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6. The Torah Law concerning Chametz Mixtures

The Torah law concerning a chametz mixture is complicated and subject to dispute among Tanna’im, Amora’im, Rishonim, and Acharonim. We shall summarize its laws here succinctly. The Torah declares that...

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5. Does Chametz that imparts foul taste (“Noten Ta’am Li-fgam”) Render a...

There is a well-known rule that something that imparts foul taste (“noten ta’am li-fgam”) does not render a mixture forbidden. For example, if non-kosher meat falls into a pot of kosher food, and the...

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4. Chozer ve-ne’or in Practice

SA 447:4 rules that when chametz is batel be-shishim before Pesach it is not chozer ve-ne’or, and therefore it is permissible to eat such a mixture on Pesach. This is because, according to the Torah,...

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3. Can Chametz that Was Nullified Before Pesach Regain its status (“Chozer...

The Rishonim disagree over this fundamental question: Is chametz that was batel be-shishim before Pesach chozer ve-ne’or (“reawakened”, i.e., its nullification is reversed) when Pesach arrives, or does...

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2. Can a Mixture Containing a Drop of Chametz Be Salvaged?

As we have learned, the laws of chametz are uniquely strict: even a miniscule amount of chametz mixed with a permitted food renders the entire mixture forbidden for consumption or benefit. However,...

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1. Even a Drop of Chametz Renders Food Forbidden

In general, when a forbidden food becomes mixed with a permitted food, it is batel be-shishim (rendered insignificant if the forbidden food constitutes less than one sixtieth of the mixture); in such...

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