when a cream cheese container says kosher for passover what does that mean?

Question

when a cream cheese container says kosher for passover what does that mean?

Answer 1

It means that it is kosher for use during the Passover holiday, in addition to being kosher for the rest of the year. Foods eaten during the Passover may not have a leavening agent of any sort (even accidentally); foods eaten during other parts of the year may have leavening such as yeast.



The kosher seal does not mean it has been "blessed" in any way; it simply meets certain standards of processing.

Answer 2

The requirements for something being generally "kosher" and "kosher for passover" are different. Things that are "kosher for passover" are still the usual "kosher" as we know it but there is not yeast in it or is not leavened during an stage of its production. You would usually only see that in reference to bread products though (I've never seen it on a cheese label) because bread normally contains yeast.

Answer 3

Here in Israel many products including coffee, tea, soaps,cheeses, meats, etc have "Kosher for Passover" stamped on them, it means they are proved to be free of ANY ingredients that may have some kind of leavening in them.

Personally I can understand foods having to be "Kosher for Passove" but does it really make a difference if my shoe polish is kosher or not?

Answer 4

It means that it can be eaten during the rest of the Passover holiday.And your first answer is wrong because for a food to be kosher for one,meat cant mix with dairy and you cant eat pork products to be kosher.And for kosher meats it has to be slaughterd correctly.And usually the person eating the food would bless it with the correct blessing.

Answer 5

you can eat it year round but you can also consume it during passover to make the matzah taste a little better.

Answer 6

Sounds ok by me!

Answer 7

It means it was blessed by a rabbi, during processing.