[Avodah] Bedikas Chametz with Electric Light

[Michael Kopinsky]

We have discussed here in the past the question of performing bedikas
chametz with a flashlight, vis-a-vis ner/avukah.

My question is, do our houses simply have a din of achsadra?  The Darkei
Moshe (OC 473:2) brings the Mordechai who is mashma that a room with a lot
of light has a din of an achsadra.  Even according to the BY, MA, Taz, GRA,
etc. who say that the din of "Achsadra L'orah Nivdekes" is b'dieved, and
that l'chatchila you are chayav to check on leil 14, that should not be a
problem - unlike an achsadra, a room with electric light can be checked
"l'orah" at night!

As to any general objections to using electric light, I see no difference
between it and solar light.  The limud from the pasuk that some understand
to require ner davka and not other methods of checking would exclude solar
light just as much as electric, and the precedent of achsadra refutes this
objection.

KT,
Michael
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