Congregation Beth Shalom
5915 Beacon Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Tel: 412-421-2288
Fax: 412-421-5923
info@bethshalompgh.org
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M'chirat Chametz - Selling the
Chametz It is impossible to destroy all of the chametz in one's possession.
Therefore, rabbinic authorities used a legal fiction embodying a special sale
called M'chirat Chametz which is arranged through a Rabbi. Since the
chametz is sold to a non- Jew, it does not belong to any Jew during Pesach. All
material to be sold is isolated from the food and utensils used on Passover.
The Rabbi arranges for all materials sold prior to Pesach to be sold back
immediately after Pesach. Pets and other animals should also be sold (although
they remain in the house as usual) since most animal food contains chametz.
The procedure may be arranged by filling
out the on-line form below and sending it to the synagogue at any time preceding
Pesach, but no later than Monday,
April 2 at 11:00 a.m. . Simply email the form or call the
synagogue office and record your request on Rabbi Werbow's voice mail.
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