A. It is certainly understandable that families with young children would want to have an earlier start to their Passover Seder, especially when nightfall is 8 or 8:30pm these days. An earlier Seder before nightfall may have many benefits but … Read the rest
...A. The main difference on Passover between Sephardic (Iberian Peninsula and North Africa) and Ashkenasic (from Northern and Eastern Europe) is regarding Kitniyot. Rice, corn and beans are not biblically considered Chametz, but the Ashkenasic Rabbis prohibited them on Passover … Read the rest
...A. The Seder can be a 3-hour experience, sometimes even longer, depending on how its led and run. Some people love it and appreciate it, others maybe not as much. The Seder-within-a-Seder concept allows students who may not be able … Read the rest
...A. You can not handle or move sold Chametz until after the Passover holiday. So if you have to move to a new apartment on the intermediate days of Passover, your best bet is to box up and seal the … Read the rest
...A. Biblically, its a one-day holiday, the first of Tishrei. Practically, its observed as a tw0-day holiday in nearly all Jewish communities.
Most two-day Jewish holidays (such as the first two and last two days of Passover and Sukkot) are … Read the rest
...A. Yom Kippur overrides it. The Torah considers Yom-Kippur “The Great Shabbat” and therefore it supersedes Shabbat. We do not make Kiddush on Friday Night, eat Challah or any of that. We do however mention the Shabbos numerous times in … Read the rest
...A. No it isn’t. But you have to give the Rabbi enough time after the holiday to repurchase the Chametz back from the non-Jew he sold it to on your behalf. The form says one hour just to be sure … Read the rest
...A. The Jews originally received the Torah in May/June during the festival of Shavuot. Moses spent 3 sets of 40 days up on the mountain (the first time around, the 2nd set was to get the Jews forgiven for the … Read the rest
...A. No, it doesn’t. It means “watched” – for the grains, flour and process of Shmurah Matzah is carefully watched in preparation for Passover use. In practice, most Shmurah Matzah contains some whole-wheat, and some varieties are made entirely of … Read the rest
...A. If it is entirely & properly sealed, yes. It’s best that the microwave interior be visually clean as well. Providing, of course, that the product itself is Kosher for Passover. Holiday-wise electronic microwaves would only be OK on the … Read the rest
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