Kosher for Passover

This article is about kosher for Passover after Passover ends.
I'm glad you have arrived here. This is short but important.

We have previously explained

• which foods are permitted on Passover
• which foods and other things are forbidden
• what to do with them.

The night after Passover, however, you are not home free.

What Happens After Passover

Any food which the Torah forbids on Passover - chametz - may not
even be owned by any Jew. If you don't sell or destroy chametz
before Passover, you may not eat or make use of it afterwards.

You also have to be aware of other people after Passover.

Any chametz that should have been burned or sold but was instead
kept by any Jew has a special status. It is and remains forbidden
forever by rabbinic law. It's called chametz she'avar alav ha'Pesach.
That loosely means chametz wrongly kept on part of Passover.

You might say it's frozen in time.

• On Passover if owned by a Jew it's forbidden.
• After Passover it remains forbidden.
• It never regains permitted status.

Therefore you must notice the source of the chametz
which you purchase or use right after Passover.

1) Do you shop in a store owned by a Jew?
2) Do you have non-observant relatives, friends or neighbors?

1) Stores. If you shop in a store owned by a non-observant Jew
find out if he sold his chametz. He should have documentation
provided by the agent who transacted the sale.

Some people avoid stores owned by any Jew for several
weeks after Passover. This is unnecessary.

Only if your Jewish supplier does not sell his chametz, wait until he has fresh stock before buying. Ask your rabbi how long.
Here is a perspective on how far kosher for Passover extends.

2) Other Jews. Use common sense and tact. Just don't eat their chametz. You can do it for a couple of weeks! This, of course,
is assuming that they keep kosher in every other way.<.P>

Other Do's Right After Passover

Remember to wait awhile before using your sold chametz.
Your rabbi needs an hour or two re-purchase it from the non-Jew.
Use the time you are waiting to put away your Passover dishes.
That way they will still be kosher for Passover next year!