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<p>In Avodah Digest, Vol 23, Issue 75, RAM wrote:<br>
> ...The chometz is placed around the house by someone other than me, and they write<br>
down a list of where they are all placed, so that even if I give up<br>
looking for it, we'll still be able to retrieve it and get rid of it.... <<br>
and RnTK wrote:<br>
> ...presumably the person who hid the bread remembers where<br>
she hid it.... <<br>
Yes, we hope not to hear any apocryphal stories of a missing piece. <br>
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OK, so let's say the reason for this minhag isn't related to the chashash of a b'rachah l'vatalah. Can someone tell me re what other mitzvah we're chosheish that the person performing the mitzvah may not perform it as well as possible, such that we challenge him by deliberately making it harder and/or more involved? IMHO, this smacks of lifnei eeveir, even if the person hiding the pieces is 101% sure that s/he will be able to find any which the searcher cannot find. (NB: I'm merely trying to understand this minhag, not to question the sincerity or commitment of its practicioners.) Thanks. <br>
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A guten Shabbes/Shabbas Shalom and all the best from<br>
--Michael Poppers via RIM pager<br>
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