I’m sure this article will find you while you are in the midst of Pesach cleaning, with furniture and household objects out of their normal places.

It’s a huge clean out – from top to bottom.  While we are busy cleaning out our homes we also can think about cleaning our souls, finding the dust and dirt and deciding that we don’t want it there, disowning it.  This is the traditional Jewish approach to Pesach cleaning – it’s not just about our physical home, it is also about our Neshama (soul). 

Have you ever considered that the food you eat can build up over time in your body, in cracks and crevices in your gut?  Just like we do a full clean out of our homes, it is beneficial to do a clean out of our body.  Now, when the weather is changing, is the perfect time to do a clean-out, or cleanse, for your body.  The best way to clean out all the nooks and crannies inside of you is to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.  The fruits and vegetables contain fibre – the fibre is like a broom reaching into the folds of the gut and clearing out whatever gunk has built up there.  Take advantage of the fact that all fruits and vegetables are kosher for Passover!  You can eat as much as you want without worrying about problems of kitniot (legumes) and gebroks. 

If, like me, you bulk order your fruit and veg for Pesach, and you find that you have fresh vegetables that will go bad, don’t chuck them out!  Before they go bad, use them to make lacto-fermented vegetables, such as sauerkraut.  You can use any combination of vegetables, not just cabbage.  This is a basic recipe for sauerkraut, but bear in mind you can add in chopped peppers, herbs or root vegetables, such as carrot or kohlrabi – whatever you have on hand.  This way your vegetables will be preserved and not wasted, plus they give you fibre and probiotic beneficial bacteria.

To see the recipe click here

I’m sure this article will find you while you are in the midst of Pesach cleaning, with furniture and household objects out of their normal places.

It’s a huge clean out – from top to bottom.  While we are busy cleaning out our homes we also can think about cleaning our souls, finding the dust and dirt and deciding that we don’t want it there, disowning it.  This is the traditional Jewish approach to Pesach cleaning – it’s not just about our physical home, it is also about our Neshama (soul). 

Have you ever considered that the food you eat can build up over time in your body, in cracks and crevices in your gut?  Just like we do a full clean out of our homes, it is beneficial to do a clean out of our body.  Now, when the weather is changing, is the perfect time to do a clean-out, or cleanse, for your body.  The best way to clean out all the nooks and crannies inside of you is to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.  The fruits and vegetables contain fibre – the fibre is like a broom reaching into the folds of the gut and clearing out whatever gunk has built up there.  Take advantage of the fact that all fruits and vegetables are kosher for Passover!  You can eat as much as you want without worrying about problems of kitniot (legumes) and gebroks. 

If, like me, you bulk order your fruit and veg for Pesach, and you find that you have fresh vegetables that will go bad, don’t chuck them out!  Before they go bad, use them to make lacto-fermented vegetables, such as sauerkraut.  You can use any combination of vegetables, not just cabbage.  This is a basic recipe for sauerkraut, but bear in mind you can add in chopped peppers, herbs or root vegetables, such as carrot or kohlrabi – whatever you have on hand.  This way your vegetables will be preserved and not wasted, plus they give you fibre and probiotic beneficial bacteria.

To see the recipe click here