It’s a good thing Mayor Naheed Nenshi is fond of spaghetti. He’s about to acquire dozens of cabinets full of pasta, cereal, cookies and bread.
He’s about to sign a contract that gives him the rights to Jewish households’ grain products — at least technically, for the eight days of Passover, the Jewish holiday that begins Friday evening.
Rabbi Shaul Osadchey believes it’s the first time a Canadian mayor has participated in this legalistic tradition, which helps Jews observe the Biblical prohibition of eating only the dry flatbreads known as matzah and not owning any chametz (leavened or fermented flour products) during Passover.
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