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TODAY'S LIMUD: Hilchos Pesach siman
466 (page 134)
TODAY'S TOPIC: Moisture From Stone
Walls, Wood, Glass and Metal;
Salvaging Wet flour for Use on Pesach
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Is moisture from
stone walls, wood, glass and metal treated like water?
The Mechaber quotes a machlokes
whether a sack of flour that absorbed moisture from a stone wall will
become chometz, as if it was mixed
with water. The Mishnah Berurah adds that this machlokes
also applies to natural moisture from wood. The Mishnah
Berurah continues, that even if the
moisture is not considered water it is still treated as mei peros
(fruit juice) and should not be mixed with water when kneading it
into dough (as previously mentioned, mei
peros added to water speeds up the chometz process).
All agree that
surface moisture from the condensation of steam is definitely
considered water, but moisture from glass or metal is not.
(סעיף
ג, ס"ק ו-ח)
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Using flour that
had been dampened with [the above] moisture or a few droplets of
water
In the previous machlokes
the halachah follows the lenient
opinion. Nevertheless the Mishnah Berurah writes that it is proper to follow
the first opinion. Therefore, the affected flour should be sifted
before use. The damp clumps should be discarded and the rest may be
used. It is better that a) the flour be used before Pesach and b)
extra care made to protect against chimutz.
If a few drops of water splashed on a sack of flour and
may have already dried - the Shevet
Halevi writes that because it is
unlikely that water penetrated the sack, and
many other mitigating factors (see Mussaf
4) the affected area should be discarded and the rest may be used.
(ס"ק ח
ושעה"צ ס"ק
כב; ביאורים
ומוספים
דרשו, 13)
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Salvaging wet
flour for use on Pesach
A sack of flour
that became wet can be salvaged for use on Pesach. The Mechaber writes that one should grip the
affected part in his hand and pour the balance off. The Mishnah Berurah
adds that the area around the wet flour should also be removed. If
this process is not possible, (e.g. too many areas to grip, etc.) the
entire sack may be sifted.
Additionally, it
should be noted that the gripping solution is only effective when the
moisture penetrated from below. If, however, the water came from
above it is possible that the water spread throughout the sack and
the entire sack must be sifted.
(סעיף
ד וס"ק יא-יג)
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- Chometz medications may be
used in a 'non-conventional manner,' (i.e. without eating or
drinking them). Non-conventional use of chometz
is only of rabbinic origin and Chazal
did not impose this rule where it effects the infirm.
- The Chazon
Ish permits using medications
containing chometz,
provided the chometz is not
fit for human consumption. Similarly, Rav
Moshe allows using a medication which might contain chometz unfit for human
consumption.
- Animal saliva that
comes in to contact with grains they are eating can cause chimutz. Therefore, the leftover
grains must be destroyed. Some require destroying the
leftovers even if there is no noticeable moisture
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- May flour that had been damp and dried be
used on Pesach?
- If rodents ate from the flour, may it be
used on Pesach?
- If vermin ate from the flour, may it be
used on Pesach?
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