{"id":5519,"date":"2011-03-04T04:08:14","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T02:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=5519"},"modified":"2021-03-21T09:12:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T07:12:49","slug":"04-04-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/04-04-08\/","title":{"rendered":"08. Do We Rely upon the Cleaning Done before Pesa\u1e25?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most Jewish families clean their homes thoroughly before Pesa\u1e25. Any part of the house that was cleaned well, and into which people were careful not to bring <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> afterward, does not require a thorough search (<strong>Sha\u2019arei Teshuva<\/strong> 433:1; <strong>Da\u2019at Torah<\/strong> 433:2).<\/p>\n<p>However, some <strong>poskim<\/strong> take a stringent position in this regard and assert that the cleaning does not change a thing, for the Sages ordained searching the cracks and crevices of one\u2019s entire home on the night of the 14th. Other <strong>poskim<\/strong> are stringent on the grounds that one cannot rely upon previous cleaning unless it was carried out at night by the light of a candle. Only in this manner, they maintain, is it possible to discern the <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> in the cracks and crevices.<\/p>\n<p>In practice, though, the custom is to follow the lenient approach and to perform a relatively cursory search of all those places that were cleaned beforehand. Although a search is not effective unless it was carried out at night by the light of a candle, a thorough cleaning is more effective than searching. For example, when one cleans a clothing closet, he takes out all of its contents and wipes off all of the shelves. After this, the chances of <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> remaining are less than the chances of finding <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> remaining there after a thorough search on the night of the 14th by candlelight.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, even after such a thorough cleaning one must search for <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> with a <strong>berakha<\/strong> on the night of the 14th, because the dining area certainly needs to be searched. In addition, one may have forgotten to clean a closet, drawer, or corner. Thus, when performing <strong>bedikat \u1e25ametz<\/strong>, one must search the entire house and confirm that everything has indeed been cleaned well. If the one performing the search did not participate in the cleaning, he must ask those who cleaned to search with him so that he may ask them if each part of the house he inspects was properly cleaned. Alternatively, they can mark all properly cleaned places with stickers, and all such places need only be given a cursory search.<sup><a href='#_te01ftn4_7' id='_te01ftnref4_7' class='aup1'>[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>However, even when performing a casual search, one must check every corner of the room, along the walls, and between the furniture, and one must open every closet and drawer that could possibly contain <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong>, in order to assure that they are indeed clean and remain so. Searching a room in this manner should take no more than a few minutes.<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<div>\n<a href='#_te01ftnref4_7' id='_te01ftn4_7'>[7]<\/a>. See <strong>Sidur Pesa\u1e25 Ke-hilkhato<\/strong> 13:1, which inclines toward stringency, citing <strong>Derekh Pekudekha<\/strong> that those who do <strong>bedikat \u1e25ametz<\/strong> superficially are in violation of the rabbinic enactment, and their <strong>berakhot<\/strong> may be considered in vain. However, as I have written, the custom is to be lenient in this matter, as <strong>Kaf Ha-\u1e25ayim<\/strong> 433:85 states. This is true even though <strong>bedikat \u1e25ametz<\/strong> with a candle during the day is not effective, as per MB 433:1, and even though a proper house cleaning does not exempt one from conducting <strong>bedikat \u1e25ametz<\/strong>, as per SA 433:11 and MA 20. There are two reasons mentioned (concerning the ineffectiveness of checking during the day): firstly, because only at night does the candle illuminate the small cracks and crevices properly, and secondly, because the Sages decreed that the <strong>bedika<\/strong> be done on the 14th of Nisan at night. Clearly, our customary checks fulfill both aspects: firstly, a full cleaning of the house accomplishes more than a daytime <strong>bedikat \u1e25ametz<\/strong>, and since we check on the night of the 14th, we also fulfill the second aspect of the Sages\u2019 decree. Accordingly, one may not claim that he is exempt from the <strong>bedika<\/strong> after cleaning his house, or that he cannot make a <strong>berakha<\/strong> on the <strong>bedika<\/strong>, for the reasons I have just mentioned. (Moreover, see the next section, which will explain that according to most authorities there is no need to place small pieces of bread around the house for the <strong>bedika<\/strong> even though it is clear that no <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> remains.) Since, as we have learned, <strong>bedikat \u1e25ametz<\/strong> is a rabbinic decree and its main purpose is to ensure that there is not a <strong>kezayit <\/strong>of <strong>\u1e25ametz <\/strong>in the home, it is clear that if the house has already been cleaned well, a cursory <strong>bedika <\/strong>is sufficient.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most Jewish families clean their homes thoroughly before Pesa\u1e25. Any part of the house that was cleaned well, and into which people were careful not to bring \u1e25ametz afterward, does not require a thorough search (Sha\u2019arei Teshuva 433:1; Da\u2019at Torah 433:2). However, some poskim take a stringent position in this regard and assert that the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-04-bedikat-chametz-the-search-for-hametz"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>08. 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