Testing for leaven in the workplace
Hello,
Following a previous discussion on this forum regarding testing for leaven in the workplace, I would like to clarify a few points.
In the office where I work, I will not be present during Passover, and the chametz in the place is going to be sold at the chametz sale. As every year, we go through the cupboards and shelves, make sure there is no chametz in them, and clean them in preparation for the holiday. However, we have never conducted the chametz test in the traditional way – that is, we did not conduct a test by candlelight (or lantern), and we did not say the phrase “revoking the chametz.”
My questions are as follows:
- In such a situation – when it comes to a workplace from which one is absent during Pesach and where chametz is sold – is it obligatory to perform the chametz test with a candle and recite the wording of the cancellation?
- Yesterday a general inspection was performed, and today I was in the office alone and made sure that no chametz was brought into the place. My understanding is that when a person leaves a place three days or more before Pesach, he is not obligated to inspect – is this understanding correct?
- If one of the employees arrives tomorrow, should he conduct a full chametz test (including a flashlight test and the cancellation form)?
- Is it necessary to observe the custom of hiding 10 slices of chametz in the workplace as well?
Thank you Rabbi for the advice.
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- In principle, you can also sell and cancel at home. We fixed it to check if he will come to eat it, or because of important chametz that he does not intend to cancel. If you are not there on the holiday, I think there is room for lenience. In any case, you do not need a candle. The wording of the cancellation that you say around Pesach is useful for all the chametz you have. You do not need to say it twice.
- You should check every place you own, no matter when you leave. Check before you leave. If you won’t be there on the holiday, see section 1.
- If a test was performed, I don’t understand why it needs to be tested again.
- This strange custom has no basis. There is no obligation to do this at home either. There is an argument that according to Kabbalah there is a reason for this, but the reasons given in the Bible (so that there is no blessing in vain) are baseless.
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Thanks to the rabbi for the answer
I am trying to understand the rabbi's words in light of the answer from the following source
https://www.yeshiva.org.il/ask/131983
Excellent name that needs to be checked, which we have already done, we simply went through the office and cleaned it
I did not do all the text and all the text of canceling the chametz that the rabbi said that we can rely on the text at home.
Besides cleaning and going through the chametz, was there anything else we needed to do in the office?
(We did not light a candle or a lantern).
The required inspection is the same as at home. Places where sunlight reaches, there is no need for a candle or night. Only places where there is a concern that leaven has been introduced are inspected. There is no point in just checking for the sake of duty, because that is what you do at home. And as mentioned, if you will not be at work on Passover, I doubt if you even need to check, and it is not enough to cancel and/or sell.
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