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Passover 2008

How to handle this special Passover that comes out on Saturday night.

One of the rarest things that occurs during the course of Jewish life is the first night of Passover beginning on Saturday night. In the entire twentieth century, it only occurred eleven times. The next two times are 2021 and 2025 - start arranging! Here is a quick outline of what changes happen.

Ordinarily, first-born males have to fast on the eve of Passover; but that would be Saturday morning. We cannot fast on a Saturday; we have to move the fast back; but we never fast on Friday; so the fast is on Thursday. Unless you want to fast, you can come to a Siyum and listen to me complete the study of a tracte, which then entitles you to participate in a mitzvah meal, which would override the fast. That will take place at the end of the minyan on Thursday morning; services start at 7:20am. We will serve a light breakfast at the end of the service.

The search for the chametz should be Friday night, which obviously we cannot do; so it is done Thursday night after dark. It is done in the usual manner, with the usual statement of nullification. The burning of the chametz should be Saturday morning; that obviously cannot happen! So we burn it Friday morning; and just so that we do not get into bad habits, we would do it at about the same time if it were the actual Passover eve, which means that by about 11:00 on Friday, one should burn the chametz.

Anybody coming to minyan on Friday morning who brings the chametz they searched for, we will have our usual little bonfire. If you have never done "searching for the chametz," it is not only a mitzvah, it is a great fun activity, especially with little children, walking around with your candle, spoon, feather and bag. We have sets still on sale at the gift shop.

Most Haggadahs that you have at home, have the prayers to say. Ordinarily, we have a declaration of nullification when we burn the chametz, but because you may still be eating chametz all the way through till Saturday morning, we do not make the declaration then.

The Sabbath poses some significant problems, I am not going to give you all of the options; I am going to simplify it for you and suggest that you follow this as the easiest and the least dangerous way to advance.

By Friday, your house should be kosher for Passover, and you should be doing all of your cooking for the first night Seder, as well as preparing the Seder plate, since one cannot cook on Shabbat. Your Sabbath meals are also Pesadik meals. That leaves the problem with the Shabbat meal which requires Hamotzi over bread. There are people who find ways to use bread but it is too complicated; therefore my suggestion is everyone get a package of egg matzo, kosher for Passover; eat your Friday night Shabbat meal in a Passover environment. I would suggest paper plates, so that you do not have to worry about the dishes which should be already preset for the Seder table, so that you do not have to do that on Shabbat.

Saturday morning at services, we will conduct services as usual. Because of the length of the day you have enough time to get home after the service and begin your second meal eating egg matzo. And the declarative statement of nullification, which is found in your Haggadah, should be said by 12:15pm. Since services will be over earlier than usual, there should be no problem in getting home to be able to do that, so we will not have to make the declaration together at synagogue. Lunch again should be with egg matzo and then those who have a third meal some time before roughly 4:00 in the afternoon, should have a light snack, but not with any egg matzo.

Candle lighting and Kiddush should not happen before Shabbat is over. So you cannot start until 8:22pm. I will start after 6:30 by discussing many of the themes of the Haggadah and some passages that are neither prayer, blessings or rituals - such as the four children, etc., and the four Biblical verses of the redemption story. These I will then skip after we start.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

BAGGED SALADS FOR PESACH 5768:

STAR K – All bagged salads with Star K supervision are acceptable without Kosher for Passover certification. [Note: Dole Very

Veggie Salad Blend contains peas and is kitniyot.]

OV – All bagged salads with OV supervision require Kosher for Passover certification.

2008 KOSHER FOR PASSOVER FACILITIES UNDER THE O.R.B.

Restaurants

Boca Pita Express 561-750-0088

7185 N. Beracasa Way, Boca Raton

Chianti (reservations only) 561-201-2332

235 Sunrise Avenue, Palm Beach

Gelato Shoppe 561-716-0389

22188 Verbena Way, Boca Raton

Grill Time Boca 561-482-3699

8177 Glades Rd., Boca Raton

Grill Time NMB 786-274-8935

16145 Biscayne Blvd., N. Miami Beach

Joel’s Steakhouse 954-963-9690

3940 N. 46th Avenue, Hollywood

Shalom Haifa 305-936-1800

18533 West Dixie Hwy., Aventura

Stirling Pita 954-962-6103

5800 Stirling Road, Hollywood

Catering, Take-out, and Groceries

Aroma Market 954-252-2600

8819 Stirling Rd., Cooper City

Boca Kosher 561-488-9808

9070 Kimberly Blvd., Boca Raton

Executive Caterers Miami Beach 305-532-1192

130 SW 3rd Ave., Dania Beach

Gold Catering 305-249-2220

19593 NE 10th Ave., Blg 4-Bay C&D, NMB

Ilana's 954-964-5489

5650 Stirling Rd., Hollywood

Kosher Konnection 561-702-0207

9040 Kimberly Blvd., Boca Raton

Kosher Marketplace 561-391-3318

22191 Powerline Rd., Boca Raton

Mary L’s 954-742-2682

5436 N. University Dr., Lauderhill

Natanya 954-577-9005 (grocery & meat only)

