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d«ÙÊ禫 hÄÙÝãĮĦ ,®½«ÊÝ WÝ«
ƐƉŽŶƐŽƌĞĚ ďLJ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ƐƵīĞƌĞĚ ŶĞĞĚůĞƐƐůLJ ĨŽƌ ŵĂŶLJ LJĞĂƌƐ
Diminishing Pre-Pesach stress begins with “If the chometz is dirty, then only a piece that is
knowledge of this basic principle: The Halochos the size of a k’zayis (or larger) must be removed.”
ŽĨ ĞĂƟŶŐ ŚŽŵĞƚnj ĂƌĞ ǀĞƌLJ ƐƚƌŝŶŐĞŶƚ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ
,ĂůŽĐŚŽƐ ŽĨ KtE/E' ĐŚŽŵĞƚnj ĂƌĞ ŵƵĐŚ ůĞƐƐ ƐŽ͘ “If the chometz is edible, then even a smaller
ƚŚĂŶ Ă Ŭ͛njĂLJŝƐ piece that one may be tempted to
ĞůŽǁ ĂƌĞ dŽƌĂŚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ͛ ĚŝƌĞĐƟǀĞƐ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ eat must be removed.”
ŽǁŶŝŶŐ ĐŚŽŵĞƚnj ĂŶĚ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ WĞƐĂĐŚ͘
“Therefore, when cleaning for Pesach one must
(Notes in parenthesis and brackets are explanatory
comments. Also, italics and bold are added for emphasis.) remove small pieces of edible chometz and large
pieces of inedible chometz.”
Z s , /D W/E ,K^ ^ , /E Z' ĂƚnjĂů,
ZŽƐŚ zĞƐŚŝǀĂ ŽĨ dŽƌĂŚ KŚƌ ŝŶ zĞƌƵƐŚĂůĂLJŝŵ, ŽŽŬƐ͗ Rabbi Barclay and Rabbi Jaeger also write
taught the following: that there is no need to check books, except for
books that will be brought to the table. Those
• If, during the year, chometz is not brought into books should be either new or well cleaned.
a place, that place does not have to be cleaned
out or checked for chometz. ĞŶƚĐŚĞƌƐ used the whole year should not be
ͻ dŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ĐŚĞĐŬ ĨŽƌ Θ ŐĞƚ ƌŝĚ used on Pesach; they should be put away with
of crumbs does not apply ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƌƵŵďƐ ĂƌĞ ůĞƐƐ the chometz ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ŽŌĞŶ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ ĐƌƵŵďƐ
ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝnjĞ ŽĨ Ă Ŭ͛njĂLJŝƐ [an olive] ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ĚŝƌƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ĐůĞĂŶ͘ ;EŽǁŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŝƚ ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ
that the chometz crumbs have to be removed or that the
Žƌ ƐƉŽŝůĞĚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌ Ă person ĨƌŽŵ ĞĂƟŶŐ
bentchers and zemiros books have to be sold, even though
ƚŚĞŵ͘ (A kzayis is around 1/2 - 1 ounce.) chometz crumbs remain in them. The only rule is that
• The cleaning product (regular household they should be put away so that they are not accidentally
cleanser) must spoil the crumbs (only) slightly, brought to the table on Pesach.)
to the extent that people would refrain from dŽLJƐ that will be used on Pesach should be
ĞĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ͘
cleaned with soapy water and checked. Other
ZĂďďŝ ĂƌĐůĂLJ ĂŶĚ ZĂďďŝ :ĂĞŐĞƌ͕ authors of the toys should be put away. Special toys for Pesach
Guideline Halacha Series, write that there are are recommended.
two mitzvos connected to the possession of ůŽƚŚŝŶŐ that won’t be worn on Pesach needs
chometz:
only a quick check. “Since they are not going to
• EŽƚ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ĐŚŽŵĞƚnj Žƌ ĮŶĚ ŝƚ ŝŶ ŽŶĞ͛Ɛ be worn, there is no concern that one may eat
possessions (Lo Yeraeh and Lo Yemotzei) any crumbs that are there. Small crumbs do not
• dŽ ĚŝƐƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ŝƚ. (Tashbisu) have to be removed since there is no prohibi on
to own them during Pesach.”
According to Torah law, it is enough to either get
rid of the chometz, or to declare it null and void. >ŝŐŚƚ ƐǁŝƚĐŚĞƐ and ĚŽŽƌ ŚĂŶĚůĞƐ should be
Our sages required both for three reasons: cleaned when necessary ; ŌĞƌ ǁĞ ƚŽƵĐŚ ƚŚĞŵ͕
we may touch Pesach food, and the laws forbidding
ͻ KƵƌ ĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƐŝŶĐĞƌĞ͘
ĞĂƟŶŐ chometz are most stringent, ĂƐ ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ͘
ͻ tĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚĂůůLJ ĞĂƚ ĐŚŽŵĞƚnj ;ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ Pens, pencils, combs, and hair brushes which might
lying around) ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƐƟĐŬLJ ƌĞƐŝĚƵĞ ŵŝŐŚƚ ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ
• In order that overlooked chometz be included. category.)
Y-73 The Bulletin 718.387.0123 • Ads@willbulletin.com March 10 '21
