Selling Chametz
For a company of it's size, Kraft really isn't into food for Passover. From what I could tell, nothing besides Maxwell House and Breakstones (which happen to be Passover classics) is Kosher for Passover. But that doesn't mean the Kosher employee is ready for Passover. Like any member of the workforce, I had to clean out all my personal areas of any food products. This consisted of about the last half hour before I left for the last time before the holiday.
But at a food job (even when not working with the food), the edible stuff is still a popular commodity. At Kraft, employees line their workspaces with company brands. My desk is of course no differenct. Actually, for the amount of time I've been here, I've got most people beat. But the collecting of food products poses a challenge for the Passover season. I'm not allowed to own any non Kosher for Passover foods. How then could I retain my massive collection without being a sinner? The magic word - compromise. Well not necessarily compromising my faith, just taking advantage of the leniencies it provides. Judaism allows for the sale of food products, to be reacquired after the holiday. (This is accomplished through a complex legal process too complicated to describe here.) However, not everybody accepts the validity of this action. In effect, they rule that such food is considered as if it had been owned by a Jew anyways, and can't be eaten as Kosher ever again. So in order not to rely on this leniency, I disposed of the actual Kosher products lining my desk before Passover. The packaging, though, I retained, allowing me to keep up the Trademark look of my personal space. Additionally, all the non-Kosher products were sold, so as not to have been owned by me during Passover. Since they are not Kosher to begin with, I have no intent to eat from them in the future anyway. I also don't consider myself the "owner" of the items. In effect, I have abandoned those items, and they are ownerless. They may decorate my space, but I have no exclusive rights to their use. I gave that up.
And such are the details of Passover on the Cube.
But at a food job (even when not working with the food), the edible stuff is still a popular commodity. At Kraft, employees line their workspaces with company brands. My desk is of course no differenct. Actually, for the amount of time I've been here, I've got most people beat. But the collecting of food products poses a challenge for the Passover season. I'm not allowed to own any non Kosher for Passover foods. How then could I retain my massive collection without being a sinner? The magic word - compromise. Well not necessarily compromising my faith, just taking advantage of the leniencies it provides. Judaism allows for the sale of food products, to be reacquired after the holiday. (This is accomplished through a complex legal process too complicated to describe here.) However, not everybody accepts the validity of this action. In effect, they rule that such food is considered as if it had been owned by a Jew anyways, and can't be eaten as Kosher ever again. So in order not to rely on this leniency, I disposed of the actual Kosher products lining my desk before Passover. The packaging, though, I retained, allowing me to keep up the Trademark look of my personal space. Additionally, all the non-Kosher products were sold, so as not to have been owned by me during Passover. Since they are not Kosher to begin with, I have no intent to eat from them in the future anyway. I also don't consider myself the "owner" of the items. In effect, I have abandoned those items, and they are ownerless. They may decorate my space, but I have no exclusive rights to their use. I gave that up.
And such are the details of Passover on the Cube.
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