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#One should brush his teeth before the prohibited time for chametz arrives. <ref> Chazon Ovadia part 1 page 63, Ben Ish Chai Parashat Tzav halacha 8, Kaf Hachayim 444:32, Yechave Daat 1:91:8. </ref> | #One should brush his teeth before the prohibited time for chametz arrives. <ref> Chazon Ovadia part 1 page 63, Ben Ish Chai Parashat Tzav halacha 8, Kaf Hachayim 444:32, Yechave Daat 1:91:8. </ref> | ||
# Women are also obligated in the mitzva to destroy chametz. <ref> Sefer Hachinuch Mitzva 9, Chazon Ovadia pesach 5763 part 1 page 57. Pri Megadim Introduction to Hilchot Pesach 7 says that women are exempt from destroying chametz. </ref> | # Women are also obligated in the mitzva to destroy chametz. <ref> Sefer Hachinuch Mitzva 9, Chazon Ovadia pesach 5763 part 1 page 57. Pri Megadim Introduction to Hilchot Pesach 7 says that women are exempt from destroying chametz. </ref> | ||
==Which candle to use== | |||
# One should not use a candle torch such as a havdala candle for checking for chametz because it is not possible to insert it into narrow places. <ref> Chazon Ovadia page 38 </ref> | |||
# Someone who used a torch must repeat the search without a blessing using a single candle. <ref> Chazon Ovadia page 38 </ref> | |||
# If one does not possess a candle one may use a small flashlight. <ref> Chazon Ovadia page 38 </ref> | |||
==Beracha== | ==Beracha== | ||
#There is no beracha recited before the burning. The beracha of al biur chametz is recited before the bedika. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 432:1. Mishna Berura 432:3 explains that this is because bedika is considered the beginning of the biur, and the bitul is done mainly in the heart and you can't say a beracha on something done in your heart. </ref> | #There is no beracha recited before the burning. The beracha of al biur chametz is recited before the bedika. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 432:1. Mishna Berura 432:3 explains that this is because bedika is considered the beginning of the biur, and the bitul is done mainly in the heart and you can't say a beracha on something done in your heart. </ref> | ||
#If someone forgot the beracha the night before on the bedika, he can recite the next day on the burning. <ref> Mishna Berura 423:4 </ref> | #If someone forgot the beracha the night before on the bedika, he can recite the next day on the burning. <ref> Mishna Berura 423:4 </ref> | ||
# One does not recite a blessing when using a flashlight for Biur Chametz. <ref> Or Letzion 7.8 </ref> | |||
==When== | ==When== | ||
