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Passover 5786 in Scranton
We're still building our Scranton listings for Passover 5786. Passover (Pesach) commemorates the Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt. For eight days (seven in Israel), Jews remove all leavened grain products (chametz) from their homes and eat only matzah. It's the most widely observed Jewish holiday, celebrated with the Passover Seder — a ritual meal that retells the story of the Exodus through food, song, and storytelling.
Traditional Passover Foods
Find these classics at Scranton kosher restaurants and caterers.
Matzah
The central food of Passover — unleavened flatbread baked in under 18 minutes. Available plain, whole wheat, or spelt.
Seder Plate Items
Bitter herbs (maror), charoset (sweet fruit-and-nut paste), shank bone (zeroa), roasted egg, parsley (karpas), and chazeret.
Kosher for Passover Desserts
Flourless cakes, macaroons, chocolate bark, and meringues made without chametz.
Passover Wines
Kosher Passover wine is required for the Four Cups. Popular varieties include Manischewitz, Bartenura, and Herzog.
Kosher Passover in Scranton
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