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If the chometz was not properly disposed of (i.e. burned) and was still under the ownership of a Jew (i.e. was not sold to a gentile) then one would not be permitted to have any ha'nah/benefit from those items.<ref> | If the chometz was not properly disposed of (i.e. burned) and was still under the ownership of a Jew (i.e. was not sold to a gentile) then one would not be permitted to have any ha'nah/benefit from those items.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 448:3</ref> This is colloquially referred to as "''chometz sh'evar alav HaPesach''" (chometz that was kept over [[Pesach]]) and was decreed as a penalty for failure to properly rid oneself of the chometz. | ||
==Basics== | ==Basics== | ||
# Although biblically speaking, any chametz which belonged to a Jew on [[Pesach]] is permitted to be eaten as soon as [[Pesach]] is over, there is a rabbinic prohibition that any chametz which belonged to a Jew on [[Pesach]] is forbidden to be eaten or derive benefit forever.<ref> | # Although biblically speaking, any chametz which belonged to a Jew on [[Pesach]] is permitted to be eaten as soon as [[Pesach]] is over, there is a rabbinic prohibition that any chametz which belonged to a Jew on [[Pesach]] is forbidden to be eaten or derive benefit forever.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 448:3, Mishna Brurah 448:7 explains that the Rabbis prohibited eating or benefitting from chametz, which was was in the property of a Jew on [[Pesach]], even after [[Pesach]], because he violated Baal Yira'eh.</ref> | ||
# [[Chametz of a non-Jew]] is permitted after [[Pesach]]. <ref> | # [[Chametz of a non-Jew]] is permitted after [[Pesach]].<ref>Shulchan Aruch 448:1</ref> | ||
# Chametz of a Jew who "converted" to another religion is forbidden after [[Pesach]].<ref>Kitzur | # Chametz of a Jew who "converted" to another religion is forbidden after [[Pesach]].<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 114:7</ref> | ||
# If a firm or corporation is owned by Jews and non-Jews and the firm provides food there is a concern of Chametz SheAver Alav HaPesach. <Ref> Rav Schachter on [http://www.ou.org/torah/article/oukosher_pre-pesach_webcast_5771 OU Pre-Pesach Webcast 5771] between minutes 100 and 101 </ref> | # If a firm or corporation is owned by Jews and non-Jews and the firm provides food there is a concern of Chametz SheAver Alav HaPesach. <Ref> Rav Schachter on [http://www.ou.org/torah/article/oukosher_pre-pesach_webcast_5771 OU Pre-Pesach Webcast 5771] between minutes 100 and 101 </ref> | ||
# Vending machines in public buildings possibly could be stocked by Jews (who didn’t sell their Chametz for [[Pesach]]) and one should be concerned about Chametz SheAver Alav HaPesach unless one could ascertain the owner and the one who stocks the machine. <Ref> Rav Schachter on [http://www.ou.org/torah/article/oukosher_pre-pesach_webcast_5771 OU Pre-Pesach Webcast 5771] between minutes 100:30 and 101:30 </ref> | # Vending machines in public buildings possibly could be stocked by Jews (who didn’t sell their Chametz for [[Pesach]]) and one should be concerned about Chametz SheAver Alav HaPesach unless one could ascertain the owner and the one who stocks the machine. <Ref> Rav Schachter on [http://www.ou.org/torah/article/oukosher_pre-pesach_webcast_5771 OU Pre-Pesach Webcast 5771] between minutes 100:30 and 101:30 </ref> |