{"id":5540,"date":"2011-03-04T05:04:11","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T03:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=5540"},"modified":"2021-03-21T09:22:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T07:22:53","slug":"04-05-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/04-05-04\/","title":{"rendered":"04.\u00a0The Custom of Bi\u2019ur \u1e24ametz<\/strong> by Burning"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we have learned, in addition to bitul \u1e25ametz<\/strong>, the Sages ordained the active elimination of all \u1e25ametz<\/strong> remaining after breakfast on the morning of the 14th, and any \u1e25ametz<\/strong> that was found during bedikat \u1e25ametz<\/strong> (including the ten pieces of bread that were hidden before the search). Technically one may eliminate the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> in any number of ways, for example: by crumbling it and scattering it into the wind, the sea, or a river (SA 445:1); by pouring bleach or some other substance on it, thus rendering it unfit to be eaten by a dog before the prohibition of \u1e25ametz <\/strong>takes effect, for then it is not considered \u1e25ametz <\/strong>food, so it need not be eliminated (SA 442:9); by placing it, before the prohibition takes effect, in an ownerless public domain; or by flushing it down the toilet, whereby it no longer remains in the house (MB 445:18).<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, the holy people of Israel customarily enhance the mitzva of eliminating the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> via burning it. Nothing eliminates \u1e25ametz<\/strong> better than fire. Furthermore, there are poskim<\/strong> who maintain that the mitzva to dispose of \u1e25ametz<\/strong> must be fulfilled by burning.<\/p>\n

Those who wish to enhance this mitzva further must make sure to nullify the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> after burning it, since if they nullify it beforehand, the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> will no longer be considered theirs, and they will lose the enhancement of bi\u2019ur<\/strong> by burning. One must therefore be careful to leave enough time after burning the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> to nullify it, for after the fifth hour of the day it is no longer possible to nullify \u1e25ametz<\/strong> (as we learned above 3:6). Hence, as soon as a kezayit<\/strong> of \u1e25ametz<\/strong> has been burned, the enhancement of bi\u2019ur<\/strong> \u1e25ametz<\/strong> by burning has been achieved, and the bitul<\/strong> can be recited.<\/p>\n

Some people, when using kerosene to light the fire, are careful not to pour it directly on the \u1e25ametz<\/strong>. They do this so that the fire alone destroys the \u1e25ametz<\/strong>, and the kerosene does not render it unfit for consumption by a dog before it is burned.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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\n[3]<\/a>. There is a dispute in Pesa\u1e25im<\/strong> 27b regarding the mitzva of destroying the \u1e25ametz<\/strong>: R. Yehuda says it must specifically be burned, and the Sages say it can be destroyed in any fashion. According to the majority of Rishonim, including Rambam, <\/strong>Rosh, Ritva, and Ran, the halakha<\/strong> follows the Sages; this is also the ruling of SA 445:1. Some, including Tosafot<\/strong> and Smak<\/strong>, rule in accordance with R. Yehuda. Ba\u1e25 <\/strong>and Gra add that even the Sages believe that the preferred method is burning, just that it is also possible to destroy the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> in other ways. Other A\u1e25aronim disagree and feel that according to the Sages there is nothing special or preferable about burning, and one may destroy his \u1e25ametz<\/strong> in any way.<\/p>\n

Most Rishonim feel that even according to R. Yehuda, the mitzva to burn \u1e25ametz<\/strong> only applies to \u1e25ametz<\/strong> that is left over past midday of the 14th, when it becomes forbidden, similar to the law of notar<\/strong> (uneaten portions of a sacrifice left over until the morning), which must also be burned. However, before midday of the 14th, it is possible that even R. Yehuda would agree that one may destroy the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> any way he wants; this is the opinion of Rabbeinu Tam and Maharam \u1e24alawa. On the other hand, Rashi explains that according to R. Yehuda the mitzva is to burn the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> before midday. According to Rosh\u2019s<\/strong> understanding of Rashi, the mitzva to burn the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> only applies during the sixth hour of the day, but according to Tur\u2019<\/strong>s understanding of Rashi, <\/strong>the mitzva to burn the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> applies even prior to the sixth hour. If this opinion is correct, the mitzva to destroy the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> is specifically by burning it. See Berur Halakha <\/strong>on Pesa\u1e25im<\/strong> 27b for a summary of the topic. Even though it is clear according to almost all poskim<\/strong> that there is no mitzva to burn the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> before it becomes forbidden, Rema 434:2 and 445:1 writes that the custom is to burn the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> even earlier. See Or Le-Tziyon<\/strong> 1:33, which explains that the stringency of burning the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> is dependent upon the combination of several opinions: firstly, the authorities who follow R. Yehuda; secondly, Tur<\/strong>\u2019s understanding of Rashi that the mitzva to burn the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> applies even before the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> becomes forbidden; and thirdly, Tosafot<\/strong>\u2019s opinion that the act of nullification renders the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> ownerless, as opposed to Rashi\u2019s <\/strong>understanding that nullification accomplishes the mitzva of destroying the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> (and thus the only way to fulfill the mitzva of destroying the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> according to Tosafot<\/strong> is by burning it). See above, 3:5, on the essence of the mitzva.<\/p>\n

According to a simple reading, the mitzva of removing \u1e25ametz <\/strong>(in Shemot 12:15) is to dispose of the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> before it becomes forbidden, as most Rishonim write. Ran and Ritva also write that one fulfills this mitzva by conducting bedikat \u1e25ametz<\/strong>. Rambam writes that the mitzva of removing \u1e25ametz <\/strong>begins on the night of the 14th (MT, Laws of \u1e24ametz <\/strong>and Matza 3:1). However, Rosh maintains that the mitzva only begins once the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> becomes forbidden.<\/p>\n

Sidur Pesa\u1e25 Ke-hilkhato<\/strong> 15:4 states that one should be careful not to pour lighter fluid on the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> itself, so that the \u1e25ametz <\/strong>is eradicated by burning and not by being befouled by the kerosene. Hilkhot \u1e24ag Be-\u1e25ag<\/strong> 8:10, n. 17, states that one need not be meticulous about this, since the main objective is to turn the \u1e25ametz<\/strong> into ashes, not to befoul its taste. See above, 3:5, n. 8.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As we have learned, in addition to bitul \u1e25ametz, the Sages ordained the active elimination of all \u1e25ametz remaining after breakfast on the morning of the 14th, and any \u1e25ametz that was found during bedikat \u1e25ametz (including the ten pieces of bread that were hidden before the search). 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