60905_HPCT-CAE_Passover2017_Guide 3/6/18 9:26 AM Page 1 5778 Passover Guide Dedicated to the Memory of Hilton Nelson SCHEDULE OF SERVICES AND IMPORTANT TIMES Thursday March 29, 2018 Bedikat Hametz begins...after 7:19 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2018, Eve of Passover Fast of the Firstborn begins...before 5:22 a.m. Rabbi s Siyyum...Following Shacharit Deadline for Sale of Hametz...11:30 a.m. Hametz may be consumed until...10:55 a.m. Burn Hametz by...11:59 p.m. Light Candles...before 7:02 p.m. Ma ariv...7:00 p.m. Enjoy the First Seder Saturday, March 31, 2018 Shabbat and First Day of Passover Shacharit...8:45 a.m. Junior Congregation...10:30 a.m. Mincha followed by Ma ariv...7:00 p.m. Light Candles for the Second day of Yom Tov (from a pre-existing flame)...after 8:02 p.m. Enjoy the Second Seder Sunday, April 1, 2018, Second Day of Passover Shacharit...8:45 a.m. Junior Congregation...10:30 a.m. Mincha followed by Ma ariv...7:00 p.m. Yom Tov ends...8:03 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2018, Hol Ha-Mo ed Ma ariv...7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2018, Hol Ha-Mo ed Ma ariv...7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2018, Hol Ha-Mo ed Ma ariv...7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5, 2018, Hol Ha-Mo ed Eve of Seventh Day of Passover Mincha and Ma ariv...7:00 p.m. Light Candles...before 7:08 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2018, Seventh Day of Passover Shacharit...8:45 a.m. Junior Congregation...10:30 a.m. Mincha and Ma ariv...7:00 p.m. Light Candles from a pre-existing flame......before 7:09 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2018, Eighth Day of Passover Shacharit...8:45 a.m. Yizkor recited Junior Congregation...10:30 a.m. Mincha and Ma ariv...7:00 p.m. Shabbat and Yom Tov ends...8:11 p.m. You may begin eating Hametz at...8:20 p.m.
60905_HPCT-CAE_Passover2017_Guide 3/6/18 9:26 AM Page 2 Hilton Nelson Z L (JULY 3, 1930 NOVEMBER 1, 1995) We are very pleased to present the 22nd annual edition of the Hilton Nelson Memorial Booklet and we are deeply grateful to Ina Nelson and the entire Nelson family for making it possible to publish this useful and convenient Passover guide every year. Even in the third decade since Hilton s passing, his memory continues to be a blessing. In his career as a pharmacist at the Highland Park Drug Fair (before it became Rite Aid) Hilton was a confidential resource to hundreds of customers concerning some of the most personal aspects of their lives. Because of his easygoing manner, people felt that they could trust him. When it came to Passover, observant people in our larger community turned to him for the specifics of whether or not an item was usable on Passover. Hilton did extensive research on particular ingredients and brands and earned a reputation as someone whom rabbis could consult on matters of kashrut. If Hilton approved a certain drug for Passover, it was ko sher! Hilton left an indelible mark on our community as a knowledgeable Passover resource and as a wonderful human being. We will always remember him for a blessing. The story of Passover has not changed since the night the Israelites left Egypt over 3200 years ago, but some of the ways we prepare and celebrate have changed even in our own lifetimes. Grain-like foods such as quinoa, amaranth and teff, which were known basically only to botanists just a few years ago, are now making their way to the Passover menu. For a small fee, you can print up a custom-made haggadah and there are innumerable ones online providing new ideas,interpretations and games for the Seder. But despite the abundance of materials available to us, nothing will replace a simple guide that you can keep tacked to your bulletin board or fridge which lists all the important times and key instructions for observing Passover. For that, we could all say, Dayyenu! If you have any specific questions regarding anything to do with Passover, please do not hesitate to ask. With wishes for a joyous and meaningful Passover, Rabbi Eliot Isaac Malomet This booklet is published with proceeds from the Hilton Nelson Memorial Fund and with the assistance of the Nelson family.
