Jewish-owned stores which sell chametz on Pesach

Hi,

If a Jewish store-owner sells his chametz to a non-Jew before Pesach, but then keeps his store open during Pesach and markets his chametz there, the pre-Pesach sale is still valid and Jews may buy that chametz from the store after Pesach. The owner lacks halachic authority to cancel the original sale, and we don't take the later actions as an indication that the original sale was less than serious.

However: One may not purchase chametz which the Jewish store-owner purchased during Pesach.

(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 1:149, Orach Chaim 2:91, Orach Chaim 4:95)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Chametz after Pesach - 4/5

Hi,

After Passover, a Jew may purchase Chametz from a non-Jew and eat that Chametz. However, one may not purchase Chametz from a Jew who had owned that Chametz during Passover.

(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 448:1,3)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Oops - missed a spot!

Hi,


If a person forgets to search a particular spot for Chametz on the night preceding Passover, he should search during Passover, or even later if that's when one remembers, since one is not allowed to benefit from any Chametz owned by a Jew during Passover, even after the holiday.

(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 435:1)

Have a great day,
Mordechai