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Passover: Nullifying Chametz: Which Language for Kol Chamira
The kol chamira formula, in Aramaic, is said to nullify any leaven that was missed during the search. If you do not understand the Aramaic, you should also read the translation in English (or whatever your own language is).
Passover: What Chametz To Remove
You must remove significant chametz when cleaning for Passover. But you do not need to remove small crumbs unless they may be inadvertently eaten during Passover--if they are on a kitchen counter, a table, etc.
Note It is the custom to remove all chametz from the house.
Passover: Getting Rid of Chametz: Acquiring Chametz during Passover
If you inadvertantly buy chametz on Passover, you must burn it.
If chametz was brought to you, such as by mail delivery service, DON'T accept it. Consider it as ownerless/hefker. You may not bring it into your house or yard. If it is still there after Passover has ended, you may take it for yourself.
Note If you inadvertantly bought kitniyot during Passover, just put it away until Passover has ended and then you may eat it.
If chametz was brought to you, such as by mail delivery service, DON'T accept it. Consider it as ownerless/hefker. You may not bring it into your house or yard. If it is still there after Passover has ended, you may take it for yourself.
Note If you inadvertantly bought kitniyot during Passover, just put it away until Passover has ended and then you may eat it.
When To Stop Eating/Possessing Chametz
After the fourth halachic hour on the eve of Passover:
The chametz must be burned.
- You may not eat chametz or kitniyot.
- You may not eat non-chametz food cooked in a chametz utensil.
The chametz must be burned.
Note A halachic hour is a local daytime hour calculated by dividing the total number of daylight hours by 12.
Store Owned by Jew Who Owned Chametz
You may buy chametz food from a store owned by a Jew who owned chametz during Passover as long as two weeks or more have passed since Passover ended.
Reason It is assumed that the old chametz has already been sold by then.
Note If you are certain that chametz in the store was there at any time during Passover, you may not buy it.
Note If you are certain that chametz in the store was there at any time during Passover, you may not buy it.
Store Owned by Someone Who Did Not Own Chametz
You may buy chametz from a store owned by non-Jews (or by Jews who did not own chametz during Passover) as soon as the holiday has ended.
Quinoa
Quinoa is not chametz because it does not ferment without adding yeast and it is not one of the original Five Grains.
Yeast
Yeast is not normally chametz but may not be used on Passover.
Laundry Starch
You may use non-chametz starch on clothing during Passover but not on tablecloths, napkins, or other items that might contact food.
Reason The starch might be kitniyot.
Reason The starch might be kitniyot.
Flour (raw)
Raw flour is suspected of being chametz and therefore may not be owned during Passover.
Passover: Preparing for the Search
Clean the house before searching for chametz. Mark off the cleaned areas as you work. (This is just a suggestion, not a requirement!)
Passover: Special Pots
You may not use cooking utensils on Passover that have been used for cooking chametz during the year unless they have been kashered. For details, click kashrus/kk-passover-kashering.htm">here.
You do not need to sell the chametz that is on the utensils unless it totals more than 1.3 fl. oz. (39 ml, or 1/6 cup).
You do not need to sell the chametz that is on the utensils unless it totals more than 1.3 fl. oz. (39 ml, or 1/6 cup).
Pet Food
Regular pet food is not asur b'hana'a except if it contains milk and meat that were cooked together. Pet food containing chametz is forbidden to be owned or used on Passover.
Passover: Kashering Pots and Utensils To Change from Milk to Meat (or vice versa)
You may make certain utensils kosher for Passover if they were chametz or non-kosher. For a list of materials that can be kashered, see the sections entitled "Items/Materials that Can Be Kashered" and "Items/Materials that Cannot Be Kashered" here: Introduction to Food Nullification: Utensils (Kashering).
Note You may not change utensils that are already kosher directly from milk to meat or meat to milk. Rather, you must:
- First make the utensil non-kosher (or chametz), and then
- Kasher it.
Passover: Dishes and Pots
See Passover: Special Pots.
For more details on kashering for Passover from the Star-K, click here.
NOTE On Passover, gender and chametz status DO get transferred through a stream of hot liquid back into the pouring container.
For more details on kashering for Passover from the Star-K, click here.
NOTE On Passover, gender and chametz status DO get transferred through a stream of hot liquid back into the pouring container.