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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Bs”d</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regarding the psak in MB 467:33 regarding if it’s mutar to
use snuff on Pesach, he concludes: </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=HE dir=RTL style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>òúä éù ìç÷åø àöì
äàåîðéï àí òåùéï ëï</span></font><span dir=LTR></span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=HE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span dir=LTR></span> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>– nowadays,
one should inquire from the experts/manufacturers if they do this (i.e. add
chometz to the snuff)</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Therefore, I wrote to </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wilson</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>’s, who is the
biggest snuff manufacturer and asked them:</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:normal'>Dear Sir/Madam</span></font></b><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>,</span></font></strong></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> </span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>I wonder if you can help me. As a regular
user of </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:navy'>Wilson</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:navy'>’s Snuff, I would first
of all like to thank you for the excellent quality, service, and prices which
you provide. However, I have a query which I hope you can help me with.</span></font></b></strong></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> </span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>As you may or may not be aware, in about 3
weeks is the Jewish Festival of Passover. As ordained in Exodus 13:3, it is
forbidden for Jews to eat, own or use or benefit from Chometz for the period of
a week. See <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chametz"><span
style='font-weight:normal'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chametz</span></a>. My
question is, do any of your snuffs contain any ingredients which could be
considered chometz. This includes any grain-alcohol which may be used, as well
as in flavourings.</span></font></b></strong></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> </span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>If not, please let me know, as here there
are a lot of </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:navy'>Wilson</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:navy'>’s snuff users who
are worried about what to do.</span></font></b></strong></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> </span></font></b></strong></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> </span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>With regards</span></font></b></strong></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>They replied: </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Dear Mr. Walters,</span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>We have been studying your Wikipedia
definition of Chametz and conclude that there is nothing in our snuffs that
could form any part of it. Even fermentation, which we used to do on our
tobaccos, we discontinued thirty years ago.</span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Best regards,</span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Wilsons & Co.(Sharrow) Ltd.</span></font></b></strong></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My question is: can one be soimech on them, or not</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Kol Tuv</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Avrohom Yitschok Walters</span></font></p>
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