Questions tagged [hametz-sheavar-alav-pesah]

Questions regarding the rabbinic prohibition on leavened products that were owned by a Jew over Passover.

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Chometz Gamur after Pesach, buying and eating

For someone who is machpid not to sell chometz gamur, but either burns, gives away, eats or throws it in the trash, etc, before Pesach, would he also be machpid not to buy and consume chometz gamur ...
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2017 store lists for avoiding chametz she'avar alav hapesach

Are there any lists available online of stores/store chains that are/not of concern with regard to chametz she'avar alav hapesach for 2017 - particularly for the New York metropolitan area?
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Can one return a package that has chametz that arrived during Pesach?

Excerpt from this M.Y. answer: QUESTION: What should be done if a package containing chametz arrives at one's home or business during Pesach? DISCUSSION: One who knows - or even suspects - that the ...
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What happens if Chametz was sold to a 'Gentile' who was later found out to actually be Jewish?

Let's say the congregational rabbi, acting as the agent for about 200 congregants sells the chametz to a Gentile before Pesach begins. During Hol Hamo'ed, someone tells the Gentile, "You know, ...
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Controversy Concerning Community Consumption of Chametz Coming from Costco

There is a Rabbinic prohibition on benefiting from chametz that was owned by a Jew over Passover. In recent years, an issue was raised in the New York area that a major distributor of grocery items ...
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Transacting with a Jewish owned company who profited from chometz on Pesach

In my neighborhood there is a supermarket which is owned by a non-religious Jew. He keeps it open over Pesach and sells (and presumably buys) chometz. The community does not purchase chometz items ...
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Can you buy chametz from a store whose owner profited from items sold during Pesach?

The scenario (theoretical): Mr. Lachmi sells his Zeppolli store to Luigi before Pesach. He tells Luigi that he can use all his ingredients to make Zeppolis or anything else he wants to sell, so long ...
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