By Dayan Shmuel Honigwachs There are numerous Pessah issues associated with businesses, some of which people may not even be aware of. To name just a few, one who sells food items through Amazon or on consignment, or owns a facility that serves Hametz, would be well advised to research the Halachic ramifications of these types of businesses. Selling Hametz on Amazon Buying … [Read more...]
Thick Matzot Part 2: The Back Story
Behind the scenes of the thick Matzah discussion and its unlikely relation to some of the well-known Pessah stringencies / By Rabbi Ariel Ovadia Preface In our previous article we cited the opinion of the Bet Yosef that a Matzah may be baked as thick as a Tefah [appx. 3-4 inches]. Some Aharonim, such as the Bet Hillel, peg the limit at an Etzba [appx. ½ inch]. Our thick … [Read more...]
A Surprise Surplus
What to Do with Leftover Tzedakka Funds / By Rabbi Yoel Y. Moore Purim is regarded by many charities, and individuals in need of assistance, as the most opportune time to raise funds for Tzeddaka. Organizations count on this season as everyone appropriates their Mahatzit HaShekel and Matanot La’Evyonim, and distribute them to the poor and various other causes. The giving isn’t … [Read more...]
Papouchado: Hametz or Matzah?
An audio Shiur by Rabbi Mordechai Lebhar … [Read more...]
Matzot: Thick, Thin and In Between
The Origins and Halachic Viability of Thick Matzot / By Rabbi Ariel Ovadia Ask any Jew, religious or not-so-much, what Matzah looks like, and most probably they will answer that it is hard and thin with many rows of holes punched in. Indeed, it is the practice of almost all Jews to eat thin Matzot. Some bakeries have even made a name for themselves by selling extra-thin … [Read more...]