This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Does a shul or Beis Midrash need to be checked for Chametz?[1] Shuls and Batei Midrashim need to be checked on the night of the 14th with a candle.[2] The Gabbaim of the shul are responsible to search the shul […]
Appointing others to help one perform the Bedika
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Appointing others to help one perform the Bedika:[1] Appointing others versus doing oneself: A homeowner may appoint another person in his place to perform the Bedika of his home, and have that person say the blessing. Nevertheless, it is proper […]
Talking and changing rooms or areas during the Bedika
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com May one talk while doing the Bedika: After the blessing, before beginning the Bedika:[1] It is forbidden to talk any words between the blessing and the beginning of the search, just as it is forbidden to make an interval […]
Blessing over the Bedika
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The blessing:[1] Before one begins to check for the Chametz one says a blessing just as a blessing is said prior to fulfilling all Rabbinical commands. The blessing is: “Baruch Ata Hashem Elokeinu Melech Haolam Asher Kidishanu Bemitzvosav Vetzivanu Al […]
Using candlelight, flash light, electricity for the Bedika/The Bedika kit
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com What light may one use to check for Chametz?[1] A single wicked candle: When checking at night the search may only be done using the light of a candle.[2] One may not use the light of a torch to search […]
Ten pieces of bread
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The ten pieces of bread:[1] It is customary to place [ten[2]] pieces of Chametz throughout the house before doing the Bedika.[3] This custom is to be abided and is considered part of Torah.[4] [Furthermore, some Poskim[5] rule that in today’s […]
Guarding the Chametz starting from the Bedika and onward
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Guarding the Chametz starting from the Bedika and onwards:[1] Prior to the Bedika, one must place all one’s known Chametz in an area that is not accessible to children or rodents.[2] Similarly, any Chametz found during the Bedika is to […]
When to Daven Maariv-before or after the Bedika
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com When to Daven Maariv: One should Daven Maariv before doing the Bedika if a Minyan is now available and it will be difficult to gather a Minyan later on[1], or if one usually Davens with a Minyan, and tonight there […]
Work, eating, or studying Torah prior to performing the Bedika
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
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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 […]
Hotel-Cleaning one’s Hotel room
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Does one who is staying at a hotel for Pesach have to clean and check the room for Chametz?[1] Received access to room prior to the night of the 14th: If one received the keys for the room prior to […]
Pesach rentals-Who has to clean the home?
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Pesach rentals-Who has to clean the home? A person who rents a home or apartment from another observant Jew for the duration of Pesach, then if they arrive to the rental home prior to the night of the 14th, […]
Renting/selling a home: Cleaning the home before Pesach:
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Renting/selling a home before Pesach: Whenever a Jew rents or purchases a home from another observant Jew before Pesach, the question is raised as to who retains the cleaning and checking obligation of the home; the seller/landlord, or the […]
Traveling-Cleaning/Checking one’s home for Chametz prior to traveling for Pesach:
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Traveling-Cleaning/Checking one’s home for Chametz prior to traveling for Pesach: A. One is planning to sell his home/Chametz to a gentile [i.e. Mechiras Chametz]:[1] [The obligation of cleaning and checking one’s home prior to travel, as explained in B, only […]
Shul, Beis Midrash and other public areas for Chametz-Cleaning for Chametz
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Cleaning and checking a shul, Beis Midrash and other public areas for Chametz:[1] Shuls and Batei Midrashim need to be cleaned for Chametz, and checked on the night of the 14th with a candle.[2] The Gabaim of the shul are […]
Yisrael Kedoshim Heim: Destroying even Chametz that is allowed to be owned
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Yisrael Kedoshim Heim: Destroying even Chametz that is allowed to be owned:[1] Although there were cases explained above in which from the letter of the law one is not required to clean the Chametz, nevertheless, the Jewish people are […]
Cleaning and checking a barn or chicken coop for Chametz
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Cleaning and checking a barn or chicken coop for Chametz:[1] One does not bring Chametz into the area:[2] A barn for cows does not need to be checked for Chametz [if Chametz is never placed inside the barn] being that […]
Backyard: Cleaning and checking the backyard, front yard, or porch for Chametz
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Clothing: Checking clothing for Chametz
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Checking one’s clothing for Chametz:[1] Every person must be careful to check his clothing and shake his gloves and pockets of his clothing, and of his children’s, as at times one enters Chametz into them.[2] However, this only applies towards […]
Chametz vessels-Cleaning and storing
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Chametz vessels-Cleaning and storing:[1] Cleaning: All Chametz vessels which one does not desire to Kasher for Pesach, or are unable to be Kashered, are to be cleaned from Chametz. One is to scrub them and slightly rinse them down from […]
Cleaning for Chametz under furniture and appliances
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The law: If a wall fell in one’s house and created a mound of heavy rocks, then if the mound is three Tefach in height one is not required to remove the mound and search there for Chametz and is […]
Chametz that is found on a high surface such as on top of a closet or bookcase
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Keyboard: Cleaning the keyboard from Chametz
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Must one undo the keyboard of his computer to remove the Chametz stuck under the keys? No.[1] This applies even if one knows for certain that there is Chametz found there. Nevertheless, in light of Yisrael Kedoshim Heim, those who […]
Time zone-Selling the Chametz in the correct time zone and what to do if traveling
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com https://vimeo.com/260913591 Selling Chametz through a Rav within your time zone: One must be careful to sell his Chametz through a Rav who is located in his time zone and not in an earlier or later time zone. Selling the Chametz […]
Chametz which is found in areas that is not within direct reach of one’s hand
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Chametz which is found in areas that is not within direct reach of one’s hand: Chametz that is in cracks and crevices of tiles and furniture: Letter of law:[1] If one cannot remove the Chametz with his hands due to […]
Chametz that is stuck onto a wall or vessel
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Where is one obligated to clean for Chametz?
