40 Friday, April 3, 1981
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
PASSOVER, ITS LAWS AND Cl
If one is going abroad or in cast of
emergency when the Chometz can not be
sold consult a competent Rabbi.
Please fill out the attached form and
give it to a competent Rabbi or mail it to
our office and we Will provide the service
of selling the Chometz.
PREPARING THE HOME
A thorough house cleaning is under-
taken in preparation for the Passover
holiday.
In addition to the entire house, the fol-
lowing places should be checked to en-
sure they are free from Chometz:
Office, car, pockets,. of clothing
(especially children's), pocket hooks etc.
Also vacuum-cleaner bags should be
discarded or cleaned and stored with the
Chometz.
Pet foods usually contain Chometz.
Consult a competent Rabbi as to which
foods can he used.
BEDIKAS CHOMETZ —
SEARCH FOR THE CHOMETZ
Since we are not permitted on Friday
night to use the necessary candle for the
search for Chometz, the search must
take place on Thursday night, April 16;
1981.
On Passover we celebrate the libera-
tion of the Jewish -people from Egyptian
slavery and at the same time the libera-
tion from, and the negation of, the art
cient Egyptian system and Way of life the
- abominations of Egypt - . Thus we
celebrate our physical liberation together
with our spiritual freedom.
The Torah laws concerning Passover,
besides being G-dly commands, help us
in experiencing this spiritual freedom of
Passover. Unique to Passover is the
eating of Matzoh* and the stringent
prohibition of eating Chometz, as well as
the possession of Chometz: Thus we
have to prepare the home by ridding it of
all Chometz.
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WHAT IS CHOMETZ?
Chometz is a general term for all
leavened foods forbidden on Passover.
Foods and drinks made from wheat, Oats,
rye, spelt, barley, and derivatives of same
are subject to the laws of Chometz. The
prohibition includes, as well, the taste of
Chometz absorbed in food, utensils or
dishes. The slightest trace of Chometz
can convert the entire product into
Chometz.
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• Don't forget to sell your Chometz before Passover,
no later than Friday, April 17, 1981 before 10:55 a.m.
(For more information, contact a competent Rabbi.),
• Passover does not end until after nightfall of the 8th
day, Sunday, April 26, 1981. All the laws of Passover
are binding until that time. Therefore, absolute care
should be taken NOT to buy bread or any articles of
Chometz until the holiday is entirely over. One should
be careful not to buy bread or any other Chometz
even after Passover, that was baked or prepared
during Passover, because it is forbidden to use any
Chometz that was owned by a Jew during Passover,
EVEN AFTER PASSOVER.
• Make sure to have hand-made Shmura Matzoh at
least for the Seder. Each person at the. -Seder should
eat at least a Kazayis of Matzoh (approximately one
oz.), as well as drink the four cups of wine, and eat the
bitter herbs. Each cup of wine should hold at least 3 1/2
ounces, and the bitter herbs eaten should be at least
5/7 of an ounce. In addition to the Kazayis of Matzoh
that one eats after making the blessing over the Mat-
zoh, an additional 1/3 of an ounce of Matzoh must be
eaten for the korech (sandwich) as well as for the
Afikomen. (One who is ill may drink four cups of grape
The sale of Chometz should take place
than 10:55 a.m. on Friday, April
17, 1981.
no later
The legal intricacies covering this
transfer of property are many and only a
competent Rabbi should be entrusted
with its execution.
*Note: Matzoh used all year round is not
for Passover use. Only Matzoh
especially baked for Passover may he
used on Passover. (Healthy persons
should ref rain from eating egg matzoh
during the holiday of Passover.)
PASSOVER CANDLE LIGHTING SCHEDULE
• Cosmetics, lipstick, lotions, toothpaste, etc., that will
be used during the Holiday of Passover, must be
Kosher for Passover use.
DATES
*April 17
**April 18
**April 19
*April 24
**April 25
• Those who are in need of medication should contact a
competent Rabbi for instructions.
• Buy only those products which have the Kosher for
Passover certification from a competent Rabbi.
14000 W. 9 MILE RD., OAK PARK, MICH. 48237
548-2666
Delegation of Power of %Homey fur Sale of Chomeiz
K NOW ALI. MEN BY THESE. PRESENTS: That I. the undersigned. do hereby make.
constitute and appoint RABBI B GOTTLIEB. my true and lawful attorney to act in my
place and stead, for me and in my name in in my behalf to sell all CHOMETZ owned and
possessed by me knowingly or unknowingly , as stated in the TORAH and defined and
interpreted by the SAGES OF' ISRAEL e.g. CHOMETZ. DOUBT OF CHOMETZ. AND
ALL KINDS OF C
XTURES Also. ('HOMETZ that tends to harden and to
adhere to a surface inside of pans. pots or other cooking or eating utensils. of whatsoever '
nature. and all kinds of live animals that have been eating CHOMETZ or mixtures
thereof. and to lease all places wherein the :116rementioned CHOMETZ owned or pos.
sensed by me may be found. especially in the premises located at the address mentioned
below and elsewhere.
