Tuesday, April 18th 8th Day Yom Tov
8:45 am Shaharit
6:40 pm Mincha at Westwood Kehilla
7:00 pm Neilat HaChag (Dvar Torah and Singing)
8:05 pm Arvit
8:12 pm Havdala
Wednesday & Friday, April 19 & 21
6:45 am & 8:15 am Shacharit
Thursday April 22
6:30 am & 8:15 am Shacharit
As a courtesy, that we are providing you with the following information with regard to purchasing Chometz after Pesach.
In some cases the issue may be " Ownership" and in others the "Distributors*1".
You will appreciate to know that it is only REAL Chometz such as cookies, pretzels, pasta etc. that are a concern. Ketchup, Mayonnaise, mustard etc. or anything whose only concern is vinegar or alcohol is not an issue. See below list from the Star-K.
* All RCC-supervised establishments have sold their Chometz and one may buy from them after Pesach.
It has been determined that one may buy Chometz from the following supermarkets /outlets:
· 99 Cent only stores
· Albertson's
· BevMo
· Big lots
· Bristol Farms
· Coffee Bean (Mechirah by their certifying agency , Kosher LA, Rabbi Benzaquen)
· Costco
· CVS
· Dollar Tree
· Erewhon
· Food 4 Less
· Gelson's
· Jetro / Restaurant Depot
· Jon's
· K-mart
· Longs drugs
· Petco
· Petsmart
· Ralphs /Kroger
· Rite Aid
· Safeway
· Sam's Club
· Seven Eleven
· Smart and Final
· Smith's
· Target
· Trader Joe's
· Vons /Pavilions
· Walgreens
· Wal-Mart
· Whole Foods Markets
Additionally, a Mechirah was done for the following non-RCC establishments*2:
· Bargain City on Pico
· Elat Market
· Nuts & More
· Sadaf / Soofer Company
We have no information on other area markets that have no official Hashgacha.
(*1 we are aware that some major distributors have Jewish affiliations or owner ships, but never the less these are the conclusions of other national Kashrut agencies and our Hallachic advisors)
(*2 in accordance with Igros Moshe Vol.1 resp. 149 ; vol.2 resp. 91 and other Poskim. See Piskei Teshuvos 448-83)
Below list is courtesy of the Star-K. it details items that are not a problem in any case, even for those who do not wish to rely on a Mechirah.
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PRODUCT
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Chometz Sheavar
Alav HaPesach?
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Barley (if pearled, raw and packaged)
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No
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Beer
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Yes
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Bread
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Yes
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Cake
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Yes
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Cereal with primary ingredient of wheat, oats, or barley
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Yes
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Chometz content is more than a k'zayis.
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Yes
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Chometz content in entire package is less than a k'zayis but is greater than 1/60 of the cooked product (e.g. Corn Flakes cereal)
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Yes
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Chometz content in entire package is less than a k'zayis but is greater than 1/60 of the uncooked product
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No
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Chometz content is less than 1/60 of the product
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No
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Chometz Nokshe (e.g. chometz glue)
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Yes
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Condiments containing vinegar
(e.g. ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, pickles)
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No
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Cookies
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Yes
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Cosmetics
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No
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Detergents
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No
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Extracts
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No
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Flour (including whole wheat flour)
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No
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Food Coloring
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No
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Ketchup
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No
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Kitniyos
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No
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Malt flavoring (in product)
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Yes
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Maltodextrin
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No
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Maltose (in product)
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Yes
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Mayonnaise
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No
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Medicine containing chometz
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No
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Modified food starch (from unknown source)
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No
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Mustard
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No
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Pasta
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Yes
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Pickles
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No
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Pretzels
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Yes
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Processed on chometz equipment with no chometz content in product (if it was not known to have been processed on Pesach)
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No
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Products non-edible even for canine consumption
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No
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Rolled Oats
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Yes
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Soy Sauce (containing wheat)
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Yes
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Vanillin and Ethyl vanillin
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No
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Vinegar (from unknown sources)
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No
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Vitamins containing chometz
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No
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Wheat bran
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Yes
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Wheat germ
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Yes
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Wheat gluten (unknown amount in product)
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Yes
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Wheat protein (unknown amount in product)
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Yes
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Whiskey
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Yes
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Yeast (Baker's)
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No
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Yeast extract
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No
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