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Where is one obligated to clean for Chametz?[1] The general rule:[2] One must check and search for Chametz in all areas where there is suspicion and doubt that perhaps Chametz was brought into it [even] coincidently.[3] Thus, one must check […]
Broom stick and vacuum cleaner
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha   Broom stick:[1] Based on the above law, it is not necessary […]
Does one need to search/clean for even a crumb of Chametz
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Does one need to search/clean for even a crumb of Chametz?[1] One must search for even a crumb of Chametz, and destroy it.[2] This applies even if one has already nullified his Chametz, or plans to nullify it before […]
Background-The obligation to clean the home from Chametz
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha    1. The obligation to clean the home from Chametz: The […]
Introduction-Cleaning for Pesach
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Introduction: Cleaning the home for Chametz is known to be one of the more strenuous jobs that falls upon the household in preparation for Pesach. Many are unaware that there exist areas where one is not obligated at all to […]
Cleaning for Pesach-Where does one have to clean and check for Chametz? Full chapter
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Cleaning for Pesach-Where does one have to clean and check for Chametz?  Introduction: Cleaning the home for Chametz is known to be one of the more strenuous jobs that falls upon the household in preparation for Pesach. Many […]
15. Eating on a table that contains Chametz
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14. Looking at Chametz on Pesach
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13. May one touch Chametz on Pesach?
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12. Providing a gentile, or gentile employees, Chametz foods to eat on Pesach
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11. Business interactions with Chametz on Pesach – Debts, rentals, brokering, presents
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha   Business interactions with Chametz on Pesach:[1] As discussed in Halacha 4-5, […]
Mail: What should one do if he received a Chametz food in the mail?
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May one allow gentile employees to eat Chametz foods in one’s home/office/business?
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May one visit, or live in, the house of a gentile during Pesach?
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10. What to do with a gentile’s Chametz that entered one’s home on Pesach?
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9. One who finds Chametz in his property on Pesach
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Throwing Chametz in garbage before the 6th hour
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha  May one discard his Chametz trash into a garbage bin, if it […]
8. Disowning the Chametz and removing it from one’s home:
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How to destroy the Chametz-The methods of destruction
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7. Bedikas Chametz and Bittul Chametz – Understanding the obligation to clean one’s house from Chametz and the effect of Bittul/disownment:
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Jewish insurance company, storage company, delivery service dealing with Chametz of clients
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Storing the Chametz of a gentile in one’s home
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The law: It is forbidden for a Jew to have any form of liability [even due to negligence] over Chametz during Pesach, if the Chametz is being kept in property that is owned, rented, or borrowed, by the Jew. It […]
Liability/Insurance: Maintaining liability over Chametz
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha    Having liability on Chametz that one does not own:[1] If […]
Stocks in Chametz companies
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A Chametz Mashkon/collateral:
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha  A Chametz Mashkon/collateral: If a Jewish lender received Chametz as collateral from […]
5. The prohibition against owning Chametz-“Tashbisu/Baal Yiraeh Ubaal Yimatzei, Stocks, Investments, liability,
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Smelling Chametz on Pesach
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha  Smelling baking Chametz:[1] From the 6th hour and onwards, it is forbidden […]
Feeding Chametz to animals
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4. The prohibition against benefiting from Chametz
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3. The prohibition against eating Chametz
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Chametz laundry starch
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Foods that have come in contact with Chametz foods, or vessels
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Medicine and vitamins-Must it be Kosher for Pesach? & Pesach Medicine list for 5785/2025
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Paper & plastic-ware, tablecloths, napkins, disposable gloves- Must they be Kosher for Pesach
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Paper & plastic-ware, tablecloths, napkins, disposable gloves- Must they be Kosher for Pesach Background on Starch:[1] Many paper products are made and coated with starch to act as a binder and add to their smoothness and softness. Starches come from […]
List of Chametz products and trace ingredients
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha  Chametz is defined as foods which contain any one of the five […]
Play-doh; Play dough
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Home cleaning products [dish soap; bleach; window spray; detergent; ironing starch]-Must they be Kosher for Pesach
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The law: All non-edible products that contain disintegrated Chametz may be owned and benefited from throughout Pesach. This applies even if the product is edible for a dog. It however may not be eaten, even if inedible for dogs. Thus, […]
Cigarettes, tobacco and Tabak snuff: Must they be Kosher for Pesach
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com May one smoke tobacco/cigarettes? Tobacco, and many cigarettes contain Chametz ingredients, such as fragrances made from Chametz alcohols, as well as cigarette paper coated with starch.[1] Accordingly, the custom is to be stringent to only smoke cigarettes that have […]
Kosher for Pesach products of the mouth [lipstick; chopstick; Vaseline; toothpaste; mouthwash; dental floss; stamps]
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The law: All non-edible products that contain disintegrated Chametz may be owned and benefited from throughout Pesach. This applies even if the product is edible for a dog. It however may not be eaten, even if inedible for […]
Must inedible products be Kosher for Pesach? i.e. Shampoo, soap, perfume, deodorant, facial creams, oils and cosmetics: Full Article
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2. List of Chametz related commands and prohibitions
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha The Chametz related commands and prohibitions: There are six Torah commands [counted as […]
Story Alter Rebbe and Maggid and his glass Kiddush cup
 This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Story Alter Rebbe and Maggid and his glass Kiddush cup: [Shemuos Usippurim Vol. 3 p. 165] This story was related by Chassidim in name of the Tzemach tzedek: It was customary of the students of the Great and Holy […]
Kashering glass vessels for Pesach
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Can one Kasher glass vessels for Pesach:[1] It is disputed amongst the Poskim as to whether glass vessels need to be Kashered even if used for hot Chametz foods or if it has the same status as earthenware and cannot […]
Can one Kasher glass vessels for Pesach?