RABBI B.
has the full authority and power as above given to sell said
CHOMETZ and to lease said place of places wherein said CHOMETZ may he found upon
such terms and upon such conditions as he. in his absolute discretion. shall deem it and
proper.
RABBI B. GOTTLIEB has the full ;mower and authority to assign or appoint a
substituteursubstitotestoactinhi.placeandstedwitliallthesaniepowers:if-id autharitv
that I have invested in HIM.
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Thursday, April 16, 1981
RESPONSIBILITY CANNOT
BE ACCEPTED FOR FORMS RETURNED LATER.
Even though Chometz
Shabbos morning, neverth,
should be burned Friday Lr,
before 10:55 a.m. However,
ira" does not have to be reci
morning, April 18, before 11
EREV PESACH-
DAY BEFORE PAS,
Saturday, April 18, I
On the day before Passovi
not be eaten after 9:55 a.m. Fi
only foods which are Kost
may be eaten. However ont
any foods which will be eat
Seder such as Matzoh and
The possession of ChomE
after 10:55 a.m. (See also "S1
taming to Erev Pesach 0--
Shabbos").
TAANIS BECHORIM —
FAST OF THE FIRST B
When the Alm-ghty
horn of Egypt, He spared
the children of Israel. Tfb m
horn sons of Israel fast on
Passover in gratitude to t
Since it is permissible to ea,
of disposing of the Chomet2
meals.
We are listing a few suggE
BLESSINGS
#1. BO-RUCH A-TOH ADO-NOI E-LO-HEI-NU ME-LECH HO-OLOM A-SHER KI-DE-SHA-NU
BE-MITZ-VO-SOV VI-TZI-VO-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM-TOV
#2. BO-RUCH A-TOH ADO-NOI E-LO-HEI-NU ME-LECH HO-OLOM SHE-HEH-CHE-YOH-NU
VI-KIYE-MO-NU VE-HE-GE-O-NU LEZ-MAN HA-ZEH
#3. BO-RUCH A-TOH ADO-NOI E-LO-HEI-NU ME-LECH HO-OLOM ASHER KI-DE-SHA-NU
BE-MITZ-VO-Sov VI-TZI-VO-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BOS KO-DESH
#4. BO-RUCH A-TOH ADO-NOI E-LO-HEI-NU ME-LECH HO-OLOM A-SHER KI-DE-SHA-NU
BE-MITZ-VO-SOV VI-TZI-VO-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BOS VE-SHEL YOM-TOV
** Do not light before the times indicated.
Light only from a pre-existing flame.
* [)o not light the candles after sunset as
this would desecrate the Shabbos.
On holidays it is forbidden to create a new fire
by striking a match, lighter, etc. However, it is
permissable to use a flame already burning
continuously since before the inception of the
holiday, such as a pilot light, gas of candle
flame.
All meals for Shabbos shout
Matzah during the day of S
for the Shabbos (April 18
without Chometz) could be
It is preferable that one use
should not use paper plat—
(before 10:55 a.m. on SHA
On Shabbos morning we nr:
After the Shabbos meal is e
should be disposed of by flu'
away with the Chometz din
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The above given power shall be ui conformity with all Torah. Rabbinical regulations
and laws and also in accordance with the laws of t he State of Michigan. And tot his I hereby
affix my signature on this day of Nissan in the year Si
Address
STORING SOLD CHOI,
AND CHOMETZ UTFI\1
All vessels which have
Chometz, as well as aii ;
tended not to be eaten
-but to he sold, should be
inaccessible place. The vf,
thoroughly cleansed of
Chometz. If possible tt',
items included in the sa
should be stored in a lc-N
the key out of reach.
It is best that a set of
and utensils be set aside
Passover use. However.
some utensils used
also he used on Pas
they have first been pro- j
If you wish to Kasher
suit a competent Rabbi.
On Friday, April 17, rinse
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Hated.
People leaving their
sower must search for ChJ
before their departur e
the blessing.
TIME BLESSING
Erev Shabbos
First Eve of Pesach
Second Eve of Pesach
Seventh Eve of Pesach
Eighth Eve of Pesach
Mechiras Chometz Campaign
Lubavitcher Center
Before the search we recite the follow-
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KID'SHA-NU BEM/TZ-VOSA V V'TZI-
VANU AL BI-UR CHOMETZ.
With the candle lit, we carefully search
every room and any area of the house
that may have in it Chometz. When the
search is completed we recite the follow-
ing:
"All leaven or anything leavened
which is in my possession, which I
have neither seen nor removed and
- about which I am unaware, shall be
considered naught and ownerless as
the dust. of the earth.. -
We then take all that was -found in the
search and place it in a conspicuous spot
to be burned in the morning. Food in-
tended to be sold or eaten later should
also be put carefully aside. The search
should also be conducted in places of
business to be certain no Chometz re-
mains.
MECHIRAS CHOMETZ —
SELLING THE CHOMETZ
It is prohibited to possess Chometz on
Passover and from such Chometz one is
not allowed to derive any benefit. Also,
Chometz which was in the possession of
a Jew on Passover may not be used even
after the Holiday. Therefore, an ■ ,,
Chometz which can not be consumed or
disposed of before Passover, mut be sold
to a non-Jew.
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