Question: I purchased a jar of DECAFF coffee (with OUT a Pesach hecsher) about 2/3 weeks after Pesach from a store that did not sell its Chometz. Is that an… Read more »
Category: Passover (Pesach)
Chometz after pesach
Question: I purchased a jar of DECAFF coffee (with a Pesach hecsher) about 2/3 weeks after Pesach from a store that did not sell its Chometz. Is that an issue… Read more »
Summer home needing bedikas chometz
Question: We have a summer home in another state that we move in to for the summer. We clean it very well when we leave and there is no food… Read more »
Koshering Blender for Pesach
Question: Hi I have a plastic ninja blender that I use to make cold smoothies and i grind chick peas to make hummus… I thoroughly clean it after each use… Read more »
Muktzah with Korban Pesach
Question: Why were the sticks in Pesachim 5:9 muktzah if they were designated to a use that was also needed on Shabbos? Answer: Correct. The answer to your question is… Read more »
tresemme hair spray and mousse
Question: Can I use Tresemme hairspray or mousse Passover? Answer: Some are alright, but you have to check the lists or the ingredients. Best Wishes
Brushing Teeth After Afikoman
Question: One may not eat anything after eating the afikoman so that he does not lose the taste of the matzah from his mouth.[1] Does this also forbid one to… Read more »
No roasted food on the night of the seder.
Question: Is sauce on the chicken or meat enough not to be considered roasted or do you need water? Answer: There is controversy among the Poskim if a little water… Read more »
Buying back the chometz
Question: Hi , I noticed that you answered a question about ‘buying back’ that you DO buy back the chometz but also regarding a question about acquiring it back in… Read more »
I ate kitniyos
Question: There is a bachur who brought meat to my house on pesach and after eating a little I looked at the package and discovered to my horror that it contains… Read more »
Extra Fruits and Vegetables
Question: I have a lot of extra produce. I would like to dehydrate them for later use. My dehydrator was not cleaned for pesach. It was never used for chametz… Read more »
I ate what may have been a nefucha or kefulah
Question: If I ate what may have been a nefucha or kefulah, am I chayev kares? Is avoiding these a mere chumra or the letter of the law? Answer: If… Read more »
KOSHER FOR PASSOVER?
Question: is polyethylene glycol plastic 3350 kosher for passover Answer: The ingredient Polyethylene glycol plastic 3350 is synthetic and therefore categorically not chametz. Moadim L’simcha Sources:
I bought chametz
Question: I bought shampoo that’s chametz by mistake what. Should I do ? I put it in the chametz room that was sold Answer: PUtting it into the room that… Read more »
Selling Chometz
Question: I’m in contract to buy a house,I gave small amt of money to real estate agent for the contract.I don’t think I have ownership until closing, is there any… Read more »
Silica in lipstick
Question: If my lipstick contains silica, may it be used for pesach? I verified all other ingredients on askcrc.org/lipstick and they were fine, but they didnt have an item called… Read more »
hairspray
Question: Is tresemme hair spray good for pesach Answer: Some. Look In R’ Blumenkrantz’s Digest. Chag Sameach Sources:
Is Dippity do Gel permitted to use on Passover?
Question: Is Dippity do Gel permitted to use on Passover? Answer: According to many poskim it should not be used as it contains Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein. Chag kasher v’sameach
Is differin ok to use on Pesach the ingredients is adapalene gel
Question: Is differin ok to use on Pesach the ingredients is adapalene gel Answer: It seems to be alright. Chag Kasher V’sameach
vitamins, supplements and other things
Question: Even if one doesn’t consume on pesach owned vitamins, supplements or other non medicines in pills (etc) does one have to worry if you dont know if they contain… Read more »
Zohar speaking about Mashiach coming on the night on the seider
Question: I head from someone say the following: The Zohar states that Mashiach will come on the night of the seider – the fifteenth of Nissan. Where does it say… Read more »
Beer in pessach
Question: Is it allowed to drink beer in pessach? Answer: Most beer is made from malt, which is from barley and considered chametz gamur (pure chametz). Therefore absolutely no drinking… Read more »
Can one learn Pirkei Avos with or without commentary to make a siyum erev Pesach
Question: Can one learn Pirkei Avos with or without commentary to make a siyum erev Pesach, as to rely on the phone or Zoom is not poshut and Rav Shmuel… Read more »
Dry cleaning clothes for Pesach
Question: When not able to take one’s clothes to the dry cleaners due to the epidemic, could one wear regular chametzdik clothes and just try to shake them out as best… Read more »
Makeup kosher for Passover
Question: Hi, Please let me know if the below ingredients is ok to be used in makeup for passover. Ingredients: Talc, Zinc Stearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Isostearyl Neopentanoate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate,… Read more »
Bedikat hametz when all of my hametz has been already been removed from my home
