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# The minhag is to burn Chametz (until it becomes coals or ashes) during the day, however, one fulfills the mitzvah by destroying the Chametz in any fashion. <Ref> S”A and Rama 445:1, Mishna Brurah 445:1-2, Chazon Ovadia part 1 page 64. Kaf Hachayim 445:3-4. This is based on the Mishna in Pesachim 21a which records an argument regarding how to fulfill the obligation in Shemot 12:15 תַּשְׁבִּיתוּ שְּׂאֹר מִבָּתֵּיכֶם. Rabbi Yehuda says the only way is to burn while chachamim say you can burn it, crumble it, or throw it into the river. The Gra 445:1 says that even chachamim say that ideally one should burn it, as the Mishnah states one can "even" (af) eliminate it in other ways. He addsvthat the only reason this is only a custom and not obligatory is because according to rabbi yehuda you need to burn the chametz after its prohibited time and since we do it before that we can really do it any way. Kaf Hachayim 445:11 says that there is special kabbalistic importance to burning the chametz because it symbolizes burning the evil inclination. </ref> | # The minhag is to burn Chametz (until it becomes coals or ashes) during the day, however, one fulfills the mitzvah by destroying the Chametz in any fashion. <Ref> S”A and Rama 445:1, Mishna Brurah 445:1-2, Chazon Ovadia part 1 page 64. Kaf Hachayim 445:3-4. This is based on the Mishna in Pesachim 21a which records an argument regarding how to fulfill the obligation in Shemot 12:15 תַּשְׁבִּיתוּ שְּׂאֹר מִבָּתֵּיכֶם. Rabbi Yehuda says the only way is to burn while chachamim say you can burn it, crumble it, or throw it into the river. The Gra 445:1 says that even chachamim say that ideally one should burn it, as the Mishnah states one can "even" (af) eliminate it in other ways. He addsvthat the only reason this is only a custom and not obligatory is because according to rabbi yehuda you need to burn the chametz after its prohibited time and since we do it before that we can really do it any way. Kaf Hachayim 445:11 says that there is special kabbalistic importance to burning the chametz because it symbolizes burning the evil inclination. </ref> | ||
#It is preferable for one to burn his own chometz and not to appoint someone else to do it for him <ref> Kinyan Torah 5:37</ref> | #It is preferable for one to burn his own chometz and not to appoint someone else to do it for him <ref> Kinyan Torah 5:37</ref> | ||
#One should cut the chametz into thin slices in order for it to burn properly. <ref> Chazon Ovadia Pesach page 40. </ref> | #One should cut the chametz into thin slices in order for it to burn properly. <ref> Chazon Ovadia [[Pesach]] page 40. </ref> | ||
#One should leave over at least a [[Kezayit]] of chametz that he is not selling to a non-jew in order to properly fulfill this mitzva. <ref> Mishnah Berurah 445:10, Kaf Hachayim 445:18. </ref> | #One should leave over at least a [[Kezayit]] of chametz that he is not selling to a non-jew in order to properly fulfill this mitzva. <ref> Mishnah Berurah 445:10, Kaf Hachayim 445:18. </ref> | ||
# It is permitted to throw the chametz into a field with a lot of birds, but if the person notices that at the prohibited time for chametz, the birds haven't eaten it yet, he should destroy it immediately. <ref> Chazon Ovadia page 65. </ref> | # It is permitted to throw the chametz into a field with a lot of birds, but if the person notices that at the prohibited time for chametz, the birds haven't eaten it yet, he should destroy it immediately. <ref> Chazon Ovadia page 65. </ref> | ||
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# One should burn the chametz until it turns to charcoal <ref> Mishna Berura 445:1, Shulchan Aruch Harav 445:4, Kaf Hachayim 445:3. </ref> | # One should burn the chametz until it turns to charcoal <ref> Mishna Berura 445:1, Shulchan Aruch Harav 445:4, Kaf Hachayim 445:3. </ref> | ||
# If one puts Chametz in one’s private garbage bin one should either pour Ajax on the Chametz to make it totally inedible <ref> Minchat Yitzchak 4:56, Shevet Halevi 1:137. </ref>, or put it in the street and declare that it be ownerless in front of three people. <Ref>Piskei Teshuvot 445:7, Chelkat Yaakov 3:165 </ref>. One can also include them in the sale of the chametz to a non-jew but then they cannot be used by him over pesach. <ref> Be'er Moshe 1:41; 3:74 </ref> | # If one puts Chametz in one’s private garbage bin one should either pour Ajax on the Chametz to make it totally inedible <ref> Minchat Yitzchak 4:56, Shevet Halevi 1:137. </ref>, or put it in the street and declare that it be ownerless in front of three people. <Ref>Piskei Teshuvot 445:7, Chelkat Yaakov 3:165 </ref>. One can also include them in the sale of the chametz to a non-jew but then they cannot be used by him over pesach. <ref> Be'er Moshe 1:41; 3:74 </ref> | ||
# It’s preferable to burn the Chametz without dousing it in gasoline or lighter fluid so that one can destroy the Chametz with fire and not to make it inedible using any other means. <Ref> Halichot Shlomo 6:10, Piskei Teshuvot 445:1, Beer Moshe 5:122, Siddur Pesach Kihilchato page 173. </ref> If the chametz will not burn in time without the gasoline then one should pour