Comments on: Can You be Chametz-Free in 29 Days? http://jcarrot.org/can-you-be-chametz-free-in-29-days Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:36:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rabbi Shmuel http://jcarrot.org/can-you-be-chametz-free-in-29-days/comment-page-1#comment-14345 Rabbi Shmuel Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:59:55 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/?p=4162#comment-14345 "I actually know a few people who don’t sell their chametz and really eat or get rid of everything. But that’s too much scotch to drink or pour down the drain!" RRKT - there's actually a difference between the chametz and kitniyos such as flour and legumes (all the stuff in the pantry) where's it's meritorious to finish them before Pesach and the "good stuff" which potentially causes a "hefsed m'rubah" - a significant pecuniary loss - in other words, now is not the time to take advantage of the 2-for-one hamantaschen sale - but the SMS collection (which should be savored and favored) could be sold under the heter of mechiras chametz As usual, consult your local green rabbi:) (say hi to LT for me) “I actually know a few people who don’t sell their chametz and really eat or get rid of everything. But that’s too much scotch to drink or pour down the drain!”

RRKT – there’s actually a difference between the chametz and kitniyos such as flour and legumes (all the stuff in the pantry) where’s it’s meritorious to finish them before Pesach and the “good stuff” which potentially causes a “hefsed m’rubah” – a significant pecuniary loss – in other words, now is not the time to take advantage of the 2-for-one hamantaschen sale – but the SMS collection (which should be savored and favored) could be sold under the heter of mechiras chametz

As usual, consult your local green rabbi:) (say hi to LT for me)

]]> By: Ahavah http://jcarrot.org/can-you-be-chametz-free-in-29-days/comment-page-1#comment-14311 Ahavah Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:49:24 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/?p=4162#comment-14311 We are on track.... mind I have been planning/cleaning/clearing and my poor dodi has been eating some of the ermm most interesting dinners since December. :0D We are on track…. mind I have been planning/cleaning/clearing and my poor dodi has been eating some of the ermm most interesting dinners since December. :0D

]]> By: suzette http://jcarrot.org/can-you-be-chametz-free-in-29-days/comment-page-1#comment-14307 suzette Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:13:47 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/?p=4162#comment-14307 So true! In our house we call this "the big use-up" - sometimes I peak too soon though, and there's not much left and there's still a week or two to go! So true! In our house we call this “the big use-up” – sometimes I peak too soon though, and there’s not much left and there’s still a week or two to go!

]]> By: Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster http://jcarrot.org/can-you-be-chametz-free-in-29-days/comment-page-1#comment-14286 Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:26:49 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/?p=4162#comment-14286 I'm a little insanely type A about this, and also, having read the Wasted Food Blog (http://www.wastedfood.com/) I know how important it is to eat down your pantry from time to time in order to make sure that food doesn't expire. So I've been trying to reduce my pantry since Chanukah....That's a long time, but we've actually made some headway. I keep a running list of "purchase after Pesach." And given we have a Whole Foods opening up here soon, it will also give me a chance to replace some of my pantry staples with organic stuff (flour, rice, beans, etc). It's been an interesting endeavour, as I try to figure out exactly how old some of the legumes (the kinds we eat less often) actually are. And it isn't always easy. Tonight's recipe to use up the chickpeas resulted in me purchasing more couscous! But overall it is a great way to save money, prevent food waste, and get in the spirit of Pesach. I actually know a few people who don't sell their chametz and really eat or get rid of everything. But that's too much scotch to drink or pour down the drain! I’m a little insanely type A about this, and also, having read the Wasted Food Blog (http://www.wastedfood.com/) I know how important it is to eat down your pantry from time to time in order to make sure that food doesn’t expire. So I’ve been trying to reduce my pantry since Chanukah….That’s a long time, but we’ve actually made some headway. I keep a running list of “purchase after Pesach.” And given we have a Whole Foods opening up here soon, it will also give me a chance to replace some of my pantry staples with organic stuff (flour, rice, beans, etc).

It’s been an interesting endeavour, as I try to figure out exactly how old some of the legumes (the kinds we eat less often) actually are. And it isn’t always easy. Tonight’s recipe to use up the chickpeas resulted in me purchasing more couscous! But overall it is a great way to save money, prevent food waste, and get in the spirit of Pesach.

I actually know a few people who don’t sell their chametz and really eat or get rid of everything. But that’s too much scotch to drink or pour down the drain!

]]> By: phyllis http://jcarrot.org/can-you-be-chametz-free-in-29-days/comment-page-1#comment-14285 phyllis Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:57:49 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/?p=4162#comment-14285 how funny, i was planning in the next few days to write almost exactly this post - realizing how full my freezer and pantry are and how short the time is between now and (gulp) then....we'd better get eating and not shopping! i found 3 frozen challot...oy vey. how funny, i was planning in the next few days to write almost exactly this post – realizing how full my freezer and pantry are and how short the time is between now and (gulp) then….we’d better get eating and not shopping! i found 3 frozen challot…oy vey.

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