2006-12-13 07:24:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Passover
I believe they are approved by the London Beth Din, so why are they not 'Kosher enough' for passover. I'm not jewish but i love the crackers and I always wondered about this.
2006-12-13 09:53:51 · update #1
it's not that they're "not kosher enough", it's that they are considered chameitz. chameitz is bread or anything made with barley, rye, oats, wheat, or spelt (called the 5 grains) that is made with more than the grain and water and is allowed to rise. we aren't allowed to eat chameitz on passover because it's symbolic of the fact that the jews had to eat matzoh (unleavened bread- isn't chameitz) when they were slaves in egypt. also, when god told them to leave, they were making bread but it didn't have enough time to rise.
if you already knew most of that stuff, sorry for trying to dumb you down, it's just i want to teach people about my religion.
2006-12-17 00:37:55 · answer #1 · answered by fruitypetuty123 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Companies will bake batches of "not for Passover use" matzos during the normal course of the year, simply because a lot of people enjoy eating them.
Preparing and baking matzos for Pesach requires following many halachos (Jewish laws), from the moment the wheat is harvested, to the packaging of the final product. The main requirement is that the wheat cannot come in contact with any water whatsoever before being mixed into dough and baked. By Jewish law, if the wheat is in contact with water for more than 18 minutes, it becomes chometz, or leavened, and unfit for Pesach usage.
2006-12-14 10:42:50 · answer #2 · answered by Jack 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because for Matsos to be kosher for Passover they have to be treated extra specially, as the rules are more stringent on Passover, so normal ones won't do, as they aren't Kosher enough. However Kosher for Passover matsos can be used for normal eating, but have to be renewed each year for Passover.
(Also possibly to make more money for the company, oh and trust me I'm Jewish)
2006-12-13 15:37:02 · answer #3 · answered by Felix Jager 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are NOT made in compliance with Kosher Certifications -- therefore, can't be used for Passover Celebrations by those who follow the tenants of this religion.
2006-12-13 15:26:18 · answer #4 · answered by sglmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they haven't been certified as kosher for passover then that makes sense....
You can use Whole Grain Lightely Salted Tam Tam crackers for passover, however....
2006-12-13 15:27:36 · answer #5 · answered by fleekyone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the company making Matzos does not pay the rabbinical authorities having jurisdiction for the Kosher for Passover sticker so the cost of Matzos is lower but the warning --not for Passover use--must be affixed.
2006-12-14 12:27:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are kosher (no non-kosher animals) but weren't baked in the specific guidelines for Matza (took too long to bake). So they're really just flat, plain, bread.
2006-12-13 21:50:35 · answer #7 · answered by ysk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they have leaven bread in it and you cant eat leaven bread on passover.
2006-12-15 18:40:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
too thick or made with flour
2006-12-16 00:33:56 · answer #9 · answered by lilkiz95 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can use that on thanksgiving as stuffing, its really good!
2006-12-13 15:39:08 · answer #10 · answered by der grosse konig 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