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Would I be allowed to sell my Chametz alcohol during the Prohibition?
During the Prohibition, owning alcohol was permitted, though selling it was prohibited.
If I had a barrel of Vodka which I bought before the prohibition was made law, would I be allowed to sell it ...
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What if the non-Jew who owns the chametz dies? [duplicate]
What happens if the non-Jew who the chametz was sold to on Pesach dies?
If he has a will, then the chametz would be passed on to someone else, and we could try to buy it back from him. However, if ...
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Does it matter through whom you sell your chometz?
I have seen online forms and received emails from many far-flung places offering to sell my chometz for me. I also have a competent Rabbi in my local shul who is willing to do it. No two of these ...
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Legitimacy of selling חמץ
What are the arguments for and against the now-widespread practice of selling חמץ prior to פסח?
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Limits to sale of חמץ
I'm looking for the outer limits of what is considered a valid sale of חמץ. We do use some tools (Shtar, Halifin) to effect the sale and make sure it's "legitimate". As two example issues of this ...
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What happens if the non-Jew the chometz was sold to dies?
I can't imagine it has never come up before:
Someone sells their chometz before Pesach to a non-Jew. On Pesach the non-Jew dies. What happens now?
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Trash as Chometz
Is the trash in my trash cans that must stay on my property during Passover still considered under my ownership?
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Selling of Chomez and traveling for Pesach
If I sell my Chometz with my local Rabbi and then travel for the whole Chag of Pesach, do I need to leave my house key with the rav in case the non-jew who purchased it wants to collect it. If so, and ...
