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HALACHA OF THE WEEK:Biur Chametz on Shabbat To watch Rabbi Matanky's pre-Pesach Review of Erev Pesach on Shabbat, click here According to halacha, one can get rid of chametz by: burning it; crumbling it and throwing it to the winds; crumbling it and throwing it into an ocean or river; (or even flushing it down the toilet) [Mishna Berura 445:5]. While all of these options are acceptable, it has become customary to destroy the chametz by fire [Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim, 445:1].
This year, since some people may still have chametz in their possession Shabbat morning (e.g. leftovers from one of the Shabbat meals) and burning the chametz is not an option, the common practice is the flush the remaining bread crumbs down the toilet [Mishna Berura, ibid., Chazon Ish Orach Chayim 118:3]. However, if someone has a lot of chametz left over, and it is impossible to dispose of it - even in this manner, a second option is to pour a chemical (i.e. bleach) over the remaining chametz to render it completely inedible [Responsa Minchat Yitzchak 4:56; Responsa Shevet Halevi 1:137]. The chametz could then be disposed of in a normal manner.
Another option, only available where there is an eruv, and where the garbage cans belong to the municipality (as in Chicago), is to place the remaining chametz directly into garbage cans that are NOT on one's property, but in the alley, or the street [Minchat Yitzchak ibid.]. If the garbage cans belong to the individual chametz would have to be put out into the alley or street in disposable bags. In both of these latter cases, one must renounce all possession of the chametz (the “kol chamira”) at the time of biur, this year at 11:41 am Shabbat morning.
DVAR TORAH In this week’s parasha, we learn the laws of a special form of a “peace offering” - the korban todah - the Thanksgiving offering. This offering was brought when a people recovered from illness, was freed from captivity; safely crossed the sea or the desert, and it consisted of both an animal sacrifice and 40 loaves of bread – the "lachmei Todah".
However, what is interesting about this Thanksgiving offering is that unlike other peace offerings, which were eaten over a two day span, the Thanksgiving offering had to be consumed on the very day it was offered. But how could a single individual eat an entire offering and 40 loaves of bread in just one day?
According to the Netziv, that was the point! Because the only way that so much food could be eaten was if the person invited many others to share a meal with him. Which he explained was the goal of the Thanksgiving offering - to create a public event, where G-d’s goodness and protection is celebrated!
In fact, using this idea, the Netziv offered a beautiful insight to a verse in Hallel: "To you I will offer a Todah sacrifice and I will call out in the Name of the L-rd. My vow to Hashem I will pay opposite the entire congregation. In the Courtyard of the House of G-d, in the midst of Jerusalem" [Tehillim 116:17-19]. The vow (the Korban Todah) I have to pay, but it will be in the presence of everyone! It is offered privately in the Courtyard of the House of G-d, but it is also eaten in the midst of Jerusalem so that everyone should know of my thanksgiving expression to the Almighty.
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MAZAL TOV * to David and Margo Stahlberg on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Jonah on the 2nd day of Pesach.
REFUAH SHLAIMA * to Etai Rimel – Etai Yaakov ben Tzipporah, who is recovering in rehab * to Anne Maryles – Chana bat Baila
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A Donation to the Virtual Learning Fund was made by: * Dr. Jerrold and Brenda Katz in commemoration of the yahrtzeit of Jerrold’s grandfather Gershon Pinya Boroditsky z’l. * Deana Simon in memory of her mother, Blanche Simon - Bracha Bat Lave z’l.
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