it to speed up the burning. <ref> http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5757/metzorah.html </ref> | # It’s preferable to burn the Chametz without dousing it in gasoline or lighter fluid so that one can destroy the Chametz with fire and not to make it inedible using any other means. <Ref> Halichot Shlomo 6:10, Piskei Teshuvot 445:1, Beer Moshe 5:122, Siddur [[Pesach]] Kihilchato page 173. </ref> If the chametz will not burn in time without the gasoline then one should pour it to speed up the burning. <ref> http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5757/metzorah.html </ref> | ||
#There is a custom to burn the ten pieces of chametz that were hidden for the bedikah along with the rest of the chametz during biur. <ref> Kaf Hachayim 432:1 quoting the Arizal, Chazon Ovadia 5763 Pesach Part 1 page 36. </ref> There is also a custom to burn the lulav, <ref> [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=241 Rabbi Mansour on dailyhalacha.com]. Hagahot Maimoniot Hilkhot Sukkah 7:26 and Darchei Moshe Haaroch 664 and the Rama 664:9. Kaf Hachayim 445:16, 664:60 says to take half of the lulav to burn with the chametz and half to bake the matzot. The custom in Yemen was to use it to feul the ovens for matza according to Rav Yosef Kapach in Halikhot Teiman page. </ref> the aravot used for hoshanot <ref> Mishna Berura 445:7 </ref>, leftover chanuka candles and wicks <ref> [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=241 Rabbi Mansour on dailyhalacha.com]. See also [[Leftover oil and wicks]] of Chanuka candles. </ref> and fingernails <ref> Chazon Ish quoted in Orchot Rabbeinu page 104 </ref> along with the chametz. | #There is a custom to burn the ten pieces of chametz that were hidden for the bedikah along with the rest of the chametz during biur. <ref> Kaf Hachayim 432:1 quoting the Arizal, Chazon Ovadia 5763 [[Pesach]] Part 1 page 36. </ref> There is also a custom to burn the lulav, <ref> [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=241 Rabbi Mansour on dailyhalacha.com]. Hagahot Maimoniot Hilkhot Sukkah 7:26 and Darchei Moshe Haaroch 664 and the Rama 664:9. Kaf Hachayim 445:16, 664:60 says to take half of the lulav to burn with the chametz and half to bake the matzot. The custom in Yemen was to use it to feul the ovens for matza according to Rav Yosef Kapach in Halikhot Teiman page. </ref> the aravot used for hoshanot <ref> Mishna Berura 445:7 </ref>, leftover chanuka candles and wicks <ref> [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=241 Rabbi Mansour on dailyhalacha.com]. See also [[Leftover oil and wicks]] of Chanuka candles. </ref> and fingernails <ref> Chazon Ish quoted in Orchot Rabbeinu page 104 </ref> along with the chametz. | ||
#One should throw the chametz with his right hand. <ref> Orchot Chaim 451:1. </ref> | #One should throw the chametz with his right hand. <ref> Orchot Chaim 451:1. </ref> | ||
#One should burn the chametz in one's own property. <ref> Teshuvot vihanhagot 1:192 quoting the Ramban that the mitzva from the torah to burn chametz only applies to chametz in your domain. </ref> | #One should burn the chametz in one's own property. <ref> Teshuvot vihanhagot 1:192 quoting the Ramban that the mitzva from the torah to burn chametz only applies to chametz in your domain. </ref> | ||
#One doesn’t have to do Bitul Chametz after Bedika of the Shul or Bet Midrash <ref> Mishna Brurah 433:43, Aruch HaShulchan 433:12 </ref> unless it belongs to an individual in which case one should do Bitul Chametz. <ref> Halachos of Pesach (Rabbi Eider; pg 73) </ref> | #One doesn’t have to do Bitul Chametz after Bedika of the Shul or Bet Midrash <ref> Mishna Brurah 433:43, Aruch HaShulchan 433:12 </ref> unless it belongs to an individual in which case one should do Bitul Chametz. <ref> Halachos of [[Pesach]] (Rabbi Eider; pg 73) </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> | #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== | ==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> | # 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> | ||
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#If one leaves his house, he should still do bitul when the time comes. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 236:1. </ref> | #If one leaves his house, he should still do bitul when the time comes. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 236:1. </ref> | ||
==Erev Pesach on Shabbat== | ==Erev [[Pesach]] on Shabbat== | ||
#When the fourteenth of Nisan occurs on a Shabbat, all chametz must be destroyed before shabbat except for the chametz that will be needed for the first two shabbat meals. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 444:1, Rambam Hilchot Chametz U'matza 3:3 based on Rabbi Meir's opinion on Pesachim 49a. </ref> | #When the fourteenth of Nisan occurs on a Shabbat, all chametz must be destroyed before shabbat except for the chametz that will be needed for the first two shabbat meals. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 444:1, Rambam Hilchot Chametz U'matza 3:3 based on Rabbi Meir's opinion on Pesachim 49a. </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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