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May be a dumb question but...

16 years ago

Do Jewish bakeries close for Pesach? We were visiting DD recently and a book on food in her city recommended a Jewish bakery which was apparently famous for its challah. I decided to go there as I haven't had challah since I was in the States 30 years ago (yeah, yeah, I know I could make my own but it's much easier to fly over to the other side of the country for it, then I get to visit my DD :-) ). We woke up on the day we were going and suddenly I thought "Oh no! What if it's Pesach already and it's closed?" Fortunately it wasn't and on our next visit I'm going to pay for checked luggage so I can take an empty suitcase and load up on challah, bagels and ONION BREAD!!! Oh, it's SOOOO GOOD!! Also empty the freezer a bit before I go :-)

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lowspark
16 years ago
It's not a dumb question at all! In fact, they do! Passover starts Monday night, so you're ok till then. :)
colleenoz
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks for that! I thought that must be the case, who could sell enough matzos to justify staying open :-)?
It made me smile, they had a hot "cross" bun, with a star of David piped on it in icing instead of a cross :-) A clever adaptation!
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annie1992
16 years ago
Colleen, I sure don't know but I agree, you should fly all the way across the country to visit your daughter, and then fill up that suitcase as a double bonus!

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plllog
16 years ago
There are some that have a Pesach kitchen and start making and selling Pesach sweets about 3 weeks before the holiday. But they do close, at least during chag, and I think a lot are closed in general during the holiday because it's an opportunity to go on vacation.
hawk307
16 years ago
Coleen:
Why don't you call the Bakery.
If they are famous, you could probably Google some info .

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laceyvail 6A, WV
16 years ago
Uh, I don't think a Jewish bakery is going to be making Challah during Pesach. It breaks all the laws of Pesach!!
colleenoz
Original Author
16 years ago
Well, yeah, I knew that. My question was, would the bakery close? I was wondering if there were other products they might sell which would justify keeping open, or if they would just close and give all the staff a holiday.
jessyf
16 years ago
I'm sure any one of us can call the bakery for you and post here. If they close, they may have recommendations for other bakeries that 'convert' to Passover products. If you really want to pursue it, a local synagogue can probably help.

I think Passover products might not 'ship' well.
colleenoz
Original Author
16 years ago
It's a kind thought, Jessy, but the bakery is in Melbourne, Australia (the other side of my country :-) ) so it would be easier and cheaper for me to call them myself if I needed to know if they were open for Pesach. It was more of a curiosity thing, since as I explained, I have already been there. It was just that while we were in Melbourne I suddenly realised it was almost Pesach but wasn't sure of the actual dates. Then it occured to me that if it WAS Pesach the bakery would almost certainly be closed and we would have a forty minute tram ride for nothing. I don't really need Passover products, I just like Jewish bakery products :-). I also don't really have anyone handier than you guys to ask these questions, since this being Western Australia, the nearest (and only) local synagogue is 100km away :-) We have few Jewish people here, it's a different demographic.
jessyf
16 years ago
Gotcha! Good luck!

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