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Jul 07, 2004 at 11:54 AM |
Kashering & Kashrut for Pesach
· Radvaz: Cleaning on Pesach = cleaning out yetzer hara (evil inclination) = teshuvah
· Exodus 12:15 – “For a seven-day period shall you eat matzos, but on the previous day you shall nullify the leaven from your homes…”
· Exodus 12:19 – “For seven days, leaven may not be found in your houses, for anyone who eats leavening, that soul shall be cut off from the assembly of Israel…”
· Exodus 13:7 – “Matzos shall be eaten throughout the seven day period, no chametz may be seen in your possession…”
· What is chametz? 5 grains in contact with water, >18min (incl. any ingredients, however minute)
· 3 prohibitions: (i) Eat, (ii) Own, (iii) Derive benefit
· Belios (absorbed substances)
· New dishes: Tevilah (immersion in mikveh) - All new metal, aluminum and glass (plus coatings)
· Kashering year-round utensils: China, pottery, earthenware, rubber, Teflon-coated, plastic, utensils with plastic/wood handles CANNOT be kashered
· Drinking glasses (only) – soak in water for three days (change water daily)
· Tablecloths laundered – no starch
· Kashering metal pots and cutlery – “Clean & 24”, then hagolah [boiling water, then cold water] (how to kasher huge pot?)
· Sinks, counter tops – “Clean & 24”, then iruy [pouring hot water] (with even meluban, e.g. iron)
· Buy new dish racks, washbasins
· Electric appliances (e.g dishwasher) – chometz in unsealed motor area
· Stove-tops: Clean, 24 hours, max. temp. Cover knobs and catch trays. Replace if possible
· Self-cleaning oven: - complete cycle
· Non self-cleaning – Clean, scrape, 24 hours, max. temp, cover racks with aluminum
· Microwave (only chol hamoed) – Clean, 24 hours. Cannot kasher glass tray.
· Refrigerators/freezers – Cleaned/washed, covered
· Websites: www.ou.org ; www.crcweb.org ; www.star-k.com ; www.mk.ca
· Medicines: Non-chewable/ non-liquid – certification not required
· Pet food
· Search for Chametz – Time (after nightfall, approx. 9:14pm), tools (wooden spoon, feather, paper bag, candle), where?
· Fast of Firstborn
· Cease eating chametz 11:18am
· Sell Chametz
· Burn chametz 12:27pm
· Seder times (after 9:15pm) – four cups, matzo, marror, maggid |
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