<html><P>RZev Sero writes;</P>
<P><Chemtzo shel goy is not a heter, it's plain muttar, and there isn't<BR>any reason to suppose an issur on it, or to be machmir on it. And<BR>where the goy got it from, or what he intends to do with it after<BR>Pesach, isn't really relevant.></P>
<P> Those who oppose the selling of chametz do not dispute the validity of truly selling chametz to a non-Jew. What they are concerned about is the validity of the sale _as it is practiced_, where the goy knows that he is never going to see what he has bought, because it will be repurchased as soon as Pesach is over, and at no time will the price he has to pay be determined. It is highly likely that he does not consider himself the owner of the chametz at all. It is also likely that if a liquor store were to suffer a theft during Pesach, the Jew who ostensibly sold it would file an insurance claim for his lost liquor, though he has no right to the insurance, and his only claim is to the purchaser, who cannot sell him back what he bought, as it is no longer in his possession. One can be sure that the goy has no intent of paying. Thus, it is a "sale" in which neither party considers it to be truly sold/purchased. It is thus in effect a ha'arama, and many will not rely on ha'arama for the issur d'oraisa of owning true chametz.</P>
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