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What it means to keep kosher for Passover

My Jewish Learning via JTAPublished April 11, 2019

Keeping kosher for Passover means abstaining from hametz, the fermented products of five principal grains: wheat, rye, spelt, barley and oats. Though matzah, the unleavened bread eaten on Passover, is made from grain, it is produced under highly controlled...

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