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London Rabbinical Court Allowing Some Products Not Kosher for Passover Due to Coronavirus

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March 24, 2020
BNEI BRAK, ISRAEL – APRIL 03: (ISRAEL OUT) A boy picks up Matzoth from the ground as Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men prepare the Matzoth or unleavened bread on April 3, 2012 in Bnei Brak, Israel. Religious Jews throughout the world eat matzoth during the eight-day Passover, or Pesach, holiday, which begins the April 6, at sunset. The Jewish holiday commemorates the Israelis’ exodus from Egypt some 3,500 years ago and their ancestors’ plight by refraining from eating leavened food. . (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

(JTA) — Why will this Passover be different from all others?

This year, the London Beth Din, or religious court, has created a list of permissible products not made  under special supervision for Passover due to difficulties caused by the coronavirus crisis.

The Kashrut Division of the court developed the list, titled “Product guidelines in extremis,” from an array of basic goods to help quarantined families and those who are struggling financially due to the virus, the UK Jewish News reported.

“We are acutely aware of the pressures at this unprecedented time,” the Kashrut Division director, Rabbi Jeremy Conway, said in a statement. “We already know why this Seder night will be different to all other nights and this Pesach will be one unlike any other.”

He added: “This list should be used when regular supervised products are not available, or for people who are older or in isolation and so are unable to go shopping themselves or have Pesach products delivered to their home.

All hand sanitizers have been approved for use on Passover, according to the Jewish Chronicle.

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