60905_HPCT-CAE_Passover2017_Guide 3/6/18 9:26 AM Page 3 PREPARING FOR PASSOVER For a more detailed guide go to www.rabbinicalassembly.org/jewish-law/kashrut/pesah-guide. Another popular Passover guide with up-to-date kashrut listings is at www.oukosher.org/passover/passover-guide/. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to contact Rabbi Malomet. The easiest way to prepare for Passover is to have a dedicated set of Passover dishes and utensils. Major appliances can be kashered. Certain kinds of materials, such as earthenware and stoneware, cannot be kashered. Our practice is that fine china that was put away clean and that has not been used for at least one Jewish calendar year may be used after thorough detergent and hot water washing. The china is then considered pareve and may be designated for meat or dairy use. To kasher an item it is important to remember that the way something is used with the food is the way it is purged of that food. Items such as glass or metal serving dishes or bowls, used only for cold food, are kashered by rinsing them in cold water. Items used in preparing hot food are kashered by immersion in boiling water. Items used directly on a fire or in an oven require the most intense method of kashering, which is with a direct flame such as a blow torch, or by being placed in a superheated oven. METAL POTS AND UTENSILS Thoroughly clean and rinse the item, applying cleanser to handles and fasteners, then let sit for 24 hours. Using protective tongs, immerse the item completely in a large pot of boiling water. If it is too big, immerse one pot at a time, making sure that all of it comes into contact with the boiling water. Rinse. It is now kosher. Metal pans used for baking can be kashered by thoroughly scrubbing them and placing them in an oven at the maximum setting, however, most prefer separate Passover baking pans. Metal kitchen sinks can be kashered by thoroughly applying cleanser and scrubbing and rinsing, waiting 24 hours, and then carefully pouring boiling water over all the surfaces of the sink. Non-metal sinks cannot be kashered. They should be thoroughly cleaned and specially designated dairy and meat dish tubs should be used. GLASS Glass dishes used for eating and serving hot foods should be washed thoroughly. After 24 hours, immerse in boiling water. Glass cookware should be thoroughly scoured with cleanser. After 24 hours, it should be subjected to the highest heat possible or a flame. Drinking glasses or glass dishes used only for cold foods are placed in a tub for 72 hours, changing the water every 24 hours. PLASTICS Heavy duty plastics including dishes, cutlery or serving items, providing they can withstand very hot water and do not permanently stain, may be kashered in the same manner as metal, cleaning, waiting and boiling. APPLIANCES For ranges, every part that comes in contact with food must be thoroughly cleansed. Following a waiting period, it should be heated as hot as possible so that it reaches its highest temperature. The area around the burners should be covered with foil, disposable aluminum burner bibs or range protectors. Ovens that have a self-cleaning feature can be kashered simply by employing this setting. All ash should be wiped away. Smooth, glass top electric ranges require kashering by applying cleanser thoroughly, wiping, then allow it to sit for 24 hours. Following that, set to maximum heat. Regular microwave ovens are cleaned thoroughly. After 24 hours, place a glass of water inside and operate on high until all the water evaporates.
