Ask the Rabbi
- Shabbat and Holidays
- Pesach and the Month of Nissan
- Erev Pesach
Question
Can we have have Challah on Friday night since Shabbat is one day before Pesach this year?
Answer
Yes, and the same for Shabbat morning BEFORE the end time to eat Chametz (somtime around 10am – depends on where you live)
"Crumbless" breads are preferred (Pita bread etc.) (see more in Shulchan Aruch OC 444)

Can Ashkenazim eat kitniyot (legumes) on erev Pesach?
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Nisan 6, 5781

Eating Shabbat erev pasach by a sfaradi
Various Rabbis | Nisan 12, 5768

Matza Ashira Erev Pesach
Various Rabbis | Nisan 12, 5768




