Passover

Passover is supposedly the festival of freedom from slavery. But it seems ridiculous to celebrate freedom by not eating bread!

So they happened to eat matzah because they were in a rush. So what? I thought that Passover is about freedom, not food!

It's that time of year: Kids return home for Passover to drive their mother nuts. Husbands become holy rollers making demands for higher standards in the kitchen in which they never lift a finger. Yet other wives turn their kitchens into high security ...

Excellent question. We began celebrating the holiday of Passover on the first anniversary of our freedom from Egypt. Actually, in practice we celebrated it even during the actual Exodus, as we were commanded by G‑d to eat the Passover lamb on the night ...

Question: Must 100% pure honey be certified kosher for Passover? How about the rest of the year? Why? Answer: Although 100% pure honey does not require kosher certification during the year, I have seen that the Star-K recommends that only honey that is ...

There are a number of customs; here are a few: Many have the custom to read the Song of Songs on the Shabbat of the intermediate days of Passover before the morning Torah reading. If there is no Shabbat during the "intermediate days," then the Song of ...

The answer has its roots in the history of the Jewish calendar. Originally, there was no fixed calendar. Each month anew, the Sanhedrin (Rabbinic Supreme Court) in Jerusalem would determine whether the previous month had been 29 or 30 days long -- ...

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 . . .

Question: Can I have my Seder on a different night of Passover to accommodate family who can't make it on the first or second night? Answer: It is an age-old Jewish tradition to celebrate the Passover Seder together with family, so I understand well why ...

Firstly, I'd like to note that any food product -- with the exception of fresh and unprocessed fruit and vegetables -- must have reliable kosher for Passover certification in order to be eaten on Passover. Even if the food item itself contains no ...