On a deeper level, however, the matter is puzzling. We would expect to look for chametz that we didn't know existed previously, and which would be discovered through searching for it.

Rejoice! Spring has arrived, and Pesach is here. The time of our liberation is at hand. The Exodus from our narrow straits is re-enacted once more.

Can we claim we don’t want something in our lives when we still own it? When my wife Rebbitzen Rachel asked me to write something about selling chametz on Passover, I realized that if I don’t ...

The ritual, dubbed biur chametz, took place today all over New York City and beyond; we visited one at a small synagogue in Crown Heights to get a first-hand look. Tagged. chametz.

Rabbi Michael Singer says a prayer Wednesday, April 5, 2023, as Congregation Brith Sholom in Bethlehem burns chametz — bread and other leavened food products — that was found while cleaning ...

This is all wonderfully correct, but first of all, chametz is chametz. We must teach little children about bread and cookie crumbs, that they must be removed from their homes before Passover, ...

So what is chametz? The Israelites fled Egypt in such haste, they didn't have time to wait for their bread dough to rise. As reminder of their sacrifice and ultimate redemption, Jews today abstain ...

He made the 10-hour round trip in his “somewhat battered” black Toyota RAV4 to participate in the annual ritual of Jews selling their chametz, or leavened products, to a non-Jew for the eight ...

A chametz burning is a ritual where Jews burn leavened bread before Passover, a holiday that celebrates ancient Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt. During Passover, ...

Additionally, there is a prohibition in the very desire to acquire and take possession of the chametz during the festival itself—even if it will only arrive after the holiday—as explained by ...

ARE OATS REALLY CHAMETZ? Embed from Getty Images. Acknowledgment: The following inquiry was inspired by a drasha given by my friend Oren Ephraim at Young Israel of Phoenix on Shabbat HaGadol 5783.