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A common method of relinquishing ownership of chametz<\/em> is to sell it, typically through an agent (a rabbi) to a non-Jew. The chametz<\/em> remains in the house, in a closed-off area (e.g. a closet) that has been rented to its new owner. After Pesach, the rental period ends and the agent purchases the chametz<\/em> back on behalf of the original owner.<\/p>\n

This option is time-honored and halachically acceptable. Some, however, do not want to rely on such a sale for chametz<\/em> that, on a Torah level, we are required to remove from our possession.<\/p>\n

The Torah prohibition against owning chametz<\/em> applies not only to obvious chametz<\/em> such as bread, pretzels or cookies, but to any product that contains a chametz<\/em> ingredient that constitutes a k’zayit<\/em> within that product. Licorice, for example, which contains a significant amount of flour in its dough, would not be sold according to this position but should, instead, be eaten before Pesach, burned, or otherwise destroyed. Such products are considered chametz gamur<\/em> \u2014 “real” chametz<\/em>.<\/p>\n

If the food is only safek chametz<\/em> (that is, there is some doubt as to whether it is chametz<\/em> at all), it may be included in the sale even according to those individuals who avoid the sale of chametz gamur<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The foods listed in the chart on page 39 are identified either as chametz gamur<\/em> and, according to the stringent position, should not be included in a sale, or “not chametz gamur<\/em>,” and may be included in a sale.<\/p>\n

Many people who avoid selling chametz gamur<\/em> nonetheless have a family custom to sell their whiskey.<\/p>\n

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