Talk:Chametz

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Better references

If someone can format the refferences better or add Hebrew, go for it. Thanks! Avraham 03:45, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think this article needs expanding. There is much to be said about the removal of chametz, mixtures, edibility, chametz she'avar alav haPesach, matzah, and so on. There is also deep symbolism that should be addressed. The fact that the punishment is karet shows that this mitzvah has fundamental meaning, and in my opinion it deserves better coverage on Wikipedia. There are also plenty of external links that could be added. If only I had more time on my hands... Rafi Neal 04:40, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A comment concerning Kosher for Passover dog food would drive home the point of ownership and benefit even more, especially in the context that the meat may be tref but the chametz is still forbidden. Ghaller 16:24, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Except that no dog food is mainly chametz; in those dog foods which contain grain it's a minor ingredient, so it's merely taarovet chametz, and since it's not food for normal people one is allowed to own and benefit from it. So dog food is not a good example at all. Zsero 23:50, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

R' Avraham Blumenkratz apparently holds to a different standard. He asserts that many dog and cat foods, as well as foods for other animals such as hamsters, birds and fish, do contain enough chametz as a major ingredient to render such brands as impermissible on Passover. I will add information about cat food into the article, as its the best explained in his text. DRosenbach ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 20:06, 1 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am aware of what R Blumenkrantz wrote. But see SA OC 442:1, and in more detail SA Harav 442:22 Zsero 23:55, 1 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adding a Sentence

I added a sentence & it was removed. The sentence was immediately following the sentence of "Mechirah does not fulfill the positive commandment of destruction; it only averts the prohibition of ownership." My sentence was "Some people do not sell real chametz (e.g. bread, cake, etc.)" I put in a footnote on the bottom that sent you to http://www.star-k.org/kashrus/kk-passover-purcpesach.htm which provided detailed information about selling "Real Chametz". If anyone can please help me as to why my sentence was deleted that would be greatly appreciated. Yoilish (talk) 18:42, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Small Clarification

As a non-Jewish person, I know crap-all about the topic so I'm not going to edit the page, but rather provide a suggestion... I was reading this sentence... "Chametz is a product that is (a) made from one of five types of grains; (b) has been combined with water and left to stand for longer than eighteen minutes without being baked.", and I think it could be clearer - either re-written, or insert an "and" (I assume not an "or") before the (b). Thanks! Trialex (talk) 05:06, 14 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

five grains products on Pesach

Is this line really correct?

"Although any food of the five grains that has not undergone chimutz is Biblically permissible, by Rabbinic prohibition these grains may be consumed only in the form of matzo."

See Rambam Chametz Umatzah 5:3: ואם הרתיח המים הרבה, ואחר כך השליך לתוכן הקמח--הרי זה מותר, מפני שהוא מתבשל מיד קודם שיחמיץ; וכבר נהגו בשנער ובספרד ובכל המערב, לאסור דבר זה--גזירה, שמא לא ירתיח המים יפה יפה —Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.185.130.11 (talk) 18:33, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oats

Rabbi Abadi permits oat bread on Pesach. Right over here. So who is written this nonsense on Wikipedia? 192.118.11.112 (talk) 18:13, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]