Coronavirus Orthodox Jews prepare for a new kind Passover
Channel: Breaking News
Date: 2020-04-08

Coronavirus Orthodox Jews prepare for a new kind Passover

Hosting Passover for an Orthodox Jewish family takes a lot of work. "I wasn't always so happy to make my own holiday," said Toms River, N.J. resident Penina Nussbaum.

Food needs to be bought. There must be a complete set of dinnerware – plates, silverware and glassware – that has never come in contact with chametz, or leavened bread. And that bread needs to be disposed of – usually in a public ritual.

But Nussbaum learned to love the process. Both sets of grandparents visit the family at some point during the holiday. And with each passing year, Nussbaum’s twin girls have started to understand the holiday more.