Pesach
Pesach begins on Wednesday night, April 8, 2009Holiday celebrating the Jewish People's exodus from Egypt.
What Is “Kosher for Passover”
What Does "KOSHER FOR PASSOVER" Mean?During Passover, Jewish law forbids the consumption or possession by Jews of all edible fermented grain products (Chametz) or related foods. Therefore, even foods and household products which meet the strict, year-round dietary regulations, and are considered Kosher, are nevertheless, often unacceptable, or require special preparation for Passover use in the Jewish home in order to be Kosher for Passover.
How Can One Tell If A Product is "KOSHER FOR PASSOVER?"
Most processed foods and beverages require special rabbinical supervision for Passover use. They must also be Kosher for year-round use, and prepared in accordance with all of the regular Jewish dietary laws.
The 2000 Guide to Kosher for Passover Foods is available online.
Jewish consumers are urged to look for the P or the Kosher for Passover designations as an integral part of the product label, and to be familiar with the rabbi or organization giving the Passover endorsement. The mere mention of Kosher For Passover on the label is not a sufficient guarantee of the product's acceptability for Passover use.
The largest and most widely respected Kosher supervisory agency is the Kashruth Division of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. Its registered service mark, OUP, on thousands of consumer and industrial food products, is a guarantee of the highest standards of Kashruth for Passover. Processed foods not carrying any rabbinical supervision should be cleared with a rabbi before Passover use, as should any medicines and vegetables.
The OU.ORG Pesach section is compiled from different sources, including The Book of Our Heritage by Rabbi Eliyahu Kitov.
Other Pesach Content
- What is Passover?
- When does Passover Begin?
- How Do I Prepare for Passover
- What Is “Kosher for Passover”
- What is “Matzoh” or “Matzah”?
- When Do Passover Dietary Laws End?
- Foods Which May Not Be Used On Passover
- The “Seder”
- Seder Table Checklist
- About Work Restrictions
- Glossary of Common Passover Terms
- Matzah - The Main Symbol
- The Haggadah
- The Number “Four”
- The Four Cups
- The Four Questions
- The Four Sons
- The Four Expressions
- The Fifteen Steps-The First Five
- The Fifteen Steps - The Middle Six
- The Fifteen Steps-The Last Four
- And You Shall Tell Your Children
- Haggadah Insights
- “Shir HaShirim” - The Song of Songs
- From Shame to Praise
- Wine - Connection Between Purim and Pesach
- Pesach Insights from Parshat Shemot
- Pesach Insights from Parshat Yitro
- Pesach: Birth and Rebirth
- The Inner Meaning of Matzah
- Pesach
- Shabbat Chol Hamoed
- A Time of Dance
- When was the Exodus?
- What are we celebrating on Pesach?
- A Three Days Journey in the Desert
- Hotter Than Fire
- HILCHOS PESACH
- Yosef Ben Shlomo Hakohen-Passover Insight
- Reb Mordechai Rosen z"l
- Passover Safety Tips
- Falling Through The Cracks
- Your Official Guide to Passover Preparation
- Children’s Activities for Pesach
- Children’s Activities for Shavuot