1834 N. Nob Hill Rd., Plantation

Payless Glatt Meat & Deli 561-479-4202

19635 State Road 7, # 49-50, Boca Raton

Royal Hungarian Caterers 305-322-4642

17950 Military Trail, Boca Raton

Sushi Mann Express 305-305-7337

2665 S. Park Rd., Pembroke Park

Sylvia's 954-986-7949

3294 Stirling Rd., Hollywood

Teamim Catering 561-201-2332

235 Sunrise Ave., Palm Beach

Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities

Lakeview Care Center Nursing Home, Delray Beach

Menorah House Nursing Home, Boca Raton

Regents Park Nursing Home, Boca Raton

Renaissance Gardens Assisted Living, NMB

Orange Blossom Assisted Living, Pembroke Park

Three -Day Pesach Programs

Executive Caterers Miami Beach 305-532-1192

Teamim Catering 561-201-2332

PASSOVER KOSHER FOOD ALERTS

1. In the days and weeks leading up to Pesach, many supermarkets have dedicated special sections and shelves for Pesachproducts, both local and imported. There is no rabbinical supervision over the stocking of supermarket shelves, and as such, wecannot guarantee that all items on these shelves are in fact kosher for Pesach. Consumers are advised to check each and every item to ensure that it has a reliable hechsher for Pesach.

Also please be careful when purchasing Israeli imported products, as many of these are kosher for Pesach, but only for those who eat kitniyot. This will be specified on the label, either in Hebrew, English, or both.

2. Beech-nut is no longer producing baby food certified for Passover.

3. The following products were omitted from the Orthodox Union’s Guide to Passover (go to OU.Org for the full list). These products are acceptable for Passover use and do not require a ‘P’ designation: Hena Decaffeinated Coffee distributed by Hena Coffee- Brooklyn, NY Ellis Decaffeinated Coffee (Unflavored) distributed by Ellis Coffee Company- Philadelphia, PA

4. Empire Chicken Breast Nuggets and Breaded Chicken Tenders in 2 lb. and 3 lb. bags, were mistakenly labeled as being KAJ-KP(Passover) between August 16 and October 2007. This product contains bread crumbs and is not kosher for Passover. Empire hasmade a supreme effort to remove all mislabeled products from store shelves. Empire does not make Kosher for Passover Chicken Nuggets.

5. Raysheet Chianti (2004), Raysheet Rosso di Toscana (2004, 2005), Bianco di Toscana (2005), Rosso Relativo Toscana (2005), Nobile Prima- Empoli, Italy: These wine products bear an unauthorized OU-P symbol (unless affixed with an OU holograph sticker) and are being withdrawn from the marketplace.

JOYVA Products are now under the Kof-K but not for Pesach.

Marshmallows under Rabbi Sheinkopf's supervision are NOT recommended.

NOTE: Many Israeli products contain "Kitniyot" and since they are supervised by Sephardic rabbis, their customs differ and

the product might be endorsed as Kosher for Passover. Ashkenazic Jews should be careful and not use Israeli products unless

supervised Kitniyot free.

MANISCHEWITZ WINES: Not all of them are OU-P. Make sure the OU-P, Kosher for Passover appears, because sometimes corn

syrup is used.

O.R.B. KOSHER FOR PASSOVER PRODUCTS: The following products are certified Kosher for Passover and are available at local

stores:

Kennesaw Fruit & Juice

Sam’s Bakery Products (with Kosher for Passover label).

