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  • Various questions on Passover

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 »

Various questions on Passover Korban Pesach muktza
19/04/2020
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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 »

Various questions on Passover Moshiach Pesach
08/04/2020
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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 »

Various questions on Passover
06/04/2020
  • Various questions on Passover

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 »

Various questions on Passover cleaning for pesach
06/04/2020
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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 »

Various questions on Passover Gentile passover
01/04/2020
  • Various questions on Passover

Eating Chametzdik Matzah during Nissan

Question: Can one eat the year-round matzah that is chametz during Nissan Answer: Many have the minhag not to eat any matzah from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until Pesach. The poskim… Read more »

Various questions on Passover
29/03/2020
  • Various questions on Passover

Pesach food

Question: Dear Rabbi It’s very slim here where I live to even get food shipped for Pesach and I don’t know yet about our local Kosher caterers, restaurants, stores about… Read more »

Various questions on Passover
26/03/2020
  • Various questions on Passover

Taanis b’Chor

Question: Unfortunately, we can’t go to shul before Pesach to hear the siyum? If I completed a meschecta on my own, will that suffice to avoid the taanis b’chor? Answer:… Read more »

Various questions on Passover
24/03/2020
  • Various questions on Passover

Pesach

Question: Dear Rabbi I usually have some Mexican housekeepers come and help me to deep clean for Pesach, but with the all the goings on in the world right now,… Read more »

Various questions on Passover
22/03/2020
  • Various questions on Passover

Fasting half a day in Nissan

Question: Is it permitted to fast until plag hamincha during Nissan? I accepted a certain number of fasts as penance for past sins. Some of them were only until plag…. Read more »

Various questions on Passover
16/03/2020
  • Various questions on Passover

Shave on Erev pesach

Question: Is there a heter to shave Erev Pesach after chatzos (without a goy)? Answer: I didn’t receive your question until it was already Yom Tov in E. Yisroel… but… Read more »

Various questions on Passover cutting hair erev pesach
28/04/2019
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Covering – pesach

Question: If I am not eating any meals at home and do not plan on using them, do I need to cover my kitchen counters? If yes is a thin… Read more »

Various questions on Passover cleaning for pesach
19/04/2019
  • Various questions on Passover

Pesach

Question: Should Tzedaka be given on Pesach? During which day of Pesach? Is there a fixed amount that is customary to give? What is the purpose of giving Tzedaka on… Read more »

Various questions on Passover maos chittim Pesach-Passover
14/04/2019
  • Various questions on Passover

Non pesach soda

Question: Can I bring a non pesadik soda in a bottle to drink in a room that is already pesadik? Answer: Yes you can, but don’t put the soda in… Read more »

Various questions on Passover Pesach
04/04/2019
  • Various questions on Passover

Hotel during Pesach

Question: Dear Rabbi I am planning to attend a Pesach program for the first days of Pesach. If someone who is a non-Jew (e.g. a live in housekeeper or other… Read more »

Various questions on Passover hotel Pesach
27/03/2019
  • Various questions on Passover

Can I use the metal dish rack which I’ve used all year during the Pesach?

Question: Can I use the metal dish rack which I’ve used all year during the Pesach? Answer: Technically your can clean it and wash it well and that woild be… Read more »

Various questions on Passover cleaning for pesach dish rack
21/03/2018
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Exodus and Archaeology

Question: Israeli archeology teams have combed the Sinai desert for decades and have found no evidence of a mass exodus. Egyptologists say there is no Egyptian records of Hebrew slaves… Read more »

Bible study questions - Tanach Various questions on Passover archeology exodus
20/03/2018
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Why dont we sell all our belongings in our house?

Question: In the mechirat chametz contract, why don’t we just sell all our belongings. This would remove the issue of finding some chametz over chag and removes the chances of… Read more »

Various questions on Passover Selling Chametz
08/03/2018
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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 »

Chametz after Passover Chametz on Passover Foods kosher for Passover General Kashrut Various questions on Passover
01/02/2018
  • Various questions on Passover

Laws of chametz

Question: Question: I have been thinking and reading a lot about this concept of selling our chametz. To be honest I think it’s wrong since today no one really takes… Read more »

Various questions on Passover cleaning for pesach
29/01/2018
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Eating Matzoh On Pesach

Question: I just read the article https://dinonline.org/2015/04/03/eating-matzah-for-seven-days/ on (not) Eating Matzah for 7 Days. Frankly, I don’t understand: 1) The mitzva of EATING matza is mentioned more than almost any other in the… Read more »

General Various questions on Passover matzoh pesach foods Pesach-Passover
25/10/2017
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Cleaning pesach pots without inspecting hands first.

