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 […]
Chabura Matzahs-Being involved in the baking process
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Chabura Matzahs-Being involved in the baking process:[1] It is proper for each individual to be present while his Matzahs are baked. He is to help oversee the process and encourage the workers.[2] [This Halacha created the concept called Chaburah Matzahs, […]
Machine made Matzah
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Machine made Matzah:[1] Machine made Matzah which came out in Europe in the mid 1800’s carried a fierce and famous debate regarding its Kashrus status and if one fulfills the Mitzvah of Matzah with eating it. One of the main […]
Yemenite Matzos or Lafa Matzos
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Yemenite Matzos or Lafa Matzos: The custom of a number of generations, dating to approximately the late 1700’s, is to bake thin cracker like Matzos. This is done as an extra Hiddur, to ensure the Matzah is finely and […]
Shmura Matzah and Matzos Mitzvah
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Shmura Matzah and Matzos Mitzvah: Shmura Matzah refers to Matzah that is guarded from water beginning from the time of harvest, or at the very least from the time of grinding. Matzos Mitzvah refers to guarding the grain for the […]
Guests-Eating out by others on Pesach
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Eating out by others on Pesach:[1] The Alter Rebbe once stated “On Pesach one does not invite others to eat and drink, however it is permitted for one to take on his own.” [This means that the host is not […]
Mitzvah of eating Matzah
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The Mitzvah of eating Matzah:[1] On the first night of Pesach: It is a positive command in the Torah to eat a Kezayis of Matzah [within Kdei Achilas Peras] on the night of the 15th of Nissan. [In the Diaspora, […]
Not to say the word Chametz
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Not to say the word Chametz:[1] Some[2] write that one is not to mention the word “Lechem” or “bread” on Pesach, and rather one is to say the word Chametz. Some[3] however write that the Rebbe negated the use of […]
Eating stringencies:
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Eating stringencies: Washing hands: Some are accustomed to wash their hands prior to eating anything. Not to place things on table: One is to avoid placing Sefarim, or any other object that may have been around Chametz, on the table. […]
Stringencies regarding vessels
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Stringencies regarding vessels: A vessel or food that fell on the ground:[1] A vessel which fell on the ground is put away and not used for the rest of Pesach. The same applies for food which falls on the […]