CITY NUT & CANDY, 2390 Hayes Street, Hollywood. The following products are certified Kosher for Passover and Pareve only when bearing the ORB Kosher for Passover insignia on the special labels and are available in the kosher stores: ALMONDS, ALMONDS ROASTED WITH SALT, ALMONDS ROASTED NO SALT, ALMONDS SLICED BLANCHED, ALMONDS SUPREME, ALMONDS SLIVERED, CASHEWS WITH SALT, CASHEWS NO SALT, MACADAMIA NUTS (RAW), MIXED NUTS WITH SALT, MIXED NUTS NO SALT, PECAN HALVES, PISTACHIOS WITH SALT, PISTACHIOS NO SALT, WALNUTS, APPLE RINGS, APRICOTS, COMPOTE (MIXED FRUIT), CRANBERRIES, DATES, NECTARINES, PEACHES, PEARS, PLUMS, PRUNES, RAISINS-GOLDEN, RAISINS BLACK,

DARK CHOCOLATE (PAREVE) ALMONDS, DARK CHOCOLATE (PAREVE) NON PAREILS, DARK CHOCOLATE (PAREVE) RAISINS, DARK CHOCOLATE BRIDGE MIX, DARK CHOCOLATE CASHEWS, DARK CHOCOLATE PISTACHIOS,

KOPPERS MINT LENTILS (PAREVE), KOPPERS CHOCOLATE LENTILS (PAREVE).

VELDA FARMS MILK. Kosher for Passover/Cholov Yisrael milk with a white K-P sticker will be available at local outlets. Call your

local stores to ascertain if they have supplies of Kosher for Passover milk.

TEVYE FARMS, Kosher for Passover/Cholov Yisrael milk under ORB supervision is available from the local kosher stores.

KOSHER FOR PASSOVER SODA

PEPSI, DIET-PEPSI, CAFFEINE FREE DIET PEPSI in 2-liter plastic bottles are Kosher for Passover with an ORB in a

circle on the top of the cap and ORB 08 appearing on the side of the cap and on the neck of the bottle.

COCA COLA produced a Kosher for Pesach run of CLASSIC COCA COLA and DIET COCA COLA in 2 liter bottles with the OU-P on yellow caps, with the ink jet lettering around the shoulder of the bottle ending with the letters OU-P.

Permissible items which do not require supervision IF a NEW CONTAINER is purchased PRIOR TO PASSOVER [PLUS information on other products]

ALCOHOL - Any isopropyl alcohol for external use

ALUMINUM FOIL - All disposable products

AMMONIA – All

*[APPLE JUICE - All Apple Juice (Frozen & Bottled) requires

Pesach supervision due to filtering agents]

BABY FORMULA - Isomil, Similac, Enfamil, purchased before

Pesach may be used, but in separate utensils only. (Isomil

does contain some chametz but it is nullified in the admixture.

The others contain kitniyot.)

BABY OIL

BABY OINTMENT, BABY POWDER

BABY WIPES – All brands without alcohol

BAKING SODA – All (not Baking Powder, which requires

Pesach certification)

BANDAIDS - All

BLEACH - All

*[BROWN SUGAR – Dixie Crystals, Domino Brown &

Brownulated with OK-P, Florida Crystals Brown]

CARROTS – Including baby carrots, raw in plastic bags –

without additives

CHAPSTICK - Regular, Unflavored, New (including Blistex)

COCOA - Hershey's & any 100% pure Cocoa (not from

Europe, domestic only)

COFFEE

INSTANT: Only Nescafe Taster's Choice and Folger’s

(Regular, not Decaf)

[All Decaffeinated Coffee requires KP supervision]

DECAF: Sanka (with OK-P only), Maxwell House KFP

WHOLE BEAN AND FRESH GROUND BEAN: Unflavored

plain (not decaf) ground or whole bean do not need special

certification for Passover. Decaf requires Passover

certification

DENTAL FLOSS – Any unflavored (waxed or unwaxed)

DEODORANT - Any powdered or stick

DETERGENTS (Laundry) - Any with an OU

DISHWASHING LIQUID – Ajax, Sunlight Powder, Ivory, Dawn,

Joy, Palmolive, Octagon, more….

*[DRIED FRUIT - with OU-P are acceptable e.g. Del Monte,

Dole, Festive, Mariani, Season]

*[DRY MILK - Ko-sure (Cholov Yisroel). Must have KP

certification]

EGGS - Should be purchased before Passover. Since

chicken feed contains chametz it is customary not to eat

eggs that were laid on Passover

FABRIC SOFTENER - Any

FISH, FROZEN (Raw) - All frozen raw fish bearing a reliable

hechscher. Raw frozen gefilte fish requires KFP

Flax Seeds are permitted.

FRUIT, FROZEN - All frozen unsweetened additive-free,

whole, sliced, or formed frozen fruit (e.g. sliced peaches,

melon balls, blueberries, strawberries) without syrup, citric or

ascorbic acid

*HONEY – All require KFP

ICE - Bags of ice from plain water, any brand

JUICES, FROZEN - Any 100% Orange juice and White

Grapefruit juice with no sweeteners, additives, or

preservatives

LEMON JUICE - ReaLemon juice (liquid)

LIME JUICE - ReaLemon juice (liquid)

MEAT – All fresh or frozen RAW, unprocessed meat or poultry

bearing reliable kosher certification year round are Kosher for

Passover except ground meat

MILK - In areas where Kosher for Pesach milk is not available,

milk should be purchased before Passover.