Question: This actually happened last year right after pesach. (Not sure if it makes a difference) I never got around to ask the question. Anyway, I handled chamatz dough with… Read more »

Various questions on Passover Chametz Pesach-Passover
30/03/2017
  • Various questions on Passover

Use of sealed Matzot on Pesach this year from a previous year

Question: I have 2 sealed boxes of hand-baked Shmura Matzos from last year. I know that they are still good and fresh as we had three boxes and I opened… Read more »

Various questions on Passover Matza Pesach
09/03/2017
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passover significance

Question: From what I have read, to Jewish people, the Passover is a remembrance of the time when the 10 plagues were unleashed upon Egypt and if the Jews killed… Read more »

Bible study questions - Tanach Jewish Outlook Various questions on Passover Chametz marror Pesach-Passover
27/09/2016
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Drinking wine spilled from kiddush

Question: I know many people are makpid not to drink the wine spilled during the seder. Is there any source not to drink the wine that spills over from the… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals Various questions on Passover
20/07/2016
  • Various questions on Passover

Mistaken Shehecheyanu in Kiddush

Question: On the night of shvii shel Pesach, or Aharon shel Pesach, a person accidentally recited, or began reciting, the bracha of Shehecheyanu. Is this a hefsek that would require… Read more »

Various questions on Passover hefsek kiddush shehechiyanu shvii shel pesach
03/05/2016
  • Various questions on Passover

Shir Ha’malos During Nissan

Question: We say shir ha’malos before birchas hamazon on days then we don’t say tachanun. Does that mean we say shir ha’malos during all of Nissan? Answer: Yes, the proper… Read more »

Various questions on Passover nissan
25/04/2016
  • Various questions on Passover

Shaving after Chatzos on Erev Pesach

Question: If one forgot to shave (assuming a kosher electric shaver) and/or clip nails before midday on erev Pesach, can one shave oneself and clip nails after midday? What about… Read more »

Various questions on Passover erev pesach
25/04/2016
  • Various questions on Passover

Chametz Spoon in Passover Soup

Question: Putting a chametz spoon in a pot of cooking Passover soup. What happens to the soup and pot? Answer: If the soup was 60 times the volume of the… Read more »

Various questions on Passover bitul Chametz
20/04/2016
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Pesach Cake

Question: Is one permitted to eat an entire “Pesach cake” (whose bracha is shehakol) right before alos (dawn), prior to davening Shaharis? Does one fulfill the mitzvah of melava malka… Read more »

Various questions on Passover melave malka pesach foods
17/04/2016
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Korban Pesach in Our Times

Question: I came across an article written by Harav Avraham Rosenthal on the issue of Korban Pesach. The Korban Pesach The only issue that I had with this article is… Read more »

Various questions on Passover Korban Pesach Korbanos
17/02/2016
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Birkat Kohanim Pesach 2015

Question: When is birkat kohanim at the Kotel on Pesach 2015? Answer: It is often done on the second day of Chol HaMo’ed, which is 6th April 2015, at 09:00…. Read more »

Various questions on Passover
18/02/2015
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Craftsment on Erev Pesach

Question: My question is regarding Daf Yomi of today 13A. The practitioners of 3 crafts may perform work on Pesach eve until midday – Tailors, Barbers and Launderers. My question… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) The Festival of Tabernacles (Sukkot) Various questions on Passover
25/08/2014
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Birkat Kohanim at the Kotel on Pesach 2014

Question: When is birkat kohanim at the Kotel on Pesach 2014? Thank you. Answer: Birkat Kohanim this year (2014) on Pesach will take place on Thursday 17 Nissan (17th April… Read more »

Various questions on Passover Birkat Kohanim
07/04/2014
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Shaving on Chol ha-Moed Pesach

Question: Can you shave on Chol ha-Moed Pesach? Thanks very much. Answer: It is prohibited to take a haircut on Chol ha-Moed (Shulchan Aruch 531:1-2), and according to many authorities,… Read more »

Intermediary Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed) Various questions on Passover Chol Hamoed permitted to shave Pesach shaving
07/04/2014
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Shiva on Chol ha-Moed Pesach

Question: Does one sit shiva on Chol ha-Moed Pesach? Answer: No. Yom Tov, including the days of Chol ha-Moed, interrupt a shiva, and one does not sit shiva on Chol… Read more »

