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chametz
Rice and beans for Ashkenazi Jews on Passover?
Jared Sichel
April 13, 2016
Seder tables in Conservative Jewish homes may look different this Passover, and it’s not because of a new popular cookbook or changes to the haggadah.
Passing the kosher-for-Passover test
Tess Cutler
April 8, 2015
On March 31, a Tuesday, it looked like a hurricane had swept through Shiloh’s Steakhouse, an abnormal scene for the otherwise-pristine, kosher fine-dining establishment on Pico Boulevard.
Visitors to Israeli park turned away for carrying chametz
Jewish Journal
April 6, 2015
Visitors to a public park in Israel were turned away because they carried food that was not kosher for Passover.
The chametz within
Jewish Journal
March 28, 2013
Rejoice! Spring has arrived, and Pesach is here. The time of our liberation is at hand. The Exodus from our narrow straits is re-enacted once more.
The story of Passover Coca-Cola
Jewish Journal
March 21, 2013
It contains pure cane sugar, is chametz-free, may taste better than the year-round beverage — and is effectively off-limits in the state of California.
Singles at Passover saying so long to cell phone, Facebook contacts
Jewish Journal
April 3, 2012
While Passover is the time to clean out chametz, single Jews apparently will be cleaning out their social lives.
Looking for chametz in car, coat and computer
Jewish Journal
March 29, 2012
Who are the chametz seekers, those dutiful service technicians who in preparation for Passover, and for a fee, help us search and destroy the hidden, unexpected unleaven in our lives?
Non-Jewish man returns chametz
Jewish Journal
April 28, 2011
A non-Jewish man who took possession of the chametz given to him by a haredi Orthodox community just before the start of Passover returned the goods shortly after the end of the holiday.
The Chametz search takes a new turn
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
April 6, 2011
Professor Plum in the library with a lead pipe? That might be the solution to a game of “Clue,” but in the new board game “Chametz: The Search Is On!” the more likely culprit is Professor Slivovitz, who is sullying the house with bits of a dreaded cupcake.
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