LACTAID MILK may be purchased before Passover. (Lactaid

chewable pills are not acceptable for Passover; nonchewable

pills are acceptable without Passover certification if

purchased before Passover)

MINERAL OIL - All

MOUTHWASH – Cepacol, Scope

NUTS - Raw, whole, chopped, or ground (e.g. walnuts, pecans

& almonds without preservative or other additives) are

approved for Passover (e.g. Ann's House of Nuts, Barcelona,

Homa) NOTE: Nuts coated or sprayed with BHT or BHA

should not be used. Half pecans are acceptable. [Whole or pecan pieces need supervision]

OLIVE OIL - All Extra Virgin Olive Oil

OVEN CLEANER - Any

PAPER GOODS - All are acceptable, including all paper

plates, bowls and cups, all paper and plastic table cloths, as

well as all paper towels. It is suggested to not use hot foods

or drinks on starched paper goods. All Styrofoam products

are acceptable.

PARCHMENT PAPER – Chefs Select, Norpak, Pantry Pro,

Pure, Sunshine Ind., Wilton (Star K); Reynolds (OU)

*[PINEAPPLE (Canned) - Buy with Kosher for Pesach seal]

POULTRY - All Kosher Raw Meat & Poultry bearing a reliable

Kosher Certification are Kosher for Passover. NOTE:

Ground poultry requires KP

*[RAISINS – Should have a KP – Dole, Del Monte (Natural,

Golden), Sun Maid]

RUBBER GLOVES - Without Powder Coating

SALT – Any,as long as there are no additives (Iodine,

Dextrose, Maltodextrin or Polysorbates.) If it contains

sodium silicate, it is not a problem

SALT SUBSTITUTE - Freeda Free Salt

SCOURING PADS – Any

SELTZER – Any unflavored Seltzer may be used

SILVER POLISH – Any

SOAPS – All

SPICES - Due to changes in the spice industry, all ground and

chopped spices require Kosher for Passover supervision.

Spices that are whole, as in cinnamon sticks, peppercorns,

bay leaves, et al, do NOT require KFP certification.

SPICES – Any whole, unground,except mustard

SUGAR - All pure granulated Cane Sugar. NOTE: Check that

the bag of sugar does not include Dextrose as an ingredient

TEA BAGS - Plain (NOT Decaf), unflavored, Lipton

Decaffeinated unflavored

TEA, HERBAL - require Kosher for Passover supervision

TEA, INSTANT - Nestea unflavored (Regular and Decaf)

TOOTHPASTE - Aim, Colgate, Crest, Gleem, Ultra Brite

*[VEGETABLES, FROZEN - Need a good supervision for

Passover since the same equipment may be used during the

year to make pasta products. Bodek and Garden Pure will

have an OU-P. Bird’s Eye is NOT recommended]

WATER - Any fresh bottled unflavored spring water

WAX PAPER - Any

*[These items require caution]

OTHER PASSOVER CONCERNS

BABY CEREAL - Powdered Rice Cereals should be considered Chametz as they are probably produced on Chametz Equipment.

BABY FOOD - Baby food in jars (e.g. fruits and vegetables) should be considered Chametz as they are probably produced on Chametz equipment.

BALLOONS - Balloons may be used if no powder is present.

CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES – All may be used including flavored.

FROZEN FRUIT - When purchasing 100% "unsweetened and additive free" frozen fruit, check the ingredient panel to ensure that citric acid and/or ascorbic acid are not listed.

FROZEN ORANGE JUICE - Frozen orange juice with enrichments (e.g. calcium) require KFP certification.

PLAY DOUGH - May contain Chametz and should be sold before Pesach.

POSTUM - Postum, coffee substitute, contains Chametz and should be sold before Pesach.

RUBBER GLOVES - Some rubber/latex gloves have a powder coating on the inside of the glove. Powdered rubber gloves should not be used on Pesach.

VINYL TABLECLOTHS - Transparent printed vinyl tablecloths from Taiwan are coated with a powder and should be rinsed off before use.

WINE - Some wines contain Kitniyot and are not KFP. One should not assume that wine is Kosher for Passover unless it bears a reliable Hechsher with a Kosher for Pesach symbol on the label.

