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Operation Zero Chametz
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Passover is a holiday that mandates our complete involvement, not just during
its eight days but for weeks before. Aside from the regular holiday
obligations, we are also commanded (Exodus 13:3-7): "No leaven shall be eaten...
For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread... and no leaven shall be seen of
yours [in your possession]."
We accomplish this by cleaning and inspecting our homes well before Passover,
and gradually eliminating chametz from every room and crevice. This intensive cleaning takes place in Jewish homes throughout the world.
The following wizard and articles will help you tackle the process in your own home.
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 | Sell Your Chametz Online
Any chametz left undisposed must be sold to a non-Jew. Use this online form to quickly delegate a Rabbi to sell your chametz for you. | |
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 | Getting Rid of Chametz Wizard
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 | What is Chametz?
Chametz is any food product made from wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt, or their derivatives, which has leavened (risen) or fermented. Find out what not to eat, or have in your house, over Passover...  13 Comments | |
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 | Kitniyot
The medieval Jewish sages placed a ban on eating legumes (kitniyot) on Passover, because they are similar in texture to chametz... 1 Comment | |
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 | Getting Rid of Chametz
Any area where one can reasonably suspect that chametz might have been brought throughout the year must be thoroughly cleaned... 2 Comments | |
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 | Cleaning Checklist
Attic, Arts 'n' crafts, Basement, Bedroom, Bed, Bed frame, Behind furniture, Bookcase, Books, Breadbox, Briefcase, Buffet .... Windowsills, Woodwork, Yard... Also printable in PDF form! 5 Comments | |
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 | Preparing the Kitchen
We pay special attention to the kitchen, because (a) that's where most of our chametz hangs out during the year, and (b) we will be using our kitchens to prepare our Passover food... 13 Comments | |
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 | Koshering Utensils for Passover
Koshering is the process by which one makes non-kosher vessels and utensils kosher. Regarding Passover, koshering refers to the process of making chametz vessels and utensils kosher for Passover... 5 Comments | |
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 | Passover Shopping
Not just Kosher - Kosher for Passover
While shopping for Passover we must be careful that the foods we buy are not only kosher, but are also kosher for Passover — that is, chametz-free... 1 Comment | |
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Some people kosherize their kitchen for Passover before Shabbat, cook the Shabbat food using their Pesach utensils and use plastic tableclothes and disposable dishes. For challah many keep small rolls just for that Shabbat, enough to recite the blessing. I prepare a pizza dough style recipe for the Shabbat before Passover as I find it makes less crumbs.
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This year, 2010, there is only a 1 day turn around in which to kasher the kitchen post-challah making between Shabbat and Erev Pesach. Any strategies for making this managable?
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Good question! One of the rabbis on our Ask the Rabbi team already addressed this question in the past, please check out his response at this link.
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