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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...
Jewish Holidays » Passover » How-To » Before Passover » Operation Zero Chametz » What is Chametz?
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Chet
Letter #8 in a Kabbalistic Journey
By Tzvi Freeman
The letters hey and chet are two ways out of any mess-up: Falling down or fixing up. Join Miri in her next step through the mysteries of the alefbet as Rabbi Infinity finds just the right occasion for a great explanation.
Video » Kabbala Toons » KabAlefBet! » Chet
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Addicted to Chametz?
By Elisha Greenbaum
Nowadays we commemorate the Second Passover by making sure to indulge in some matzah, but simultaneously we are permitted bread and other chametz on the table.
Jewish Holidays » Pesach Sheni » Addicted to Chametz?
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How do I get my kids to eat Passover foods?
By Chani Benjaminson
Question: My children are finicky eaters and don't like the Passover meals I prepare for them. Any suggestions? Answer: Passover can be challenging, but there are ways and means to make it lots of fun as well! Here are a few suggestions I'll share with ...
Jewish Holidays » Passover » How-To » Questions & Answers » How do I get my kids to eat Passover foods?
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Minister for the Defense
By Elisha Greenbaum
It was the afternoon before Passover, and Rabbi Levi Yitzchak was wandering through the streets of the Jewish quarter seeking out local smugglers...
Jewish Holidays » Passover » Stories » Timeless Passover Stories » Minister for the Defense
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Serving G-d Sweet & Sour?
Leavening represents the haughtiness that prevents us from fully connecting to G-d.
By Shaul Yosef Leiter
Leavening represents the haughtiness that prevents us from fully connecting to G-d.
Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Vayikra - Leviticus » Vayikra » Ascent Lights » Serving G-d Sweet & Sour?
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Is alcohol chametz?
By Menachem Posner
Any time grains (wheat, barley, spelt, rye or oat) ferment, the result is chametz (see What is Chametz?). Many types of alcohol are made of, or contain, fermented grain and are therefore chametz. Alcoholic beverages made of other substances are ...
Jewish Holidays » Passover » How-To » Questions & Answers » Is alcohol chametz?
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Why is it permitted to drink wine on Passover when it is fermented with yeast?
By Dovid Zaklikowski
Question: Why is it permitted to drink wine on Passover when it is fermented with yeast? Isn't yeast forbidden on Passover? Answer: Of the hundreds of species of yeast, the Passover prohibition only applies to yeast which is a product of one of the ...
Jewish Holidays » Passover » How-To » Questions & Answers » Why is it permitted to drink wine on Passover when it is fermented with yeast?
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Is quinoa kosher for Passover?
By Baruch S. Davidson
Chametz is any food product made of wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt, or their derivatives, which has leavened (risen) or fermented. Our sages have determined that flour from any of these five grains that comes in contact with water or moisture will ...
Jewish Holidays » Passover » How-To » Questions & Answers » Is quinoa kosher for Passover?
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Is it really necessary to have leaven "removed" from one's property?
By Chani Benjaminson
Question: Is it really necessary to have leaven "removed" from one's property during the eight days of Passover? My plan was to box it up and put it in my shed for the week. Is this acceptable according to Torah? If not, why? Answer: The prohibition ...
Jewish Holidays » Passover » How-To » Questions & Answers » Is it really necessary to have leaven "removed" from one's property?
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