To Observant Jews, New York Times Cooking Offers a Pre-Passover Insult

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The New York Times food section is celebrating the Passover holiday by recommending a recipe for “matzo” that the newspaper itself acknowledges is not kosher for Passover. At least one rabbinic authority says the crackers the Times is touting are “hametz”—leavened bread that is the opposite of the unleavened bread that Jewish law requires for the holiday. The post To Observant Jews, New York Times Cooking Offers a Pre-Passover Insult appeared first on .

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To Observant Jews, New York Times Cooking Offers a Pre-Passover Insult

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The New York Times food section is celebrating the Passover holiday by recommending a recipe for “matzo” that the newspaper itself acknowledges is not kosher for Passover. At least one rabbinic authority says the crackers the Times is touting are “hametz”—leavened bread that is the opposite of the unleavened bread that Jewish law requires for the holiday. The post To Observant Jews, New York Times Cooking Offers a Pre-Passover Insult appeared first on .