Chametz and Matzah
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Harav Aharon Lichtenstein Shimur Matza Rava states (Pesachim 40a) that it is a mitzva to pre-wash the grain that one intends to use for baking matza (letita). This is based on the pasuk (Shemot 12:17): "U-SHEMARTEM et ha-matzot - And you shall GUARD the matzot" (ensuring that they do not become chametz). Halakhic Essays of Harav Aharon Lichtenstein (5776)
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein Forbidden Matza Irrespective of any practical applications, the issue in and of itself touches upon a number of important and fundamental principles regarding the laws of chametz and matza... Halakhic Essays of Harav Aharon Lichtenstein (5776)
Harav Baruch Gigi Kashering Electrical Appliances Three factors must be taken into account in order to determine how to kasher something: 1. What the utensil is made of; 2. What has been absorbed; and 3. How it has been absorbed. Halakhot of Pesach
Rav Asher Meir Owning Stock in a Company which Possesses Halakhot of Pesach
Rav Yair Kahn Checking for Chametz before the Fourteenth of Nisan Bedikat Chametz (Checking Chametz) Before the Fourteenth of Nisan Halakhot of Pesach
Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon Pesach which Falls on Shabbat Halakhot of Pesach
Rav Yair Kahn The Prohibition of Work on Erev Pesach Halakhot of Pesach
Rav Binyamin Tabory Is There a Mitzva to Eat Matza the Entire Holiday of Pesach? The Torah in Parashat Bo (Shemot 12:8) commands eating the korban pesach (the paschal lamb) together with matza and marror. Inasmuch as today we cannot offer sacrifices, including the korban pesach, there is no longer a biblical obligation to eat marror. However, Rava maintained that the obligation of matza has an independent status as a biblical requirement... Halakhot of Pesach
Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon The Laws of Bedikat Chametz Halakhot of Pesach
Rav Moshe Taragin The Purpose of Bedikat Chametz Halakhot of Pesach
Rav David Brofsky The Prohibitions of Chametz The prohibition of chametz is unique. Chametz is different from other prohibited foods both quantitatively and qualitatively. Halakhot of Pesach
Rav Binyamin Tabory Selling Chametz and Circumventing Mitzvot In this shiur, we will address the effectiveness of selling chametz in overcoming the prohibition of bal yera'eh and bal yimatze (owning chametz on Pesach). Halakhot of Pesach
Rav David Brofsky The Laws of Pesach: Kitniyot The laws of chametz are far stricter than the ordinary laws of kashrut. Halakhot of Pesach
Rav Binyamin Tabory Chametz on Erev Pesach The gemara in Pesachim records a machloket between R. Yehuda and R. Shimon regarding the existence of a prohibition to eat chametz on the afternoon of erev Pesach. In this shiur, we examine how different Rishonim understood this machloket and how they accordingly understood related gemarot. Holiday Packages
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein The Sale of Chametz Pesach Topics in Halakha
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein Ta'arovet Chametz Pesach. Any discussion concerning ta'arovet chametz (chametz mixtures) divides into two levels: Torah law and rabbinic law. In this shiur, we will deal exclusively with the level of Torah law. Topics in Halakha
Rav David Silverberg SALT - Tuesday, 11 Nissan 5778 - March 27, 2018 Pesach 5778