[Avodah] Selling Real Chameitz

[rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com]

> My understanding is that the current sale-buyback was originally an
> accomodation for Jewish purveyors of liquor and beer.

Two things morphed

The Gmara seems to say that sheichar is ta'aroves hametz. Most posqim
following Rabbeinu Tam consider beer + liquor hametz b'ayyin because of
ta'am k'ikkar...

The heter for hefsed merubbeh in the spirits business became a heter
for every balabos. I think the GRA resisted this accomodation for
hametz b'ayyin.

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FWIW: Lechatchila
I try to give open boxes of crackers, cheerios, mustard etc. to food
shelters and try not so sell it

But I will sell open bottles of schnapps

Good Shabbos
RRW
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