60905_HPCT-CAE_Passover2017_Guide 3/6/18 9:26 AM Page 4 DISHWASHERS A dishwasher needs to be cleaned as thoroughly as possible including the inside area around the drainage and filters. Then a full cycle with detergent (with racks in) should be run while the dishwasher is empty. After 24 hours of not being used the dishwasher is again run empty (with racks in, and no detergent) and set on the highest heat for the purpose of kashering. If the sides of the dishwasher are made of enamel or porcelain, the dishwasher cannot be kashered for Passover. SURFACES Tables, closets, and counters should be thoroughly cleaned and covered for Passover. Many counter top surfaces can be kashered. Clean thoroughly, wait 24 hours then pour boiling water over them. No covering is needed after that. Kasherable surfaces include: granite, marble, glass, Corian, Staron, Ceasarstone, Swanstone, Surell and Avonite. Wood without scratches can also be kashered that way. Ceramic, cement or porcelain counter tops cannot be kashered. Refrigerator and freezer surfaces should be thoroughly cleaned with detergent. Covering those surfaces is not necessary. SELLING HAMETZ The Torah prohibits the ownership of hametz during Passover. In recent years it has become customary to donate all hametz from our home to a local food pantry. This is a fitting mitzvah prior to Passover. When hametz remains in the house during Passover one is required to divest of its ownership. This is accomplished by means of a sale that transfers ownership of the hametz to a non-jew who places a downpayment on the hametz and takes possession of it for the duration of the holiday. When the holiday concludes and the balance is due, the sale is voided thus the hametz reverts to its original owner. Instructions for this sale are found on the back of this booklet. MA OT HITTIM - HELPING THOSE IN NEED It is customary to also make a donation at the time of the sale to enable the needy to have food on Passover. You may make donations to the Rabbi s Tzedakah Fund. PROHIBITED FOODS All ordinary non-passover foods containing ingredients derived from wheat, barley, oats, spelt or rye (grains that can become hametz) are prohibited. KITNIYOT - LEGUMES In recent years the question of eating kitniyot has become a prominent subject in the evolving observance of Passover. Traditionally, the Ashkenazim refrained from these foods, while Sephardim consumed them. The reasons for this divergence in practice are fascinating but too complex for this brief guide. In recent years the Rabbinical Assembly s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, as well as the Masorti Movement in Israel, have permitted these foods. Please consult the materials online at: www.rabbinicalassembly.org/sites/default/files/public/halakhah/teshuvot/2011-2020/levin-reisner- Kitniyot.pdf, and www.schechter.edu/rice-beans-and-kitniyot-on-pesah-are-they-really-forbidden/ NOT ALL FOODS REQUIRE PASSOVER CERTIFICATION These products may be purchased without a Passover certification before or during Passover: baking soda, eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh or frozen kosher meat (other than chopped meat), pure black, green, or white tea leaves, unflavored tea bags, unflavored regular coffee, olive oil, whole or gutted fresh fish, unprocessed spices and nuts.
60905_HPCT-CAE_Passover2017_Guide 3/6/18 9:26 AM Page 5 THESE FOODS DO NOT REQUIRE PASSOVER CERTIFICATION IF PURCHASED BEFORE PASSOVER Kosher filleted fish, frozen fruit (no additives), non-iodized salt, pure white sugar (no additives), quinoa (with nothing mixed in), unsalted Grade A butter, all regular milk. Consult www.ou.com for a full list. FOODS REQUIRING PASSOVER CERTIFICATION All baked goods, matzah products, cakes, frozen processed foods, candy, canned tuna, cheeses, chocolate milk, decaf coffee, decaf tea, herbal tea, ice cream, liquor, vinegar, wine, yogurt, soft drinks. BABY FOOD Pure vegetable prepared baby food that is kosher the year round is acceptable for Passover. In homes where kitniyot are not consumed, it is permissible to provide kitniyot to babies provided it does not mix with regular Passover food and utensils. MEDICINES Prescription medicines are permitted. Non-prescription pills and capsules are permitted; for liquids, check with the Rabbi. PETS Passover pet foods are available, pet foods with no grain, or food off your own table which is already kosher for Passover. Kitniyot would be permissible. If you have these pet foods in your home be careful to keep them away from the general kitchen area. Washing of pet utensils should be done out of the kitchen area. NON-FOOD ITEMS Items such as aluminum products, ammonia, baby oil, bleach, candles, contact paper, charcoal, coffee filters, dishwashing soap, laundry and dishwasher detergent, fabric softener, isopropyl alcohol, oven cleaner, paper bags, paper