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Pesach

  • Kashering, Kashering (Pesach)

If I am doing הגעלה do I have to wait 24 hours after I clean it, or I have to wait 24 hours since the last time I used it?

  After the last time used. To be precise: When kashering from treif: waiting 24 hours before Kashering is from the last time it was used for Treif, unless it…

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  • Chabad Minhogim, Non-Jewish Activities, Pesach
  • challah, segulah

Is it our Minhag to make Shlissel Challah?

  There is no official Chabad minhag as such. But it's perfectly ok to make the shlissel challah, and the minhag is based on holy sources.   Note: If there…

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  • Mechiras Chometz
  • או"ח תמח

Selling Sourdough Starter for Pesach

  Question: I sold for Pesach my homemade sourdough starter along with the rest of my chametz. Can I use it now, or is there a distinction that I'm unaware…

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  • Birchas Ha'ilanos, Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • ברכת האילנות, עציץ

Can you make a Bracha on a tree that’s in a flower pot?

  Yes, unless the pot is made from metal or plastic in which case there is room for stringency.   Sources: הנה, קייל״ן לגבי ערלה, שחייב גם בנוטע בעציץ שאינו…

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  • Mechiras Chometz
  • או"ח תמח, חמץ שעבר עליו הפסח

Chometz Amazon package arrived on Pesach

  Question: We have a standing order with Amazon to ship some items monthly among them instant oatmeal. We forgot to cancel it and it came during Pesach. We were…

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  • Mechiras Chometz
  • או"ח תמח, חמץ שעבר עליו הפסח

Chometz that was not mentioned in the Shtar Mechira

  Question: What is the din regarding Chomets and food that I ate with Chomets that I put away in my parents freezer and I did not mention it when…

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  • Borer, Hidurim & Chumros, Pesach Foods
  • filter, filtered water, מלאכת בורר, מלאכת מלבן

Can I use a sock to strain the tap water on Shabbos?

  Question: Many have a custom to keep a sock on their tap over Pesach, to make sure that no Chametz will come out of the tap, What should we…

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  • Hidurim & Chumros, Kitniyos
  • או"ח תנג

Utensils Used for Kitniyos

  Question: Several Pesach'dike dishes were used for rice - (that had a Kosher lePesach hechsher). May they be used on Pesach by Chabadnik Ashkenazim? Can these utensils be used…

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  • Children-Chinuch, Chinuch, Gebroks (Shruyah), Hidurim & Chumros, Matzah, Pesach

Can children have Matzah and cream cheese?

  If it has no water, yes. PS Some are lenient with children before the age of chinuch with gebrokts in general. Others are lenient to put the cream cheese…

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  • Bar Mitzvah, Bedikas/Biur Chometz
  • Erev Pesach on Shabbos, או"ח תמד, או"ח תמו

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…

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  • Pesach Products
  • nail polish

May I wear nail polish on Pesach?

  Although halachically nail polish is accepted on Pesach without a hechsher, many have the custom not to use them on Pesach unless you know it's chometz free.    …

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  • Gebroks (Shruyah), Hidurim & Chumros, Matzah, Pesach

May we eat butter on Matzah or is that classified as Gebroks?

  The Alter Rebbe writes that Gebroks only applies to Matza with water. Thus there is no issue of Gebroks with Matza and butter. However, many people will not eat…

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  • Pesach Products
  • או"ח תמה

Is a BBQ with coals fine for Pesach?

  Charcoal which might contain chometz as a binder should not be used. One would need to inquire if wheat is used. Starch binders from corn are okay.   Sources:…

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  • Pesach Products

Does bottled water need to be Kosher for Pesach?

  Any unflavored bottled water without any additives of minerals, carbonation etc. is kosher for Pesach. Check the label carefully.     #14075 (1)

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Pesach, Seder
  • kazayis, shiurim, או"ח תפו

How does one measure foods to know if it’s a Kazayis?

  Question: I’m eating some cake or fruit or fish etc., is there a simple way to estimate if it’s a kazayis?   Answer: Approximately the size that fits into…

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  • - עברית, Daled Koisos
  • או"ח תעב

כוס מלא בליל סדר של פסח, האפשר לטעום מעט לפני שיסב, כדי שלא ישפך, ואז לשתות השאר בהסיבה?

או"ח תעב מותר.   מקורות: בגוף הענין, הרי נצוצות לא שכיחי, וגם אם נתמלא על כל גדותיו, הרי בשעת הברכה והאמירה אא״פ שלא ישפך קצת, וממילא כבר אינו מלא בעת…

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  • Erev Pesach
  • או"ח תמג, מעשה רב

סוף זמן אכילת חמץ

  שאלה: לא ראיתי מובאת בלוח הבד"צ הזהירות שהביא הרב יעקב לנדא ששמע מאדנ"ע - להקדים ולסיים אכילת חמץ שלושת רבעי שעה לפני סוף הזמן (יגדיל תורה נ.י. גל' נב…

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  • Kashering (Pesach), Kashrus, Meat and Milk
  • Retainers

Retainers on Pesach

  Question: I am finishing an Invisalign treatment and one of the options is to glue a metal wire behind the front bottom teeth. Is there any problem? Such as…

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  • Kashering (Pesach)
  • faucet, sink

Kashering a sink faucet for Pesach

  Question: I remember once hearing that there is a problem kashering certain sink faucets. I may be somewhere for Pesach where the head of sink faucet (the main faucet)…

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  • Hidurim & Chumros, Pesach, Pesach Foods
  • eggs

Egg Pot for Pesach

  Question: I have a separate pot to hard boil eggs prior to Pesach. Can that pot also be used for removing skins from tomatoes?   Answer: As per custom,…

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  • Erev Pesach, Foods avoided on
  • או"ח תעא

May one drink grape juice/eat frozen grape juice on first day of Pesach (not as Kiddush)?

  Yes. wine too.   Sources: לא נז׳ בפוסקים. ובכלל, חומרא יתירה היא. וראה ברכ״י תעא, ב. אבל להעיר מלבוש תפט, ט. ערוה״ש תעא, ה. ובלוח יומי לערב פסח כתבנו:…

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  • Kitniyos
  • pets, Pets on Pesach, או"ח תנג

Is the birds food attached allowed on Pesach? What if its Kitniyos?

  AskTheRav cannot comment on Kashrus of a product without visiting the plant. Kitniyos may be fed to them. Millet and canary grass seed and rape seed can be used…

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  • Erev Pesach, Hidurim & Chumros, Pesach, Pesach Foods

Hidurim & Chumros on Erev Pesach

  Question: For those who have hidurim and chumros with regards to what they eat on Pesach (for example, not eating things with sugar or processed foods), is there a…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Matzah
  • או"ח תסא, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק ב

Matzah for someone who has difficulty swallowing

  Question: An elderly (Lubavitch) person has difficulty swallowing (including danger of choking and pneumonia from food particles) and now only eats pureed food. The only safe way for him…

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  • Kashering (Pesach)
  • או"ח תנא

Can a typical outdoor gas grill be Kashered for Pesach? If so, how?

  Yes, through Libun Gamur: Run a fire in it for at least an hour (in the highest temperature setting) with the top down. If you don't replace the grates,…

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