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Can one Kasher glass vessels for Pesach:[1] It is disputed amongst the Poskim as to whether glass vessels need to be Kashered even if used for hot Chametz foods or if it has the same status as earthenware and cannot […]
Taaruvos Chametz-Food products that contain Chametz ingredients
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Spoiled Chametz-Not fit for dog
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Spoiled Chametz:[1] To point not edible to humans:[2] Chametz that was fit for eating from the time of its leavening [and baking], such as Chametz bread or yeast, and Chametz wheat kernels [and the like of Biblical Chametz], remains Biblically […]
Chametz Nuksha
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Matzah Ashira-Matzah kneaded with liquids defined as fruit juice [i.e. Egg Matzah]
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Whole grain – Does wet whole grain become Chametz
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How long does it take dough to leaven and become Chametz
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What liquids make flour turn to Chametz
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What grains or flours make a food Chametz
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1. What is Chametz – The Grain, Flour, Liquid, Leavening, Natzah Ashira, Chametz Nuksha, Achilas Kelev, Spoiled, Taaruvos mixtures
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha What is defined as Chametz?[1] Chametz is defined as any food which contains […]
0. Introduction to the Chametz prohibition and its spiritual meaning
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha  Introduction: There are several different commands and prohibitions regarding the owning and […]
11. Shabbos Hagadol – Background, Laws & Customs, Haftorah, Rabbis’s Speech, Avadim Hayinu, Vihi Noam
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The greatness of the month of Nissan
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6. Pesach complaints- May one complain about Pesach?
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4. Items to purchase for Pesach – Hagadahs, Pesach Keilim, Sweets, Nuts, Jewelry, Clothing
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha Items to purchase: Buying Haggadahs:[1] One is to buy a personal Haggadah for […]
3. Avoiding Matzah before Pesach – Avoiding eating Matzah from Purim and onward
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2. Chametz restrictions that apply thirty days before Pesach
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A Chasidic Discourse on the Pesach Holiday
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Insights on the Pesach Holiday
1. A foundation in our faith:[1] The celebration of the Passover Holiday is a great pillar and foundation within our Torah and in our faith. The Exodus was a nature breaking miracle and wonder. It was in Egypt that we saw G-d’s eternal powers revealed; His ability to override nature […]
The Laws of Pesach-Summary of Laws
Donate This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 1.Thirty days before the festival: Learning the laws prior to the festival: Starting from Purim, the 14th of Adar, it is a Mitzvah on every person to learn the laws of the festival prior to the festival until he […]
The Laws of Pesach-Checklist of Laws
Thirty days before Pesach: Review: Begin learning the Halachos of Pesach starting from Purim [14th Adar]. Increase in learning these laws from Rosh Chodesh Nissan. It is proper to study Miseches Pesachim Matzah: Those who follow Chabad custom, abstain from eating Matzah starting from Purim until the night of Pesach. […]
Likkutei Sichos-Parshas Vayikra-Knowing ones hidden evil Â
This Sicha is an excerpt from our Sefer Click here to buy Donate Parshas Vayikra Knowing ones hidden evil (Likkutei Sichos Vol. 3 p. 201) Parshas Vayikra is the first of a long set of Parshiyos which discuss the bringing of the sacrifices to the altar. There are various types of […]
May one give a present on Shabbos or Yom Tov
May one give a present on Shabbos or Yom Tov?[1] It is forbidden to give someone a present of any kind on Shabbos or Yom Tov.[2] Likewise, it is forbidden for the receiver to do an acquisition on a present on Shabbos.[3] Food and drink and other Shabbos needs:[4] It […]
