, 2014 The following information is translated from Chief Rabbinate of Israel Kashrus alert 015/5774 dated 7 Nissan 5774. Corn is a component of the ink used to stamp meat. Therefore, one who is stringent regarding kitnios on Pesach should make certain to peel away the ink prior to cooking. One read more
1 Nissan 5774 April 1, 2014 The following information is translated from Chief Rabbinate of Israel Kashrus alert 015/5774 dated 7 Nissan 5774. Some of the Pesach type cookies sold in the marketplace today are the result of a chametz manufacturing process. Shoppers should verify cookies are labeled “kosher for Pesach” in sealed factory wrapping. read more
6 Nissan 5774 April 6, 2014 The following information is taken from the Badatz Eida Chareidit Pesach 5774 Guide. Information from other hashgachos may vary. In case of a question one should consult with one’s rav/posek. I include this to broaden the scope of readers who too often question innocently and naively “what can be read more
4 Nissan 5774 April, 4, 2014 After downloading the Pesach Digest App 5774 database and playing with it for a while, I decided an unsolicited word of praise is in order. For those who can remember back then, 1975, when the first edition of Rabbi Avrohom Blumenkrantz’s ZT”L Pesach Guide hit the streets of NYC, read more
1 Nissan 5774 April 1, 2014 According to the Badatz Eida Chareidis, there are chametz concerns surrounding gluten free flour on Pesach. In the badatz’s Pesach Guide 5774 on beginning on page 25 it states; Over recent years we are witness to an increase in the number of people that refrain from ingesting gluten with read more