Community Magazine April 2012

Aluminum Foil Products: All types are acceptable. Baby Cereal: Due to information from the Rabbi at the O.U. in charge of Pesah production, Beech Nut Pure rice cereal should not be used. There is Materna brand from Israel that has supervision, but it is not widely available. Alternatively, may we suggest one of the following: • Cook rice thoroughly and then puree in the blender with formula. • Preparing the cereal from ground checked rice. • Soak Passover breakfast cereal or crumbled lady fingers in milk or formula and then mash or blend. • Try a variety of baby\hot cereals that are made from finely ground matza meal or potato starch. (see cereals) Baby Formula: Carnation Alsoy; Enfamil; Isomil; Pedialyte; Prosobee; & Similac– are all acceptable. Additionally the following store brands are good: Kirkland Signature, Berkley & Jensen, CVS and Target brands. Baby Foods: Must have kosher for Passover supervision. Exceptions: Gerber: Peas, Green bean, Carrots and sweet potatoes are acceptable by the OU. The following brands are marked: Glicks and Haddar are KAJp and Gefen and Healthy Time are OU-p, Tuv Ta’am with OK-p. Beech Nut is no longer certified for Kosher for Passover. Ideally, it is best to prepare baby food at home using a blender or food processor. However, that is not going to be practical for everyone, the OU has informed us that plain varieties of fruits which do not have any additives or cereal are acceptable for use in those cases that food can not be prepared at home (not the best option). Baking Powder: Supervision required. Gefen, Glicks, Haddar, Lieber’s, Mishpacha and V.I.P. Masters are KFP. Baking Soda: (Bicarbonate of Soda) No Passover Supervision necessary. (New box) Beverages: See listing in: Coffee, Juices or Soda Candy and Chocolates: Passover supervision is necessary for all chocolate candies; likewise hard sucking candies need supervision because they are often coated with flour. Acceptably supervised are Alprose, Barricini, Barton’s (beware, some are dairy), Elite (with OU-P only), Gefen, Gedilla, Haddar, Krum’s, Le Chocolate, Liebers, Manhattan, Manischewitz, Maya, Paskesz, Rokeach, Savion and Shufra. (Just to name a few.) All must bear special supervision for Pesah. Cereals and Breakfast Foods All cereals made from the five grains are of course, hamess. In addition, many cold cereals such as corn flakes and rice krispies are hamess since malt is added to them. We strongly suggest that even those cereals in which the listed ingredients are 100% kosher for Passover, should not be used as they are in contact with grains that are real hamess. Dayenu, Kojel, Manischewitz, VIP Masters and Savion produce a variety of hot and cold cereals with a reliable certification OU-P. (Most are made from finely ground Matza flour.) Also available Streit’s, Oberlanders and PT Abraham. Pancake mix: Gefen, Manischewitz and Savion OUP Granola Mix: Savion, Dayenu OUP. Cider Vinegar: Requires supervision, the nutrient may be hamess. Cocoa: Any pure powder that is made in the USA. Coffee Instant: In the past, most instant coffees were acceptable if they were unflavored, this is no longer the case since malto dextrin, which may be derived from barley, is often added. This year, only Folgers and Tasters Choice brand regular, unflavored instant coffee can be used without special Passover marking. Ground: These brands of regular unflavored (no chicory or decaf) ground coffee may be used for Pesah (new jar) even without special supervision: Chock Full O’Nuts, Duncan Donuts (bagged only), Foodtown, Folgers, Hills Bros., Melitta, Pathmark, Publix, Starbucks (bagged only), Winn Dixie & Wegmans. Maxwell House Ground and Instant (with OKP only) Elite Turkish Coffee (OU-P) K-cups for Keurig: are recommended when bearing the OU (not decaf) Green Mountain Co. Fair Trade, French Roast, House Blend, Sumatran, Dark Magic, Coffee Donut House, Extra Bold, Starbucks, Barista Prima Italian. Decaffeinated: All Decaffeinated