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| This is no longer done, although was done in the past. |
See Michaber 352:4; Tur 352 in name of Ramban; Kitzur SHU”A 197:2; Maharash Eiger Y.D. 47; Gesher Hachaim 9:4 footnote 3 writes they do not even comb the hair; Poskim in Nitei Gavriel 44:21
If you performed a sale of your Chametz through a Rav [i.e. Mechiras Chametz] in a correct time zone, then it is considered to have been sold to the Gentile and you may therefore eat it. This applies even if you were not aware of its existence at the time of the sale, and did not specifically write down its location in the document you signed by the rabbi. If you did not perform Mechiras Chametz, then it must be destroyed either through burning, or flushing down the toilet, as is the rule of all Chametz that was owned over Pesach. |
See regarding the prohibition against benefiting from Chametz after Pesach if was owned by a Jew over Pesach: Admur 448:1-2; Michaber 448:3; Mishneh Pesachim 28a;
See regarding that such Chametz should be destroyed: Admur 435:4; Rambam 3:5;
See regarding Chametz in areas that one did not mention in the Shetar Harsha: Tzemach Tzedek 46 writes that even if the gentile was not made aware of the areas that contain the Chametz, it is nevertheless valid, as anyways the gentile knows that all the rooms which contain Chametz within them are rented to him, and there is thus no greater sign for him then that, Brought in Shaar Hakolel Seder Mechira 12; Piskeiy Teshuvos 448:29;
See regarding that the sale to the gentile includes all Chametz: Shevet Halevi 9:116; Mikraeiy Kodesh 1:74; Teshuvos Vehanhagos 2:211; Piskeiy Teshuvos ibid; Nitei Gavriel 3:4; footnote 22
This matter is debated in the Poskim and Rishonim, and while some are accustomed to lift the body prior to saying God’s name, others are accustomed to lift the body as they recite God’s name, and so was the custom of the Rebbe as can be seen in the videos, and so is the opinion of Kabbala. |
See Admur 113: 5; Brachos 12a; Poskim who rule to bow back up before saying Hashem’s name: Yerushalmi 1:5; Ravaya 1:39; Ritva and Rashbatz Brachos 12a; Opinion in Chidushei Rabbeinu Yehonason Melunil Brachos 12a; Opinion in Orchos Chaim Tefila 29; Siddur Yaavetz; Shulchan Hatahor 113; Chayeh Adam 23:3; Derech Hachaim; Chesed Lealafim 113; Kitzur SHU”A 18:11; Shaar Hatziyon 113:10; Shulchan Aruch Hamekutzar 16:21; Beir Moshe 3:21; Halacha Berura 113:7; Piskeiy Teshuvos 113:3; Poskim who rule to bow back up while saying Hashem’s name: Implication of Admur and Michaber 113; Levush 113:7; Rosh Yosef Brachos 12a; Hagahos Rav Avraham Azulaiy based on Kabala; Implication of Rashi Brachos ibid; 1st Opinion in Chidushei Rabbeinu Yehonason Melunil Brachos 12a; Opinion in Orchos Chaim Tefila 29; Abudarham; Birchas Yehuda 4:8 in implication of Rif, Rosh, and Michaber
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