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ĂƌƉĞƚƐ͗ sĂĐƵƵŵŝŶŐ Ă ĐĂƌƉĞƚ ĐůĞĂŶƐ ŝƚ ƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJ͕ ;ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĂďůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐͿ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ Ă ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌLJ
ƐŝŶĐĞ ĂŶLJ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĐƌƵŵďƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ Įƚ ĨŽƌ ĞĂƟŶŐ͘ of their own.”
dŽĂƐƚĞƌ: Since a toaster will not be used on These pieces of chometz (larger than a crumb
Pesach, ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƌĞŵŽǀĞ ůŽŽƐĞ ĐƌƵŵďƐ yet smaller than a k’zayis) should be removed.
ďLJ ƐŚĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚŽĂƐƚĞƌ ǁĞůů ĂŶĚ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŝƚ ĂǁĂLJ (Shulchan Aruch Harav; Mishnah Berurah)
with the chometz utensils. The chometz pots do
not have to be scrubbed. Some have the custom džƚƌĂ ĞīŽƌƚ ŝŶ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂǁĂLJ ĐŚŽŵĞƚnj ŝƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ Ă
to check the pots for chometz. heilige minhag͘ /Ŷ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͕ we give the greatest
energy to areas that our Pesach food and our
ZĂďďŝ zĂĂŬŽǀ Ğǀ ^ŵŝƚŚ, a maggid shiur for 2
/ƌŐƵŶ ^ŚŝƵƌĞŝ dŽƌĂŚ, explains: “The Gemara hands will touch/contact ŽŶ WĞƐĂĐŚ . (This helps
ƐĂLJƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŌĞƌ bedikas chometz ŽŶĞ ƐƟůů ŶĞĞĚƐ prevent the possibility of ĞĂƟŶŐ ĂŶLJ ĐŚŽŵĞƚnj ŽŶ
Pesach. And while this is true, give careful note to
to annul the chometz. This requirement is not
the following paragraph.)
ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĐƌƵŵďƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ƐĐĂƩĞƌĞĚ ŝŶ
the house; rather, ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ Ă ďŝŐ dŚŝƐ ŵŝŶŚĂŐ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞĚ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ
piece of chometz. The reason we do not worry each person’s strength and energy. And only up
about crumbs is that ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŇŽŽƌ to where it does not take away from health,
they have no importance to us and are “self- safety, and joy in the Heilige Yom Tov.
annulled” (Pesachim 6b).”
ŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂďŽǀĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ
He explains further that the Chayei Adam (119:6) by husbands and children as an excuse for not
is of the opinion that one must clean crevices of helping make the house clean and shining, as
ĐƌƵŵďƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ŚĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ƌĞĂĐŚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ well as kosher for Pesach. It is indeed part of the
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ Žƌ ŚĂǀĞ chometz in one’s
signature of Pesach to have a home that is extra-
possession – but because we are concerned that ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĐůĞĂŶ͘ dŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞŚĞĂƌƚĞĚ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶͶ
Bulletin
one might inadvertently eat them”. 1 ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĐƌŝƟĐŝƐŵͶŽĨ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕
The Pri Chadash (444-4) and the Igros Moshe (1- ŵĂŬĞƐ Ă ďŝŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ŵƵĐŚ ũŽLJ ƚŽ
145) disagree with this stringency. the Yom Tov.

However, the commonly held custom is to follow May we all be zocheh to clean and prepare for
ƚŚĞ ŚĂLJĞŝ ĚĂŵ͛Ɛ ƌƵůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐůĞĂŶ ŽƵƚ Ăůů easily the Yom Tov of Pesach without excessive strain
accessible places where crumbs might be found. or fear, ďƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ͘

The Chazon Ish (122:8) ĐŝƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĂ ŝŶ ƐƚĂƟŶŐ And, ŵĂLJ ŽƵƌ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ ĮŶĚ
ƚŚĂƚ ĐƌƵŵďƐ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŇŽŽƌďŽĂƌĚƐ ĚŽ chein Above and help bring the Geulah Shleimah
not have to be removed. Even if there are many closer.
ĐƌƵŵďƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂĚĚ ƵƉ ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞůLJ ƚŽ Ă Ŭ͛njĂLJŝƐ͕ they A truly kosher and freilichen Pesach to all.
are not a problem halachically, because they are
dŚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂďŽǀĞ ǁĂƐ ƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚ
ĚƌŝĞĚ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĂƉƉĞƟnjŝŶŐ͘ by Rabbi Elozor Barclay and Rabbi Yitzchok Jaeger, the
͞dŚĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ĐŚŽŵĞƚnj ƚŽ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ďĞ ƵŶĮƚ authors of Guidelines – Over Five Hundred of the Most
ŽŵŵŽŶůLJ ƐŬĞĚ YƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ďŽƵƚ WĞƐĂĐŚ (Targum Press)
ĨŽƌ ĐĂŶŝŶĞ ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ (inedible to a dog) only
and by Rabbi Zev Smith of Irgun Shiurei Torah.
applies to a k’zayis.” (Magen Avraham; Mishnah
L’aliyas nishmas Zeesl bas R’ Tzvi, a”h
Berurah).
ZĂďďŝ ^ŵŝƚŚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ͗ tŚĂƚ ĂďŽƵƚ chometz 1 (cf. Radvaz 1:135; Machaneh Yisrael 10:)
that is bigger than a crumb yet smaller than a 2 ͘͘͘ ႯႽჁႨ ႭႶႵႦႶ ႦႭႨႲ ႦႹ჈ ႫჇႲႮႩ ႷႭ჈Ⴙ ႦႶႦ ႫႼႲႦ ႭႶႰႲႨ჈ ჇႯႦ ჃႹႯ ჊ჅႪႨ ჊ႼჅ჊
k’zayis? An example might be a pretzel, or half ჇჅႲႾ͘͘͘
͞dŚĞ ŵĂŝŶ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ďĞĚŝŬĂƐ ĐŚŽŵĞƚnj ĂŌĞƌ ŽŶĞ ŶƵůůŝĮĞƐ
Ă ĐŽŽŬŝĞ͘ ͞tŚŝůĞ ƐŵĂůů ĐƌƵŵďƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŽŵĞƚnj ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ƚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĂƟŶŐ ĐŚŽŵĞƚnj ŽŶ WĞƐĂĐŚ͟
ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJ ŶƵůůŝĮĞĚ͕ these bits of food Shulchan Aruch Harav (433:19)

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