Thirty Days Before Passover

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There is a tradition that we are supposed to start preparing for Passover thirty days in advance. The holiday of Purim is celebrated thirty days before Passover, and we take no time at all finishing with one holiday and moving on to the next.

There are many things we can do to prepare for the holiday. One thing we can do is refrain from eating Matzah the day after Purim. There are many, though I am not one of them, who will continue to eat Matzah all year. People will start ordering their special Passover food. Many will look for the new Haggadot that have entered the Market. Seder leaders begin preparing assignments. Cooks and chefs begin preparing their menus. Of course, many begin the Spring cleaning process that inevitably ends with the kitchen just as Passover arrives. We go through each room collecting old cups and wrappers, and whatever else might be left in rooms we have not even entered in months.

All of this is to try to ease into the week of Passover, ready to celebrate, observe, and enjoy. Each year, the Rabbinical Assembly puts out its annual Pesach Guide to help with our preparations. It discusses cleaning and koshering, and provides general rules on which food items require a special Passover Heksher and which do not. You can click here to download your copy, and if you have any questions about your preparations, do not hesitate to reach out to me.

Wishing everyone a Chag Kasher V’Samayach, a happy and kosher Passover.

Rabbi Bradley Tecktiel