This Year, 2010, the eve of Passover is Monday March 29
Eating leaven is forbidden 10:55 AM EST.
Possesion of leaven is forbidden 11:46 AM EST
Times vary for different time zones. For London, for instance, the times are 10:58am/11:45am
Happy Passover
Physical cleaning of all surfaces which may have come in contact with leaven food products (Chametz) throughout the year. Kosherizing kitchen appliances, surfaces and utensils if being used on Passover. Disposing of Chametz products or storing them in a secure location if being sold prior to Passover. Preparing traditional Passover foods. And much more.
It was the Passover - a memorial of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, "our Passover," which made possible the forgiveness of sins - by human blood we all have sinned and by human blood we all are forgiven:1 Corinthians 5:7New King James Version (NKJV) 7 Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.
Very little, it is the Jewish faith that is concerned with yeast (or leaven). For passover the Jewish people must clean their houses of all chametz (leavened products) are removed and make their bread without any. The only connection with Christianity is that the communion wafer (following on from the bread that Christ shared with his disciples at the last supper) is usually unleavened - this is because Christ was a Jew and the bread he shared was unleavened passover bread.
Yes, they must be certified kosher for Passover though.
All salt is kosher unless something is added to it to make it not kosher. Like all other seasonings, the specific package must be certified kosher for Passover.
If you were able to find corn vinegar that is certified kosher for Passover, it would be kitniyot which means that the majority of Ashkenazi Jews would not use it.
This be heaven Give me leaven misbehavin' (you don't want all rhymes to be perfect) Nifty, Devon! Fill eleven. Nifty leaven.
The majority of Christendom recognizes the event called Easter but the Bible and some Christians realize it is the Passover which Christ became the sacrifice for all mankind:1 Corinthians 5:7New King James Version (NKJV)7 Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.
While the Jews were escaping Egypt, they had little time for the bread to rise, leaving them with Matzoh (Unleaven bread). On Passover, we are talking about what happened in Egypt and leaing Egypt, and we eat Matzoh instead of leaven bread, or anything that has grains, corn syrup, ect in it. All food that contains corn syrup, grains, (like wheat ect), ect are called 'Chomutz (sp?)' and are not allowed to be eaten on Passover. An exception to the grain rule is to Spanish Jews (Who eat rice commonly).
The Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread, celebrated by the Israelites, commemorated their liberation from slavery in Egypt. During Passover, families were required to sacrifice a lamb and mark their doorposts with its blood to be spared from the final plague. They were also instructed to eat unleavened bread and bitter herbs, symbolizing their haste in leaving Egypt and the bitterness of slavery. The Feast of Unleavened Bread followed, during which they had to remove all leaven from their homes and eat only unleavened bread for seven days.
It was not. Leaven was barred from all meal-offerings(Leviticus ch.2) with one exception (ibid. ch.23). I don't know of a simple reason; but on a slightly esoteric note, leaven symbolizes the Evil Inclination (Talmud, Berakhot 17a).
As all good Jews would, Jesus would not have missed Passover.