Intermediary Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed) Seven days of mourning Various questions on Passover shiva
07/04/2014
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  • Various questions on Passover

Tefillin on Chol ha-Moed Pesach

Question: Does one wear Tefillin on Chol ha-Moed Pesach? Answer: Many refrain from wearing Tefillin on Chol ha-Moed. Some wear Tefillin but refrain from reciting a berachah. You should follow the… Read more »

Intermediary Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed) Tefillin Various questions on Passover
07/04/2014
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Music on Chol ha-Moed Pesach

Can one listen to music on Chol ha-Moed Pesach? Answer: Yes, it is permitted to listed to music, and to play music on Chol ha-Moed (Pesach, and likewise Sukkot). Best wishes.

Counting the Omer Intermediary Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed) Various questions on Passover music
07/04/2014
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Haircut on Chol ha-Moed Pesach

Question: Can you get a haircut on Chol ha-Moed Pesach? Answer: No, it is not permitted to take a haircut on Chol ha-Moed (Shulchan Aruch 531:1-2). It is only permitted… Read more »

Counting the Omer Intermediary Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed) Various questions on Passover Chol Hamoed Haircut halachah Pesach
07/04/2014
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Customs for Pesach

Question: I often feel that it’s hard to adhere to all of our parents’ chumros/minhagim. Can my husband and I decide as to which chumros/minhagim we will keep in our… Read more »

Various questions on Passover chumra minhagim (customs)
26/03/2014
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Eimurim of Pesach

Question: Where does it say what to do with the eimurim of a korban Pesach? Answer: The eimurim of the Pesach have to be burned like other offerings (Rambam, Korban… Read more »

Bais Hamikdash - Jewish Temple Various questions on Passover
22/03/2014
  • Various questions on Passover

When is Pesach 2014?

Question: When is Pesach 2014? Answer: Pesach starts on Monday 14th of April this year

Various questions on Passover
07/03/2014
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Inviting Non-Jew to Pesach Seder

Question: Can a non-Jewish woman attend a Pesach seder? Does it make a difference if she is studying to become Jewish and has renounced her born religion? Does it make… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Relations between Jews and non-Jews Various questions on Passover halachah invitation Jewish seder night Torah Yom Tov
26/01/2014
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  • Various questions on Passover

Fasting for a First-Born Daughter

Question: The Mechaber in Orach Chaim Siman 470 writes that there is an opinion that holds a woman that is a first-born should fast on Taanit bechorot. The Rema adds… Read more »

Fast days Various questions on Passover bechorot
10/04/2013
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Berachah on Hallel (Pesach)

Question: I know that according to the psak of the Shulchan Aruch the Sephardim (among others — The Gra, many Kehillas in Yerushalayim including Chassidei Karlin, Chassidei Biyan — I… Read more »

Blessings (brachot) Intermediary Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed) The New Month (Rosh Chodesh) Various questions on Passover Hallel
08/04/2013
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Quick Siyum

Question: I missed attending a siyum this morning. Is there such a thing to download and listen to shiurim of a mecechta (perhaps whichever is the shortest one) and then… Read more »

Various questions on Passover Siyum
25/03/2013
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Maaser for Maos Chittin (Kimcha de-Pischa)

Question: Can one deduct from one’s maaser in order to fulfill the minhag of Kimcha de-Pischa? Answer: Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach  (Halichos Shlomo, Nissan 2) rules that one can certainly… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser Various questions on Passover charity. Tzeddaka kimcha de-pischa minhagim (customs)
15/03/2013
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Offering Cleaning Services to Specific Client

Question: Last Pesach I was employed by a chametz cleaning company. They sent me to clean a woman’s house. The woman was satisfied with my work. This year I want… Read more »

Copyright and infringement Employees and employers Various questions on Passover
15/03/2013
  • Various questions on Passover

Baking Shlissel Challos

Question: What is the “makor” for shlissel challos? Answer: The first place where the custom (of baking challot in the form of a key on the first Shabbat after Pesach)… Read more »

Various questions on Passover challah minhagim (customs) segulot
29/04/2012
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Mashiv Ha-Ruach on First Day Pesach

Question: 1) If one is davening in a nussach sefard minyan during Pesach (even though he usually davens in a nussach ashkanaz shul (with no morid hatal in Chutz Laaretz))… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) Various questions on Passover mashiv haruach u'morid hageshem
25/04/2012
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