coffee must be marked for Passover. Sanka (with OK-P), Maxwell House Decaf varieties (with OK- P); Yuban (OK-P). Gevalia, Taster’s Choice (special run) Chug Chasam Sofer Flavored coffee: is not acceptable for Passover. Postum & Roma: contain grain and may not be used for Passover. Leftovers of these must be sold with the hamess. Coffee Creamer: must be marked for Passover: Gefen, Kineret, Mishpacha Cooking Spray: Must have supervision. Gefen, Glick’s, Mothers,Seasons and Mishpacha, (OU-P) Dairy Products Milk: It is preferable to purchase milk with Passover supervision for Pesah. One may buy regular milk only if purchased before Pesah. Lactaid drops and caplets: not kosher for Pesah. Lactaid milk: may be used only if purchased before Pesah. Ask your rabbi for more info. Chocolate Milk: Requires Passover supervision as the flavoring may contain hamess. PowderedMilk: Must be supervised for Passover: Ko-Sure Star-K-P; Parmalat Kof KP. Haddar, Dairymen OUP Hot Cocoa: Haddar, Kojel KP (must be marked) Butter\Cheeses\Creams\Yogurts: All require special Passover supervision as the cultures, flavorings and coloring may contain hamess. Butter: Breakstone’s, Pathmark, Penn Maid and Shoprite with kosher for Passover mark. Halav Yisrael: J&J, Kahal, Mehadrin and Morning Select. Cream Cheese: must be marked KFP. J&J, Temptee, Foodtown, Pathmark, Shoprite, among others. Yogurt: must have supervision. Many varieties are readily available. No Dannon this year. Non Dairy Creamers: OU-P: Kineret, Mishpacha; Star –K P : Unger’s & Eden Brand Soymilks: Vitasoy Brand Sansui Original Natural Soymilk, Fit & Active: Original Soymilk, Harvest Farms: Original, Hy-Vee Original and Original Enriched, Natures Promise: Original and Organic Original, Soy Dream Brand Original & Natural. Shoprite Soy Milk unflavored, Stop and Shop Original, Wild Harvest Original Enriched, Winn-Dixie Organic Original. Ricemilks: Original plain variety only: Clearly Organic, Full Circle, Hy-Vee, Nature’s Place, Rice Sense, Winn Dixie. Rice Dream only the Unsweetened, (not standard rice milk). Almond milk: Almond Sense Original, Nature’s Place and Tree of Life Original and unsweetened, Trader Joe’s, Shoprite. All of the above unflavored. Detergents and Cleansers: All varieties of detergents both liquid and powdered do not require Kosher for Passover certification. According to the OU directory, the following dish detergents may be used without the OU-P: Ajax, Dawn, Ivory, Joy, Octogon and Palmolive. Dishwasher Detergent: Palmolive, Sunlight Powder, Cascade Eggs: Some have the custom to purchase before the holiday. Egg substitute: Kinnert OUP; Healthy Morn OUP Fruits Fresh fruits: are acceptable. Canned fruits: may use a hamess enzyme to clarify the juice that is used to pack the fruit, therefore use only with Kosher for Passover marking. 2012 JSOR Sephardic Passover Food List The Jersey Shore Orthodox Rabbinate takes pride in once again presenting our Sephardic guide to Passover products. For the most up to date information, visit is online at www.jsor.org . This list is compiled after extensive research and correspondence with both food industry and kashrut experts. Since Sephardic Jews have different customs and traditional foods than our Ashkenazic brothers, this list is designed to serve those whose custom includes the consumption of kitniyot (legumes) on Passover. Since the majority of Jews inAmerica are of Ashkenazic descent, the major Kashrut organizations only certify those items that are permissible for them. We have included those items, and in addition we have listed those foods that are permissible for Sephardic communities without special Kosher for Passover (KFP) symbols. Whenever possible, buy those products that bear a reliable Passover label to be assured that the product has been prepared for the holiday. All products whether or not they need special supervision should only be used if the package is new and unopened. 72 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE