[Avodah] Chametz Gamur

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, April 29, 2008 1:58 pm, Rich, Joel wrote:
: I was asked for a list of items normally found in the home that are
: likely chametz gamur and should be disposed of for those who don't
: include such items in the sale of chametz.

I don't.

I just want to point out that no one bizman hazeh can successfully be
makpid not to have chameitz gamur after peisach that wasn't sold on
peisach.

I therefore wonder about the utility of keeping up this minhag.

On a similar note... I mentioned the IM to my children that excludes
peanuts from qitniyos if you know your ancestors ate peanuts in the
alter heim. And then we discussed mei qitniyos and the chumrah of the
1960s or so of no longer using peanut oil.

So, they wanted peanut butter for Pesach. I pointed out that you can't
find KLP peanut butter in the states. (And in EY, can you be sure it
doesn't contain "real" qitniyos?) They asked me if they could find raw
peanuts in shells, would I let them make their own peanut butter?
Theoretically, it sounds fine, but yet somehow I can't bring myself to
let them do it.

And so, refusing to sell chameitz gamur doesn't make sense in these
days of packaged and preserved manufactured foodstuffs, but if mom did
it, who is going to stop?

SheTir'u baTov!
-micha

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