Question: BH Thank you so much for your help. Where I currently live, the garbage is collected Tuesday early morning and Thursday early morning. Passover starts Wednesday night- in order… Read more »
Wine and bread on Pesach
Question: Shalom, why in Pesach can not eat bread with yeast and wine can? Answer: You are asking an important question, and the answer is because this is what G-D… Read more »
Sale of chometz online and effective time
Question: As we have a lot of actual chometz for our catering business, I would like to ensure that our mechira is done in the best way possible, and so… Read more »
mai paros gebrokts
Question: I believe that my minhag is to eat gebrokts with may payros, does that make sense? Is Tomato sauce even considered a liquid Is tomato sauce considered may paros… Read more »
Mechiras chametz
Question: Is the Beis Din making also a mechiras yud gimmel? Answer: No. The mechira is the regular mechira on the 14th. Chag Kasher V’sameach
Ex lax chocolate for a child
Question: My son uses ex lax chocolate on daily basis due to health need. Can we use on Pesach? Attached: Attached file 1 Answer: I haven’t seen it listed on… Read more »
Hair glue
Question: Is got 2 b glued hair glue kosher for pesach Answer: The spray should not be used for Pesach as it has denatured alcohol which may be chometz and… Read more »
Toaster oven in someone else’s house
Question: I have a used toaster oven sitting in Mom’s house. I was told I need to sell it and mom needs to “store it” / rent out the space… Read more »
Kratom for pesach
Question: Kratom is an herbal supplement that is used to help with anxiety and depression. It is leaves from a tree that are ground up, and as far as I… Read more »
Can I sell cooked chometz?
Question: I have frozen cooked chicken and beef in my freezer which is not kosher for passover. Am I allowed to include these items when selling my chometz? Thank you… Read more »
Bedikas Chametz when I am somewhere else
Question: I normally live in Brooklyn. I spend the Yomim Tovim in Lakewood. I left Brooklyn Tuesday and forgot to do Bedikas Chametz. Do I need to go back to… Read more »
Chametz from Amazon
Question: Am I allowed to order something Chametz from Amazon if it will ship after Pesach Answer: If the order is filled on Pesach and your credit card is billed,… Read more »
Taking orders only for chometz during paysach
Question: I have an online food gift business. the actual financial transaction takes place ONLY when I process orders. Until processing the transaction is only approved, no monetary transaction occurs…. Read more »
Jull pods mint flavor kosher for Passover
Question: Is Jull pods mint flavor kosher for Passover? Answer: I can’t tell you because as far as I know they were taken off the market because of the health… Read more »
non food for pesach
Question: is Dove Men+Care spray deoderant good for Pesach? Thanks Answer: I don’t have this year updated information, but according to last years publications it is permitted. Chag kasher v’sameach… Read more »
Kos shel Eliyahu options
Question: With the keilim mikvaos closed and us only having enough bechers for the Seder, what cup can we use for Kos shel Eliyahu – year round glasses primarily cold… Read more »
Selling hametz on behalf of someone
Question: BH. Thank you for your help. If someone has a not-yet-observant close relative, would it be permissible to sell their hametz for them online (without them knowing)…? Would this… Read more »
Goy in pessach
Question: A goy or a Bnei Noach has to take the chametz from their homes also in pessach? Answer: No, they are not obligated by any of these commandments. The… Read more »
Kosher L’Pesach dried fruit
Question: I have a package of dried prunes with a Rav Machpud hechsher, which says it’s only for those who eat kitniyos. Wis in dried prunes that it would be… Read more »
Cosmetic, if they are kosher for passover
Question: Hi, I would like to know if these ingredients in Makeup is allowed to be used for passover. Thank you 1. Active Ingredients: Octinoxate 7.0% Ingredients: Water Cyclopentasiloxane Dimethicone… Read more »
Shankbone on the Seder plate
Question: A relative of mine recently moved to a geographic area where there is no kosher meat within 100 miles or more. My relative is Sabbath observant and does keep… Read more »
Questions during these difficult times
Question: How should one arrange getting a haircut erev Pesach? Should one avoid doing so? May one, in need, get a haircut on Chol Hamoed or during sefira if it… Read more »
Clean with vinegar on pesach
Question: Can counter tops be cleaned for Pesach with white distilled vinegar that is OU but not OU-P? Answer: One of the issues regarding white distilled vinegar is that it… Read more »
Shmura Matzah
Question: I read online that some rabbis say that eating matzah throughout the holiday is commendable and praiseworthy and not just limited to the first two nights when it is… Read more »
Selling chametz online – one or two online forms for husband and wife
Question: When selling chametz online, do a husband and wife each need to submit an online form? Or is one sufficient? Answer: Generally one should be sufficient, however if the… Read more »