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Is there a mitzvah of bedikat chametz in cars
R’ Benzion Abba Shaul in Ohr Ltziyon 3:7;9 says that you need to check a car and that if that’s the only thing you have, you’d have to make a bracha as well.
R’ Shlomo Zalman Halicos Shlomo Nissan ...
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Biur Chametz and hefsek
Great question!
The Rosh Pesachim 1:10 addresses this:
“אמר רב יהודה אמר רב הבודק צריך שיברך. דלא תימא אינה כל כך מצוה כיון דאינה אלא לבער את החמץ מן הבית. ומה שאין מברכין על ביעור בשעה חמישית בשעה ...
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Are Shibolim rice cakes kosher for Pesach without special hechsher?
The OU does certify certain products as OU-Kitniyot. However, on their product search page, it appears that the Shibolim rice products are only certified OU-Pareve.
Seasons Kosher has a listing for ...
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Why no bracha on telling the story of the Exodus?
Its a famous question. The answer in you're question, is since you already fulfilled the mitzva in kiddush the bracha cant be before you fulfill the mitzva. And it cant be before kiddush since we wont ...
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Why no bracha on telling the story of the Exodus?
The Hagaddah of R. Yaakov Loeberbaum (author of Nesivos HaMishpat), Maaseh Nisim, says the following:
ומה שנראה לתת טעם במה שלא תיקנו ברכה, כי עינינו הרואות שבכל דבר שתיקנו ברכה בגוף המצוה לא תיקנו ...
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Shopping during Pesach
Ex. 13:17 states:
מצות יאכל את שבעת הימים ולא יראה לך חמץ ולא יראה לך שאר
בכל-גבלך
Masoth shall be eaten throughout the seven day period; no hames may be
seen in your possession, nor may leaven be ...
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Person sells chometz at home and travels west for Pesach. When does he get his chometz back?
Minchat Yitzchak 6:45- The issue of repurchasing chametz is addressed by arguing that according to halacha it isn't necessary for the rabbi to conduct a formal act (a kinyan) to buy back the chametz ...
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Baking matzah erev Pesach after chatzos
When I asked this question to several Rabbanim, both Asheknazi and Sepharadi, I couldn't find anyone who follows this practice in a public way. Even amongst many Sepharadim bakeries they make matzot ...
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Starting the Seder quickly
Other reasons are:
Maharil says to make sure to get to the Afikomen by Chatzos, the
Shlah adds also Hallel
Ksav Sofer (Sh't 118) says Zrizin Makdimin Lmitzvos
The Shulchan Aruch started with you ...
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