Question: if somebody sold their chametz however said the bitul and did the biur after sof zman biur chametz on erev pesach is there any problems bdieved? is any food… Read more »
Category: Chametz after Passover
Using Toothbrush and toothpaste never sold with chametz, after pesach
Question: I never sold my toothpaste and toothbrush before pesach with the rest of the chometz my parents sold. They were just left in the cupboard in the bathroom and… Read more »
Airline Food after pesach
Question: I am leaving on a Jetblue flight the day after pesach. Am I allowed to eat their snacks on the flight? I dont know whether it is owned by… Read more »
Chametz After Pesach
Question: In Israel, can one buy chametz at a Jewish owned kiosk/gas station two months after Pesach with the assumption that enough time has elapsed for there to be a… Read more »
Airline Meals after Pesach
Question: I am flying United Air from Israel to Germany then to Newark one day after Passover on Sunday. Can I eat the kosher TV dinner, for example United Air… Read more »
Benefiting from Chametz Sales
Question: Hypothetical Scenario. The owner of Tasty Pastry sells his store to his non-Jewish worker. He tells him that he can use all the ingredients and keep the store open… Read more »
Cosmetics after Pesach
Question: I inadvertantly left cosmetics in my closet over Pesach. i.e. they did not go into the box marked “chometz, sold to goy”. They were not used over Pesach nor… Read more »
Buying Alcohol Based Fuels After Pesach
Question: Can methylated spirits or other alcoholic based fuels be purchased for camping from a camping shop in Israel if they were owned over Pesach and likely not sold? Answer:… Read more »
Burning Chametz that was Left over Pesach
Question: Does chametz that belonged to a Jew over Pesach need to be burnt afterwards or is it enough to throw it away… Answer: It is sufficient to throw it… Read more »
Flour After Pesach
Question: I was told before Pesach that flour in a closed package (a regular 1 kilo sack) is not chametz and to throw it out is ba’al tashchis. I put… Read more »
Rabbinic Chametz After Pesach
Question: 100% chametz sh’avar ha-Pesach is forbidden for use. What about chametz that’s only “chometz m’drabbanan”? Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (end of 447) writes that for chametz derabanan there is… Read more »
Chametz on Shabbos after Pesach (Isru Chag)
Question: Honored Rabbi, When Isru Chag Pesach for Israelis falls out on Shabbat – is there any practical room to say that on that Shabbat one may use his chametz… Read more »
Rabbi Forgot to Sell Chametz
Question: What if the rabbi informs you on Yom Tov or Chol ha-Moed that he forgot to sell your chametz to the goy on Erev Pesach. Does the bittul help? Can one… Read more »
Chametz Outside the “Place of Sale”
Question: If one forgot to place a chametz item (bottle of perfume) in the designated place for items to be sold, and then it sat out over Pesach. What’s the… Read more »
Was the Chametz Sold?
Question: I no longer live with my parents (who are not frum), but I do keep items there for when I come to visit. I am generally careful not to… Read more »
Whiskey After Pesach
Question: How long does one have to wait before buying whiskey from a Jew that did not sell his chametz? Is whiskey different than any other chametz? Answer: There is… Read more »