QUINOA ("Keen-Wa") - Quinoa, a sesame-seed-sized kernel, was determined to be Kosher L’Pesach in 1996 when RabbiBlau, Dayan of the Eidah Hachareidus in Israel ruled Quinoa to be Kosher L’Pesach. As with other Pesach products, Quinoa should not be purchased from open bins, but rather in sealed packages. Purchase before Pesach.

POLICY ON MEDICINES, COSMETICS & TOILETRIES

[Based on information from Chicago Rabbinical Council]

POLICY ON MEDICINES, COSMETICS & TOILETRIES

[Based on information from Chicago Rabbinical Council]

MEDICINES

• All pill medication (with or without chametz) that one swallows is permitted without special hashgacha.

Bromo Seltzer Antacid; Maalox: Multi Symptom, Max Strength Chewable Tablets, Regular Strength Suspension & Mint.

Peptic Relief Chew Tablets, Liquid; Prevacid Delayed Release Capsules & Oral Suspension; Please note that Rolaids is NOT approved for Pesach this year.

Tums Regular, E-X, and Ultra are acceptable. Tums Smoothies are NOT.

• All chewable pills that have kitniyot are permitted. If the chewable pills have chametz and no substitute is available, call the Rabbi.

• All liquid medications that have chametz should not be used. If it is just a question of kitniyot, it is permissible.

Before discontinuing liquid or chewable medicine, you must consult with your Rabbi and Doctor.

COSMETICS AND TOILETRIES

• All varieties of body soaps, shampoos and stick deodorants are permitted for use on Pesach regardless of its ingredients.

• All types of ointments, creams, nail polish, hand lotions, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, blush, foot and face powders, and ink and paint may be used regardless of its ingredients.

• Colognes, perfumes, hairspray, shaving lotions and deodorants that have restorable denatured alcohol should not be used. This only applies to products in a pure liquid state.

• Lipstick that contains chametz should not be used.

Yom Hashoah

Services will be held on Wednesday April 30th at 7:00pm in the Hirsch Sanctuary. The community is invited to attend.

Lag B'Omer

Information coming soon.

Shavuot

Shavuot falls on the sixth of Sivan, seven weeks after Passover. It is one of the three pilgrimage festivals and is known as "Chag Ha-bikkurim," (Holiday of the first fruits), reflecting its agricultural nature, and "Zeman Matan Toratenu," (The time of the giving of our Torah), reflecting its historical significance as the day on which we received the Torah at Mt. Sinai. It is also known as the "Feast of Weeks."

In Biblical times, offerings of the first fruits of the trees in the fields were brought to the Temple. Today, this aspect of the holiday is observed by decorating the synagogue with green boughs.

In Europe, it was also the custom to begin starting little children in their Hebrew studies on this day. As the Jewish people received the Torah on this day, so too little children begin their study of the Torah on the very same day. That is why Conservative and Reform congregations have their Consecration Services on Shavuot.

Shavuot Customs: On the eve of Shavuot, it is customary for Jews to stay up all night, absorbed in the study of the Torah. This is called "Tikkun Lel Shavuot." On the first day of the Yom Tov, it is customary to eat a dairy meal and cheese dishes, particularly blintzes. One reason for this may be that on Shavuot we received the Torah and the laws of kashrut. People were not yet equipped for appropriate kosher eating; so they ate dairy.

Because of the agricultural nature of the holiday, in addition to decorating the synagogue, many people adorn their homes with fresh flowers on Shavuot.

Shavuot is also the anniversary of the passing away of King David, who descended from Ruth. Ruth was a convert to Judaism who accepted the laws. This combination and the fact that the story takes place during the barley harvest, which is the time of Shavuot, make it appropriate to read the Book of Ruth at services.

On the first morning of Shavuot, we read the Ten commandments and precede it with a special poem called, "Akdamut." On the second and final day of Shavuot, Yiskor is chanted.

Schedule of Services for Shavuot

Sunday, June 8

8:00 P.M……………………………………………………..Erev Shavuot Services followed by Tikkun L’el Shavuot

Monday, June 9

9:00 A.M…………………………………………………………………………………………….Shavuot/Yom Tov

6:00 P.M………………………………………………………………………………………………………Mincha

8:00 P.M…………………………………………………………………B'nai Torah Confirmation Service and Maariv

Tuesday, June 10

9:00 A.M………………………………………………………………………………………Shavuot/Yiskor Service

6:00 P.M…………………………………………………………………………………………………………Mincha

Tisha B'Av

Information coming soon.

Holidays

Selichot

Rosh Hashanah

Yom Kippur

Sukkot

Simchat Torah

Chanukah

Tu B'Shevat

Purim

Passover 2008

Yom Hashoah

Lag B'Omer

Shavuot

Tisha B'Av