plates, plastic cutlery, plastic wrap, polish powder, sanitizers, scouring pads, stain remover, water with no additives, and wax paper do not need Passover certification. BEDIKAT HAMETZ Often a fun activity to do with children, a symbolic search of the house for hametz is performed on the night prior to the eve of Passover at nightfall (Thursday evening if Passover falls on Friday or Saturday night.) It is customary to use a candle (or flashlight) to search, a feather to dust, and a wooden spoon in which to collect the hametz. Place several pieces of hametz ahead of time, in the rooms to be searched. Prior to the search, turn the lights off, and with a candle, recite the following berakha (for Hebrew texts, see below): BARUKH ATA ADONAI ELOHEINU MELEKH HA-OLAM, ASHER KIDSHANU BE-MITZVOTAV VE-TZIVANU AL BI UR HAMETZ. Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the universe Who has sanctified us with the commandments and commanded us to remove all leaven. Proceed from room to room collecting the hametz with the feather and wooden spoon. Recite the bitul hametz, nullifiying the hametz: KOL HAMIRA VA-HAMI A DE-IKA BIRSHUTI D LA HAMITEY U-D LA VA IRITEY, U-D LA YADANA LEY, LIVTIL VE-LEHEVEY HEFKER KE-AFRA DE-AR A. All hametz in my possession which I have not seen or removed, or of which I am unaware, IS HEREBY NULLIFIED AND OWNERLESS AS THE DUST OF THE EARTH! Keep the collected hametz separately, until it is burned or disposed of the following morning. See the schedule on the front of this booklet for the deadline to burn hametz. At the time of burning, recite a second bittul hametz: KOL HAMIRA VA-HAMI A DE-IKA BIRSHUTI DAHIMITEI U-D LA HAMITEY, DE-VA IRITEY U-D LA VA IRITEY, LIVTIL VE-LEHEVEY HEFKER KE-AFRA DE-AR A. All hametz in my possession whether I have seen it or not, whether I have removed it or not, IS HEREBY NULLIFIED AND OWNERLESS AS THE DUST OF THE EARTH!
60905_HPCT-CAE_Passover2017_Guide 3/6/18 9:26 AM Page 6 CANDLE LIGHTING FOR SHABBAT YOM TOV On the first night of Passover the blessing for candle lighting is lehadlik ner shel Shabbat Ve-Yom Tov followed by shehecheynu. On the second night, we light from a pre-existing flame and say the blessing, lehadlik ner shel Yom Tov followed by shehecheyanu. A SEDER INVOCATION BRUCHIM HABAIM LESEDER PESACH Welcome to our Passover Seder On this beautiful night we come together as family and friends to celebrate God s gift of freedom. We remember our family members who blessed us with their lives who graced this table from year to year. We are grateful to God as we behold God s gifts to us over the last year. And we are grateful for the energy of those who made this evening possible. May God be with us tonight as He was with us in Egypt when our story as a people began. May He be with us as we tell our story again. We know that at this moment Jews throughout the world are gathering in their homes to celebrate Pesach. Tonight we are one as we leap into solidarity with all Jews as we ourselves tell the story of our redemption. May God send shelter to the poor, healing to the sick, comfort to the bereaved of our people. May this story bring light into a world that still bears witness to oppression and evil. May God bless Israel and all humanity with Peace. Shalom. Amen. Sing: Oseh Shalom bimromav
60905_HPCT-CAE_Passover2017_Guide 3/6/18 9:26 AM Page 7 PASSOVER JEOPARDY: REAL JEWISH GEOGRAPHY! ZAKHOR - REMEMBER! This year is the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising which began on the eve of Passover, April 19, 1943. The uprising continued several weeks and resulted in the total destruction of the Ghetto. ZAKHOR - REMEMBER! The Park Hotel Massacre took place in Netanya, Israel on March 27, 2002. This horrific attack by a Hamas suicide bomber killed 30 Isrealis and wounded 140. It was the deadliest attack during the Second Intifada.
60905_HPCT-CAE_Passover2017_Guide 3/6/18 9:26 AM Page 8 Highland Park Conservative Temple Congregation Anshe Emeth 201 South Third Avenue Highland Park, NJ 08904 Sale of Hametz Form If you are unable to transfer ownership of your hametz in person, you may fill out this form and send it to Rabbi Malomet. Forms must be received by the deadline, Friday, March 30 at 11:30 a.m. I/We hereby authorize Rabbi Eliot Isaac Malomet to dispose of all hametz that may be in my/our possession during Passover 5778 wherever it may be, at home, place of business, or elsewhere, in accordance with the requirements of Jewish Law and all detailed terms and forms as explained in the general authorization contract which members of this congregation have given to him. Signature: Address: Other places where hametz is located: Enclosed is my check for $ to the HPCT-CAE Passover Fund to help feed the needy at this time of year. NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID New Brunswick, N.J. Permit No. 267