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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 »

Search for chametz Bedikas Chametz
28/04/2020
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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 »

Search for chametz Bedikas Chametz
06/04/2020
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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 »

Search for chametz Bedikas Chametz
04/04/2020
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What to do about bedikas chametz if away from home for all of Pesach

Question: If I will be away from my home for all of Pesach, I understand that leasing the entire home exempts me from bedikas chametz. Assuming that I have understood… Read more »

Search for chametz
29/03/2020
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Receiving a car over Chol Hamoed Pesach

Question: My mother is giving me a car. It will be at the repair shop until Friday afternoon or Monday. I would like to pick it up over Chol Hamoed…. Read more »

Search for chametz Bedikas Chametz
17/04/2019
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Bedikas chometz bracha

Question: One who is going away and had in mind at the time of the mechira that I wanted to do a bedika on one room only in order to… Read more »

Search for chametz Bedikas Chametz
29/03/2018
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Cleaning laptops, computers and smartphones for Pesach

Question: Do these require cleaning for Pesach? If yes, how can one clean these items for Pesach without damaging them? Is just wiping them with a wet wipe enough? Answer:… Read more »

Search for chametz cleaning for pesach
27/03/2018
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Why do we burn the 10 pieces of bread we find in bedikat chametz?

Question: By the time we get to the evening of 14 Nissan our houses are pretty much spotless and there is no chametz anywhere. We even have to lay out… Read more »

Search for chametz Bedikas Chametz
08/03/2018
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Bedikas Chametz

Question: I will not be home erev pesach. When do I do bedikas chambers? Answer: Please see the following link where this was discussed. https://dinonline.org/2017/04/05/bedikat-chametz/ Have a chag kasher V’;sameach

Search for chametz bedikas chamtez
07/04/2017
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Bedikat chametz when one is leaving home for pesach

Question: I am going to the hotel for the entire Pesach. I am leaving on Wednesday night. Do I do bedikat chametz and when do I do it? I sold… Read more »

Search for chametz Bedikas Chametz
05/04/2017
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Pesach: Search for Chametz

Question: Every year I burn the chametz for my father (I live at home) because he leaves for work early in the morning, however he still searches the night before… Read more »

Search for chametz Bedikas Chametz messanger
28/03/2017
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Checking around for chometz

Question: Where is the boundary for checking for chometz, must one check the whole world for chametz, perhaps he has left chometz their? Answer: There are two parts to getting… Read more »

Search for chametz Bedikas Chametz
24/03/2017
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Older Children and Bedikas Chametz

Question: If one is “somech on shulchan aviv” – financially dependent on his father, and lives in his fathers house but occasionally buys his own chametz must he do a… Read more »

Search for chametz
20/04/2016
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Bedikas Chometz When Selling/Leaving Home

Question: What’s the halacha when one is moving homes within 30 days of Pesach? Does he have to do bedika in the house although he will not own it and will not… Read more »

Search for chametz Chametz
08/04/2016
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Searching for Children’s Chametz

Question: Does one only need to check his house for his own chametz, but not for his spouse’s chametz? The reason being that one only needs to check for chametz… Read more »

Search for chametz Chametz
08/04/2016
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Using House that was Sold for Pesach

Question: I am selling my entire house, since i am going away for Pesach. Can someone use one of the bedrooms for sleeping only? Answer: This can be done, but… Read more »

Search for chametz Selling Chametz
08/04/2016
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Bedikat Chametz Blessing in a Family Holiday House

Question: If one is living in a holiday home of parents or in-laws on a semi permanent basis and they visit for Pesach who says the beracha of bedikat chametz?… Read more »

Search for chametz
03/04/2016
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Bedikat Chametz for Vacant Apartment

Question: Is one required to perform bedikat chametz if one has in his or her home a vacant apartment that is not cleaned for Pesach. The chametz stove top is… Read more »

Search for chametz
11/04/2014
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Bedikat Chametz in a Hotel

Question: We are going to a hotel for Pesach and would like to know where do we do bedikat chametz and do we say baracha? Yasher koach Answer: One who… Read more »

Search for chametz hotel
31/03/2014
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One Envoy Appointing Another for Bedikat Chametz

Question: Reuven appointed Shimon to check his flat for chametz on the night of 14th of Nissan since Reuven was going away for Yom Tov. May Shimon in turn appoint Levy check… Read more »

Messengers (shlichut) Search for chametz
08/04/2013
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Eating Before Early Bedikah

Question: When someone leaves their home within 30 days of Pesach without someone to be bodek it from chametz, they themselves have to be bodek it early (See Siman 436.)… Read more »

Search for chametz
25/03/2013
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Checking Hotel Room for Chametz

Question: I am traveling away from my home on Sunday morning for the duration of Pesach, and will be staying at a hotel. Do I do a bedika at home… Read more »

Search for chametz
20/03/2013
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Bedikas Chametz in Hotel

Question: I’m planning to be away from home the entire time during Pesach beginning a couple days prior. When do I do bedika? The night before I leave in my… Read more »

Search for chametz hotel
03/04/2012
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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 »

Chametz on Passover Search for chametz Car rental
29/03/2012
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Flashlight for Bedikas Chametz

Question: Can one use LED flashlight (no filament) for bedikas chometz? Is it considered a ner? Answer: Yes, this is fine. There is no halachah of fire for bedikat chametz,… Read more »

Search for chametz
13/03/2012
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Checking for Chametz

Question: On the night of bedikat chametz I will be at a house where the family is not religious. How do I do bedikat chametz if there is chametz throughout… Read more »

Search for chametz non-observant Jews
18/04/2011
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Bedikas Chametz in Hotel Room

Question: I am leaving home on the day prior to the night of the bedikah and arrive to the hotel on the bedikah night. Where and when should I make the… Read more »

Search for chametz hotel
14/04/2011
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Switching Off Lights for Bedikas Chametz

Question: Does bedikat chametz need to be done with the lights off so the candle or flashlight shines brightly in the room or are the lights supposed to be on… Read more »

Search for chametz
07/04/2011
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Checking for Crumbs

Question: About Pesach cleaning… It seems humanly impossible to find every single crumb that may be around the house – so to what extent is a person expected to clean? Most… Read more »

Search for chametz cleaning for pesach
30/03/2011
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Checking Borrowed Books for Chametz

Question: I run a book / tape gemach. If people. hold my books over Pesach who is responsible that it be clean of chametz? I as the owner or the… Read more »

Search for chametz cleaning for pesach
29/03/2011
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Checking Books and Toys for Crumbs

Question: Do you have to shake out sefarim before Pesach, if you are not using them during Pesach and sealing the bookcase with a plastic sheet? Second question: Do you… Read more »

Search for chametz cleaning for pesach
25/03/2011
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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 »

Chametz on Passover Search for chametz annulment bittul
22/03/2011
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Checking Kids’ Rooms for Chametz

Question: If a person has children above the age of bar mitzva living at home, who is obligated to check the child’s room for chometz? Is it the father’s obligation… Read more »

Search for chametz Chinuch
06/03/2011
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Going Away for Pesach (Bedikas Chametz)

Question: We are going to a hotel for the entire period of Pesach, leaving home Erev Pesach. What do we have to do about cleaning the house and removing chametz? Answer:… Read more »

Search for chametz going away guests hotel
06/03/2011
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Cleaning Fridge for Pesach

Question: I’m planning on cleaning my fridge for Pesach. There are many cracks and corners that I can see chametz (less than a kezayis), but it is very hard for… Read more »

Search for chametz fridge
15/03/2010

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