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I am teaching about Pesach in a Chabad House preschool. Some children are somewhat Frum/modern orthodox. Can I allow the children to taste Matzah from last years Shmura Matzah?

One may eat Matzah till Erev Pesach. Chabad custom is not to eat it thirty days before Pesach, but this custom is not practiced universally. Even according to Chabad…

What is the status on Pesach of breast milk which was pumped using Chometzdike Keilim?

If the breast pump was washed with Chometz vessels throughout the year, the milk should not be used over Pesach. One should set aside an additional breast pump that is…

Can I Kasher my oven for Pesach or during the year with a blow torch?

A oven can be Kashered with a blowtorch. However, using a blowtorch on the inside walls of a oven until it is red hot (what would be required if using…

Can we use a hot water urn that we use for year round – for Pesach as well? As it boils anyways when we use it?

If Chometz touches it from the outside (while hot), then it needs to be Kashered on the outside. See also article #352 and article #739. #3448 …

Kashering a sink, counters, oven and stove for Pesach:

Please note: The following guidelines apply only to Kashering vessels that are kosher for year round use, but Chametzdik for Pesach. (the Kashering of non kosher vessels has different…

Mechiras Chometz for a store who will remain open on Pesach

Questions: 1. I have a liquor store on my Mivtzoim route that I want to sell their Chometz for Pesach but they do not want to close for 8…

I have a lot of couches in my house and for Pesach, I obviously take off all the cushions to clean out what is under there but I want to know if I have to also reach my hand further under, into the places you can not see, to try to pull out any crumbs or is that unnecessary? I attached a picture which gives a visual of what I am referring to.

Answer: You must clean out as much as you can reach with your hand. Best is to pour a cleaning agent which will make all the crumbs of food…

Must a pregnant woman drink 4 cups of wine? Can grape juice suffice?

For those that dislike wine, with a medical condition or pregnant, Grape Juice may be used. It is recommended to add some wine to the grape juice if possible.…

Because of a dental issue, I have been sleeping with a bite splint in my mouth. I will likely need to wear it also on Pesach. I think it is completely plastic and acrylic (transparent material). I usually only wear it at night after brushing my teeth, but there have been a few times that I put it on without brushing after eating. How I should clean this for Pesach? I am also wondering how to clean it on Pesach. I am supposed to use only antibacterial hand soap on it (no toothpaste, or mouthwash or the like). Is there a hand-soap that definitely is kosher for Pesach?

If there was never any hot food that came in contact with the bite splint you can suffice with cleaning it immaculately in all crevices. Use a brand new…

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…

Do the restrictions on not eating Matzah 30 days before Pesach apply to products made with Matzah meal (i.e. Kneidlach)?

No. Sources: ראה שו״ע אדה״ז תעא, ח - אפילו בנוגע לערב פסח. #3360

Selling one room to the Goy for Pesach

Question: 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…

האם יש ענין בנוגע לד’ כוסות להחמיר כשיטת הצל”ח/חזו”א?

אין סיבה לעשות כן. מקורות: בכלל, חזר בו אדה״ז משיעור הנ״ל (ראה שו"ע רבינו הזקן הל' נדה קצ, יג. שו״ת שארית יהודה יו״ד יא. צ״צ יו״ד קב. שם…

I wanted to know if Maos Chitim is only for food for Pesach or all Pesach expenses (clothing etc.). Let’s say someone I know can use help with money but is not making Pesach (eating all meals by someone else) can I still use Maaser money to give to them towards other Yom Tov expenses?

Maos Chitim was originally instituted as a tax on every person to help those that are in need for Pesach with wheat or Matzos. Over time it has been…

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 typically would not Kasher our year round oven for Pesach use. We have someone who wants to give us a used oven, is it permissible to Kasher it for Pesach to use on Pesach and leave it Pesachdik?

According to Halacha, one may Kasher a Oven for Pesach, though there are various levels of Chumra as to how to Kasher the oven. Some are Machmir not to…

When does Tekufas Nissan start? Meaning when could you make the Bracha on trees? (Since it is a leap year). The trees that we always go to have flowers now, but they might not have flowers in a month.

Tekufas Nissan this year (5780) corresponds to Tuesday, 13 Nissan. However, the Bracha on the trees should be said in the month of Nissan, not earlier or later. It…

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…

אנחנו בית חב”ד למטיילים, ואנחנו נבשל בבית חב”ד למטיילים ולחבדניקים ביחד. ושואלים בקשר לחג הפסח, לדעת מה חובה ומה החמרה לפי חב”ד, בקשר ל-תבלינים, עשבי טיבול, שום, קטשופ, מיונז, חומץ, רטבים לטיבול-טריאקי, ברביקיו, וסויה?

אין שום חובה מבחינת מנהג חב״ד להחמיר בכל הרכיבים שפירטתם. ישנם מנהגים שונים אצל משפחות שונות, אבל לא בתור מנהג חבד״י רשמי מחייב. באופן כללי, מנהג אנ״ש ״להימנע כמה…

Can I eat boxed square Matzah -that clearly says not for Pesach on the box- within the 30 days before Pesach?

Although the rationale for the custom of not eating Matzah 30 days before Pesach applies strictly to kosher for Passover Matzah, the common custom is not to eat Chometz Matzah…