This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com What to do with Chametz vessels that one does not plan to Kasher:[1] Cleaning the vessel: All Chametz vessels which one does not desire to Kasher for Pesach, or is unable to Kasher them, are to be cleaned from Chametz. […]
The Mitzvah of eating Matzah on the night of the 15th
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com When on the night of the 15th must the Matzah be eaten? Not before Tzeis:[1] One does not fulfill the Mitzvah of eating Matzah prior to nightfall [i.e. Tzeis Hakochavim]. Before midnight:[2] One is required to fulfill the Mitzvah […]
Owning the Matzah which one eats on the night of the 15th
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Owning the Matzah which one eats on the night of the 15th:[1] One only fulfills the Mitzvah of eating Matzah on the night of the 15th with Matzah that he owns. If one wants to eat his friend’s Matzah, he […]
Hafrashas Challah:
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Hafrashas Challah: Each dough that is rolled for Matzah baking customarily contains less than Shiur Challah.[1] Practically, due to this, Hafrashas Challah is never done prior to baking.[2] After the baking, some Hashgachas join a required amount of baked Matzah […]
Matzah that is a year old
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Matzah that is a year old:[1] It is permitted to eat Matzah that that was baked the previous year, or years, and it remains valid for the Mitzvah of eating Matzah on the first night of Pesach. [Nevertheless, it is […]
Erev Pesach Matzah
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Erev Pesach Matzah:[1] The custom of all Jews used to be to knead and bake the Matzahs for the seder on Erev Pesach after midday. Due to the nature of the baking today, which does not take place at […]
Kefulos and Nefuchos
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Kefulos and Nefuchos:[1] The following stringencies regarding Matzah are accustomed amongst Ashkenazi Jewry, to suspect for Chametz, even though they do not have any Talmudic source. One must abide by this custom.[2] Kefula: A Kefula is when a Matzah contains […]
Grain-Spelt, rye, barley and oat Matzah
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Grain-Spelt, rye, barley and oat Matzah:[1] From the letter of the law, any of the five grains may be used to make Matzah, which include wheat, rye, oats, barley, and spelt. Nonetheless, it is a Mitzvah Min Hamuvchar to […]
Gebrochts: Matzah balls, Matzah dipped in liquids
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Gebrochts: Matzah balls, Matzah dipped in liquids: On the night of the Seder:[1] On the night of the Seder, one does not fulfill his obligation of eating Matzah, with Matzah that is cooked in water being that its taste has […]
Matzah Ashira
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Matzah Ashira: “Rich mans Matzah”:[1] What is Matzah Ashira? The Halachic ramifications: Matzah Ashira literally means rich man’s bread. Matzah which contains certain qualities [to be enumerated] receives the Halachic definition of rich man’s bread. Such Matzah has two Halachic […]
