This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Prohibition of doing work, eating, or studying Torah prior to performing the Bedika:[1] On the eve of the 14th, it is Rabbinically forbidden to eat a meal [see Q&A], study any Torah[2], or do any of the works forbidden to […]
Preparing ones house for the Bedika
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Preparing ones house for the Bedika:[1] All rooms which need to be checked need to be swept prior to the Bedika.[2] Every person should warn his family to also sweep under the beds as perhaps some Chametz has rolled under […]
Doing the Bedika before the night of the 14th
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com May one choose to perform the Bedika on a night prior to the night of the 14th?[1] If one desires, he may precede and perform the Bedika prior to the night of the 14th, on any night that […]
One who forgot to check for Chametz on the night of the 14th
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com One who forgot to check for Chametz on the night of the 14th: Remembered on Erev Pesach, or on Yom Tov/Chol Hamoed:[1] One who transgressed, or forgot, and did not check his home, or a certain area of his […]
When to perform the Bedika
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com When to perform the Bedika: The time and date-Immediately upon nightfall of the 14th: The Bedika is to be performed on the night of the 14th of Nissan.[1] One is to begin the Bedika immediately[2] after nightfall [i.e. Tzeis Hakochavim] […]
Who is obligated to perform the Bedika?
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Who is obligated to perform the Bedika? Which homes? Every Jew, man or woman, who will be living in a home over Pesach, is obligated to clean and it for Chametz and perform a Bedika. Furthermore, even if he […]
Areas sold to gentile-Must one do Bedikas Chametz
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Does one have to do Bedikas Chametz to Chametz areas that will be sold to the gentile?[1] Some Poskim[2] rule one is required to perform a Bedika to all areas on the night of the 14th, even if one plans […]
The Bedika of the Alter Rebbe
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The Bedika of the Alter Rebbe:[1] The Alter Rebbe went to Mezritch for the first time in the year 1764 and remained there until a few days before Pesach of 1765. Upon returning home, on the 13th of Nissan, […]
Where to do the Bedika-Must one check cleaned areas?
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com In what areas is one obligated to perform the Bedika inspection at night? All the areas that are obligated to be cleaned, as explained in chapter 3 Halacha 3[1] are required to be checked for Chametz at night with […]
Leaving other people’s Chametz in one’s home over Pesach
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Leaving other people’s Chametz in one’s home over Pesach: Chametz of another Jew: It is forbidden for one to have Chametz that belongs to another Jew remain in one’s home on Pesach even if one has no liability over the […]
