Question: The halacha seems to be clear that if one finds chametz on Pesach (and it is not chol hamo’ed) he should cover it until he can burn it on… Read more »
Category: Chametz on Passover
Is food still kosher for Passover if placed in a non Passover glass bowl dish for a minute?
Question: I made matzah farfel using all kosher for Passover dishes. After it was made I put it in a glass bowl to put in the fridge. After a minute… Read more »
is this good to use on the skin pasach
Question: Full list of ingredients (* denotes organic): Aloe barbadensis leaf juice*, propanediol, sodium stearate, tapioca starch, saccharomyces ferment, silica, kaolin (clay), glyceryl caprylate, microcrystalline cellulose, glycerin, glyceryl undecylenate, butyrospermum… Read more »
Feeding A Non-Jew Chametz on Pesach
Question: A lady works with non-jewish autistic children. Part of her job is to feed them. Is she allowed to feed them Chametz (she does not own the Chametz) on… Read more »
pesach
Question: a few weeks back somebody in my family was touching a breadmaker that had some leftover “gunk” chometz in it…and then touched pesach plates….what to do…do i assume that… Read more »
Eating Chametz on Shabbos After Pesach
Shalom aleichem Rav Pfeffer, I saw your answer from 3 years ago about eating chometz on Shabbos Motzei Pesach. Can you tell me sources that I can look this up… Read more »
Chometz spoon in pesach pot
Question: Hi. I mistakenly used a chimetz spoon to move around meat in pesach pot. What do i do? Answer: If the spoon was not used for chometz in the… Read more »
I accidentally touched a non-kashered for passover meat soup spoon into cooking pasadika chicken soup?
Question: It is now a few days before pesach. I accidentally touched a non-kashered for passover meat soup spoon into cooking pasadika chicken soup. Is soup still okay for passover?… Read more »
Glass Used During Pesach
Question: Our son mistakenly took a glass from a closed cupboard that should not have been opened during Pesach and used it to make lemonade. The glass was clean, but… Read more »
Handing Over Chametz During Pesach
Question: When one is shopping in a store during Pesach, which contains both kosher and non-kosher foods, and one is approached by a fellow customer, who may or may not… Read more »
What Foods Can be Kept Over Pesach
Question: What kind of foods do we not have to throw out before Pesach? Answer: Any foods that do not contain chametz ingredients may be kept over Pesach. Even if… Read more »
Invited to Home with Chametz
Question: If one has a family member who hasn’t sold his chametz over Pesach (due to ignorance), can one go into that house on Pesach? Is there a fear that one… Read more »
Staying with Non-Observant Family for Pesach
Question: BS”D Dear Rabbanim, We have a question concerning Pesach. We are thinking of visiting a Jewish family for Pesach. We would like to stay at their home although they… 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 »
Fridge for Chametz on Pesach
Question: My mother-in-law has a non-Jewish helper. They will both be residing at my sister-in-law during Pesach, this year. The helper brings her own non-kosher (chametz) food with her during… Read more »
Nursing home with Chametz
Question: What should an owner of non-kosher nursing homes do on Pesach – the homes will be serving chametz, as they do all year round. Does a typical ‘shtar mechira’… Read more »
Feeding Animals Belonging to a non-Jew with Chametz on Pesach
Question: Dear Rabbi’s! Hope this message finds you well! Can one feed a non-Jews animal chametz on Pesach? Thanks! Answer: No, animals (even a non-Jew’s) cannot be fed chametz on… Read more »
Buying Eggs on Pesach
Question: I know that eggs should be bought before Pesach. However, we do not have space in our fridge to store all the eggs needed from before Pesach. What is… Read more »
Delivering Chametz on Pesach
Question: I am working for a company where my job is to deliver groceries that I purchase from the supermarket using the company’s credit card. Some of these groceries are… Read more »
Receiving Gift of Chametz on Pesach
Question: There was a Jew who was giving a business seminar during Chol Hamoed Pesach, afterwards he was presented with a gift in front of the whole crowd. When he felt… 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 »
Kugel Cut with Chametz Knife
Question: On Pesach someone cut an onion put it in a kugel and proceeded to bake it. They then realized that the knife they had used was a regular knife… Read more »
Ordering Chametz for After Pesach
Question: Is someone who has a business and deals with chometz allowed to place an order on Chol ha-Moed Pesach by a goy for chometz that has not yet been… 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 »
Renting Car over Pesach
Question: I am looking to rent a car on Erev Pesach, and was wondering what are my obligations regarding chametz. I will take possession of the car after chametz is forbidden,… Read more »
Rabbinic Prohibition of Bal Yera’eh
Question: Is there such a thing as a rabbinic prohibition of “bal yera’eh, bal ye’matzah”, so that a person can transgress however only m’d’rabbanan? Answer: Perhaps somebody who only does bittul… Read more »
Pesach Dog Food
Question: My dog, to whom I owe great hakarat hatov, has been diagnosed with both IBS-irritable bowel syndrome and chronic kidney failure. The vet says if she eats other than… Read more »
The Effect of Bitul Chametz
Question: What is the effect of bittul chometz (annulment of chometz)? Does it mean that the chometz is no longer in the person’s possession or does it also mean that… Read more »