Questions tagged [passover]
The holiday of Pesach, or Passover, occurs for 7 days in Israel or 8 days in diaspora in the Spring, and celebrates the Exodus from Egypt in ancient times.
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How to make matzo using a pizza maker, while ensuring that it stays kosher for Passover?
In preparation for next year, I would like to have fresh soft matzo every day (except Shabbat / Yom Tov of course). I recently heard of the concept of an electric pizza maker. It is basically 2 heated ...
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Havdallah after Pesach
The Koren Machsor states that some have the custom to say Havdalah on beer after Pesach.
Any idea how this could be done as a practical matter? Buy the beer before Pesach, sell it with your chametz, ...
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Kiddish in the place where one eats on Pesach for those that don't eat “gebrockts”
Halachipedia says
In order to have Kiddish in the place where one eats and that the
Kiddish is considered a proper Kiddish, one must eat at least a
kezayit of mezonot, bread, or a reviyit of wine.
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How come Yom Tov Kiddush can postpone having food on Yom Tov, specifically on Pesach?
What source in the Torah forbids a person from eating any food before Kiddush, specifically on Pesach and Chol Ha'Moed Pesach?
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A father promising their child an afikoman present on yom tov?
A prominent minhag on seder night is that the children "steal" the afikoman and hide it. What follows is the normal haggling process as the father agrees to buy a child a gift in return for ...
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A blind person not seeing chametz
The Torah (Shemos 13:7) famously tells us:
וְלֹֽא־יֵרָאֶ֨ה לְךָ֜ חָמֵ֗ץ
Chametz shall not be seen in your possession.
What happens if the homeowner is blind? Do they have to hide away/lock up the ...
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Do You Need A Mezonos For Taanis Bechorim?
One of the ways for firstborns to eat on Erev Pesach is to hear somebody make a Siyum. If you hear the Siyum, but didn't eat a Mezonos, and you're a Bechor - can you eat or not?
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Is vaping on Pesach allowed?
Are vapes kosher for Pesach being as the liquid, even if it would contain chometz, isn't fitting for a dog to eat?
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Can you compost chametz in your backyard? If so, how?
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Some ways to get rid of food, from most to least environmentally-friendly, are:
Feeding it to animals.
Backyard composting.
Curbside municipal composting.
Burning it in a plastic bag. ...
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What is the connection between the reason for eating matza, and the prohibition of chometz?
It is an explicit Torah Isur (prohibition) to eat (and own) chometz (leaven) during Passover, as stated in Exodus 13:7.
The explanation given for this in the Haggadah is because when the Jewish people ...
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Why is Baker's Yeast not chametz gamur?
The OU Pesach Guide says Brewer's Yeast is chametz gamur but that Bakers Yeast is not.
Why is Bakers Yeast not chametz gamur. Is it not שְׂאֹ֖ר?
Or is OU saying that chametz gamur is not the same as ...
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Where can I get Lafa (soft Yemenite) matza in South Florida?
Where can I buy Lafa (soft Yemenite) matza in South Florida?
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Is an Ashkenaz home allowed to cook rice in a pesach pot before the hag?
On hag Pesach, if one finds rice in a cooking pot, the rice can be removed and the food eaten (as I understand the halacha).
Does that mean one can cook rice in a pesadik pot before Pesach? (Assume ...
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Why does the Hagada say "אחד"?
By the 4 sons - the Hagada says אחד חכם ואחד רשע ואחד תם...
Why? It should just say חכם ורשע ותם ושאינו יודע לשאול!?!
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The simanei haseder (TOC of the seder)
Why was the simanei haseder created? Is there any real significance to them other than just being a table of contents? And Why do we chant or sing it at the start of the seder?
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