Bedikas Chometz Archives

Is it okay to have a son under Bar Mitzvah burning the Chometz for you

Not ideal. Sources: רעק״א סי׳ תמ״ו על מג״א סק״ב, והגהות ח״ס שם, די״ל דלא מקיים בזה עשה דתשביתו, דאין שליחות לנכרי. וה״ה קטן. אלא, שבלא״ה שורפים לפני חצות…

We are going to be staying at my in-laws house for Pesach, but they won’t be there. They will be selling their Chametz there. Can we do Bedikas Chametz there even if we are not the owner of the house? And, what are my obligations regarding cleaning the house for Pesach? We will be cleaning and Kashering a part of the kitchen, and otherwise, the house has been cleaned.

Someone who intends to travel on Erev Pesach in order to spend Pesach in a different location should not sell their entire property to a non-Jew as Chametz . Rather, at least one…

I am leaving town Sunday and do not plan to be home all Pesach. However, the night of Bedika I will be in a hotel where I wont be the next day as I will be checking in to another hotel room. Do I need to do a Bedika at home? and do I need to do a Bedika when I check in to the new hotel room if I am not going to be there before Sof Zman?

This is not an acceptable arrangement. You should not put yourself in a situation where you circumvent the need for checking for Chometz. If you are already in such a situation,…

I own a medical practice. We have 8 employees. I am the only Jew. I have a private office within the practice where I eat. The rest of the office space is common space for any employee to use. I work on Chol Hamoed. What is the best way to clean for Pesach?

Inform the staff that you will be cleaning the office from all food before Pesach. Before Pesach, You must remove the Chometz and clean the kitchenware like coffee mugs…

I am going away for the full Pesach, but my family will be staying at home. Can I just lock up my individual bedroom (and instead of cleaning a room that would not even be walked into, spend the time helping my mother with the rest of the house)?

Locking the room is not sufficient on its own, but you may sell the Chometz in that room in a Mechiras Chometz. The Mechiras Chometz involves also renting the…

I will be in my home on the 14th of Nissan at night, but leaving to a Passover program and arriving after Chatzos on the 14th by day. I will not be home at all during Passover. What should I do as far as searching for Chametz? I assume I should search one room with a blessing at my house the evening of the 14th, and just check for any actual Chametz in the hotel room?

Correct. you should search one room at home on the evening of the 14th with a blessing and do not include it in the sale of Chametz. On the…

We might be leaving our apartment before Pesach to spend Yom Tov elsewhere. What needs to be done before we go? For example, do we need to clean and do Bedikas Chometz?

If you rent a house or a room, then the Bedikah should be done there on the night of the 14th of Nissan. (You should arrange a Mechiras Chometz…