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filling the void for kosher products.(Business)

Article from: The Virginian Pilot Article date: April 18, 2008

Byline: PHILIP WALZER

By Philip Walzer

The Virginian-Pilot

Three thousand years ago, as the Bible says , the Jews escaped Egypt by way of a parted sea on their trek from slavery to the land of Israel.

Nowadays, local Jews are making a far less arduous, but sometimes annoying, journey: To Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and beyond, in search of products that are kosher for Passover, the holiday that commemorates the exodus from Egypt.

The eight-day holiday, in which Jews traditionally eat matzo and avoid ...

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