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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION PESACH INFORMATION
Policy on Medicines, Cosmetics, and Toiletries 3 Shopping Guide 61
The Chicago Rabbinical Council 4 Pesach Liquor List 2021 65

HaRav Gedalia Dov Schwartz, zt”l 6 Milk and Dairy Products for Pesach 67
Remembering Rabbi Abe Sharp, z"l 9 Dairy Equipment – Separating Facts from Myths 69
From the Desk of Rabbi Yona Reiss, Av Beth Din 10 Chalav Yisroel Milk – An Inside Look 73

Pesach… What’s it All About? 10 Medicine and Cosmetics 78
Guiding the Community through the Pandemic 11 Supplements, Infant Formulas, & Milk Substitutes 85
Historic Kosher Chicago 13 Seltzer: A Big To-Do About Bubbles 88
Kashrus Department Year in Review 18 Matzah Mehuderes 90

Sephardic Laws and Customs 20 FAQs 93
Meet the Dayanim 21 Pesach Foods for Your Pets 96
Where and When Can I Shop After Pesach? 99
PREPARATION FOR PESACH

Nissan – March/April Important Dates and Times 22 SEASONAL ARTICLES AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Which Foods are Chametz? 23 Profiles in Kashrus - Rabbi Zvi Fishbane 102
Kashering the Kitchen 26 Fruit and Vegetable Policy 104
Which Items Can Be Kashered? 32 Sefiras Ha’Omer – Counting the Omer 112

Tevillas Keilim 33 Sefiras Ha’Omer Calendar 2021 115
cRc Guidelines for Shaimos 35 Shemittah 5782 117
First Time Making Pesach 36 Calendar 121

Buying Chametz Online for After Pesach 40 Kashrus Terminology and Jargon 122
The Days Before Pesach 42 cRc Officers and Staff 124
Erev Pesach Which Occurs on Shabbos 47
Seder Plate 50

The Seder 51
Dietary Needs at the Seder 54

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