From: Saul “The Maven” Caplan from Florida Dear Rabbi, I deliver pizzas 2-3 evenings a week. Do I have to take the entire week of Passover off? Dear Saul “The Maven” Caplan, On Pesach, it’s forbidden to eat, own or derive any benefit from chametz – leavened bread. A renowned halachic authority here in Jerusalem[…]
From: Bonnie H. Dear Rabbi, I am a vegetarian and it is abhorrent to me to have an animal leg on my table at Passover. I have been told that somewhere in the Talmud it says that a roasted beet can take the place of a roasted shank bone. Can you help me find the[…]
From: Fred in Tennessee Dear Rabbi, What is the Haggada? Dear Fred, The Haggada is a book that Jews read on the first night of Passover. It tells about our slavery in Egypt and the miracles G‑d did for us when freeing us. The word “haggada” means “telling”, which comes from the Biblical command: “And[…]
From: Joseph C. Dear Rabbi, This year my wife and I are kashering our home for Passover for the first time. We are now purchasing Passover dishes, utensils, etc. My question is, when we remove the everyday dishes, where do they go? May we put them in the boxes that held the Passover dishes? Is[…]