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#Thirty days before Pesach a person should begin to be cognizant of the fact that he will need to clean and remove all chametz in his house. Therefore, he should not leave chametz in any place that will be difficult to remove later.<ref>Mishna Brurah 436:31, Kaf HaChayim on Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim 436:54:1</ref> | #Thirty days before Pesach a person should begin to be cognizant of the fact that he will need to clean and remove all chametz in his house. Therefore, he should not leave chametz in any place that will be difficult to remove later.<ref>Mishna Brurah 436:31, Kaf HaChayim on Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim 436:54:1</ref> | ||
# One should sweep (or vacuum) the house before the bedika in order to clean it well.<ref>Mordechai (Pesachim 1:536) writes that one should sweep the house before the bedika because without sweeping you can’t check well. Also, he says you need to check besides sweeping because some chametz might get stuck in a hole. This is quoted by the Bet Yosef 433:11 and Darkei Moshe 433:5 and is codified by the Rama 433:11 and Kaf HaChaim 433:84.</ref> | # One should sweep (or vacuum) the house before the bedika in order to clean it well.<ref>Mordechai (Pesachim 1:536) writes that one should sweep the house before the bedika because without sweeping you can’t check well. Also, he says you need to check besides sweeping because some chametz might get stuck in a hole. This is quoted by the Bet Yosef 433:11 and Darkei Moshe 433:5 and is codified by the Rama 433:11 and Kaf HaChaim 433:84.</ref> | ||
# The minhag is to clean the house well and remove all the chametz from around the house before the bedika, and then do a cursory check of the house without checking every crack or crevice.<ref> | # The minhag is to clean the house well and remove all the chametz from around the house before the bedika, and then do a cursory check of the house without checking every crack or crevice.<ref> Kaf HaChaim 433:85, [https://www.torahanytime.com/#/lectures?v=106099 Rav Shmuel Fuerst (min 1-5)]. Mishna Brurah 433:46 acknowledges the minhag to clean the house well in advance but doesn't write any leniency during the bedika.</ref> The same applies if the house was cleaned and washed well by non-Jews.<ref>Kaf HaChaim 433:86</ref> | ||
# In rooms that you eat chametz you should check under the beds and cabinets, however, in rooms that you don’t eat chametz it is sufficient to sweep under the beds and cabinets without checking there carefully.<ref>Kaf HaChaim 433:24</ref> | # In rooms that you eat chametz you should check under the beds and cabinets, however, in rooms that you don’t eat chametz it is sufficient to sweep under the beds and cabinets without checking there carefully.<ref>Kaf HaChaim 433:24</ref> | ||
