Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: Someone lives in America and owns an apartment in Yerushalaim, which has chometz in it. When he sells his chometz in chutz la’aretz, the mechirah will take place after Pesach already began in Eretz Yisroel. Is…
Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: I noticed that in the shtar mechiras chometz, it says something about my keilim, my food utensils, being part of the sale. What are we concerned about in regard to the keilim? Are we worried about…
Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: Is it necessary to write in the shtar the location of the chometz that is being sold or is it sufficient to write that one is selling his chometz, without specifying where it is? Answer: A…
Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: When one sells his chometz to a non-Jew, the non-Jew needs to give at least a perutah. The Bais HaVaad, for example, sells chometz for thousands of people every year. How many perutos are needed for…
Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: When one sells his chometz to a non-Jew, the non-Jew needs to give at least a perutah. The Bais HaVaad, for example, sells chometz for thousands of people every year. How many perutos are needed for…
Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: I noticed that during mechiras chometz, everyone gives the Rav a check. Does one have to pay the Rav to sell the chometz? Answer: The minhag Yisroel is to pay the Rav for selling the chometz…
Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: To make sourdough, you need a “starter”. Some people have a specific starter they use for years. They want to sell it with their chometz but they want that specific starter back after Pesach. Is the…
Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: Is it appropriate to sell your chometz before Pesach? Answer: There are those who are machmir not to sell chometz; however, the consensus amongst the Poskim is that a person may sell his chometz, and this…