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visit  \nSTAR-K.ORG/PASSOVER  \n~~ ~~ NOTES: ~~ ~~  \nThe medication list in this guide applies to products distributed by U.S. companies only.  \nThis book contains divrei Torah and should be placed in sheimos after use.  \nArticles and charts that do not appear in this year's Pesach Guide are available online [at](at star-k.org/passover. If you are unable to access)[ star-k.org/passover.](at star-k.org/passover. If you are unable to access)[ If you are unable to access](at star-k.org/passover. If you are unable to access) the information online, please [email](email info@star-k.org)[ info@star-k.org](email info@star-k.org), or call our office at 410-484-4110 and we will do our best to  \naccommodate you.  \nFor updated Passover product information and medicine information, [visit](visit www.star-k.org/passover)[ www.star-k.org/passover](visit www.star-k.org/passover).  \nFor updated Passover medicine information, [visit](visit www.kehilasyaakov.org)[ www.kehilasyaakov.org](visit www.kehilasyaakov.org).  \nCopyright: ©2026 STAR-K Certification, Inc. All rights reserved.  \nMay not be reproduced in any form without permission of STAR-K Certification, Inc.  \nSTAR-K Kosher Certification  \n122 Slade Avenue, Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21208-4996 Tel: 410-484-4110 Fax: 410-653-9294  \n[www.star-k.org](www.star-k.org)  \nKollel Los Angeles  \n223 South Formosa Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90036  \nTel: 323-933-7193  \nDistributed by:  \nIsrael Book Shop  \n501 Prospect Street Lakewood, NJ 08701  \nTel: 732-901-3009  \nFax: 732-901-4012  \ne-mail: [info@israelbookshoppublications.com](info@israelbookshoppublications.com)  \n[ISBN 979-8-88673-376-1](ISBN 979-8-88673-376-1)  \nThank you to Rabbi Dovid Heber and Rabbi Zvi Goldberg for their assistance in publishing this Pesach Guide. We also wish to thank our entire rabbinic staff as well as Rabbi Eli Reidler and Rabbi Shalom Aryeh Greenfield for their help.  \nAdditionally, this publication would not have been possible without the support and dedication of our STAR-K project team: Mrs. Yehudis Barer, Mrs. Rivky Benyowitz, Mrs. Rivka Leah Goldman, Mrs. Pesi Herskovitz, Ms. Tziril Kuperman, Ms. Adina Michelsohn, Mrs. Ali Sebbag and Mrs. Margie Steinberg; and our design team at AMF Creative, headed by Mrs. Shira Pepper.  \nKollel of Los Angeles is truly indebted to Mr. and Mrs. Chuna Zev (Leon) Garfield of PC Paramedic Inc. (323 .449.2181 | [Leon@Pcpar.org](Leon@Pcpar.org)) for creating and maintaining the computer program for this project. Without their help, this project would not have been as successful.  \nAdar 5786  \nDear Friend,  \nChasdei Hashem, the Kollel has been zoche to provide the tzibbur with the Passover Medicines and Cosmetics Guide for some 35 years. We daven to Hashem tobe able to continue this practice for many years to come. This is done with the hope of increasing your Pesach convenience and limiting its cost. The Guide is the original research of Rav Gershon Bess א\"שליט , rav of the Congregation Kehilas Yaakov and an alumnus of Kollel Los Angeles.  \nWhile several prominent rabbonim have questioned the need for this list, Rav Yosef Shalom Eliyashiv ל\"זצוק, Rav Shmuel Wosner ל\"זצוק, and other Gedolei Yisroel have urged, both for reasons in הלכה and מנהג, that the established practice be continued. (Refer to“Medicine List Guidelines” and “Personal Care Guidelines” inside.)  \nFor any further questions, [you may email Rav Bess at rgbess@hotmail.com.](you may email Rav Bess at rgbess@hotmail.com. To)[ To](you may email Rav Bess at rgbess@hotmail.com. To)[ ](you may email Rav Bess at rgbess@hotmail.com. To)place yourself on future mailing lists, [please email](please email office@kollella.com)[ office@kollella.com](please email office@kollella.com).  \nAs a community kollel, our Kollel Shiurim Program continues to respond to a remarkable phenomenon: a generation of individuals in the workfo","cbCaiuZ3CHQ9nu1t","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuZ3CHQ9nu1t","pdf",2736201,140,"English","# Passover product information and charts\n## Updated lists and online resources\n## Medicine and medicine-list guidelines\n## Personal care and cosmetics listings\n## Religious handling notes and sheimos guidance\n## Contact and update requests","[{\"question\":\"Where can readers find the most up-to-date Passover product and related articles?\",\"answer\":\"Readers are directed to visit STAR-K.ORG/PASSOVER for the latest lists and relevant articles, along with additional online medicine information sources.\"},{\"question\":\"Do the medication lists in the guide apply to all products or only specific companies?\",\"answer\":\"The medication list applies only to products distributed by U.S. companies.\"},{\"question\":\"What should be done with divrei Torah included in the guide after use?\",\"answer\":\"The publication states that it contains divrei Torah and should be placed in sheimos after use.\"}]","Passover Guide - STAR-K Pesach Guide and Passover Medicines & Cosmetics | PDF",1789656326,353]