http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/04/09/passover-and-pantries/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:08:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/04/09/passover-and-pantries/comment-page-1/#comment-120350 Does Pesach Lead to Food Waste? | A Mother in Israel Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:42:10 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/04/09/passover-and-pantries/#comment-120350 [...] Jonathan Bloom at Wasted Food writes about throwing out food in advance of Passover: I can’t criticize religious or cultural practices that cause food waste, but I will say that not all Jews throw out or burn their leavened foods each spring. There are different levels of observance, both personally and officially (Reform, Conservative and Orthodox). When I was growing up, my dad “sold” our chametz to a colleague for a symbolic buck. [...] [...] Jonathan Bloom at Wasted Food writes about throwing out food in advance of Passover: I can’t criticize religious or cultural practices that cause food waste, but I will say that not all Jews throw out or burn their leavened foods each spring. There are different levels of observance, both personally and officially (Reform, Conservative and Orthodox). When I was growing up, my dad “sold” our chametz to a colleague for a symbolic buck. [...]

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