The Pragmatician: Pessach Fun

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Pessach Fun

Remember, if you find a morsel of bread, cookie, no doubt it’s pure chamets thing during Pessach even if you worked like a maniac to rid your house of anything of the kind, no need to call Hatzohlah the firemen and an ambulance.
Just go to your local Rav and ask how to proceed.
I think you have to wrap it in, put it aside and burn it on Chol Hamoed (intermediary days), though I’m not sure as the last time this happened in a place I was, let’s just say blog weren’t around then.

A few years ago I found a non Kosher lePessach candy (not real chamets) in my coat and totally freaked out about it, panic and hysteria ensued, what to do??

As I said I’m not sure anymore what is suppose to be done exactly but I do recall it was pretty simple and it does NOT mean all he work was for nothing.

A few places and things one might forget:
1) Pockets of coats and overcoats, trousers...
2) Shaking out books (if like me you can’t sit and read unless you’re crunching something in your teeth).
3) The car trunk, if you’re gonna use it Pessach, you should remove cans of Coca Cola etc…
4) Children’s toy boxes
5) The storage box in Shul.
6) Schoolbags, suitcases, purses etc…
7) The computers’ keyboard could be full of crumbs.
8) Empty your vacuum cleaner.
9) Stuff hidden in the freezer
10) New toothbrushes and special toothpaste
11)Get rid of your garbages that may contain chamets items.

To my non Jewish fiends reading my blog, I realize this all sounds a little crazy and all I can say is that it actually is, but when you’re raised with this well it’s just another great Pessach!

# posted by Pragmatician @ 1:10 AM

Comments:

I cleaned the freezer yesterday and had no idea how much stuff was actually in there. What are those frozen items doing in there- multiplying??

Yes, this frantic cleaning must look crazy to those not brought up this way. Hey, sometimes it feels crazy to me, too!

Chag Sameach!

# posted by

JJ : 5:00 AM

R’anana-Yeah it does look crazy but it’s part of what we do :)
I’m glad you have that freezer thing behind you already, perhaps you should empty it one every three month thus avoiding a huge job right before Pessach.

Jemima3-smart handling, there isn’t much that can be done at that point and you didn’t get in trouble.
I just hope you didn’t eat afterwards.

# posted by

Pragmatician : 6:38 AM

thanks Shop, enjoy, is Heart and Sole open on Chol Hamoed?

# posted by

Pragmatician : 8:12 AM

Excellent list. Have a great yom tov

# posted by

smb : 9:23 AM

Thanks so much for the list! Chag Kosher Vesamayach!

# posted by

FrumGirl : 9:44 AM

Have a blessed Chag Semeach and a wonderful Yom Tov.

My personal wish, is that there be peace for all Jews in Israel.

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BarbaraFromCalifornia : 4:44 PM

good list!

have a chag kasher VeSameach :)

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Sarah Likes Green : 5:43 PM

Thanks for the list,I just added a reminder on my computer to clean the keyboard and to do a computer chametz scan:)

Have a happy and kosher passover!

# posted by

Chasidishe Shaigitz : 8:05 PM

The books are the worst part!
There is something 'nightmarish' about seeing one of my children - 'EATING' and reading at the same time. It could even be ON Pesach - I'm like - Pleeease don't eat on top of the book - I might not recognize those little brown crumbs as Matzo, when I do the cleaning next year!

Of course this goes on all year - from the day that pesach is over!

Before Pesach it's like - Scratch the pages with a knife - scrub those little yellow marks with bleach LOL - by some miracle - we can still read the words when the cleaning's done! OISH! (okay - I exaggerated - but it was fun)

Have a chag kasher vsameach
See you after!

# posted by

the only way i know : 8:23 PM

I thought us Catholics had the monopoly on Mortal fear in our faith but i think you guys have it much worse Prag.Hopefully you can navigate through this process without any more scares.I think you are a fantastic teacher to people outwith your faith of your religion.Your an interesting man my son.

# posted by

Patt : 11:47 PM

IVNS2M7-glad you liked the list

FFS-you’re welcome

Mia-Poor thing I can’t imagine how you must’ve felt.
Good thing you mother knew how to calm you at that time.

Barbara-thanks

Sarah-thanks

Rebecca-I don’t think tea is a catastrophe but at least you got it cleaned.

Chasidishe- That would be a great invention! It would ease the minds of many households.

Theonlyway-It’s not a terrible idea, reading without eating, it doesn’t have to be a hard habit.
Sure will make Pessach cleaning a little easier.
A kusheren Pesach

Patt-I guess every religion ha his perks ;)

# posted by

Pragmatician : 9:23 AM

News?
Old, old tale...
the 4 sons...

# posted by

Haddock : 1:12 AM

I try not to think about it, maybe the bread crumbs will go away, walking walking.

# posted by

Emanuel Ben-Zion : 4:05 PM

Prag, I always learn something new from you.

# posted by

Lucy Stern : 7:33 PM

Hoping you had a good yom tov.

Good Shabbos to you.

# posted by

BarbaraFromCalifornia : 7:53 AM

Dm-Hi long time no see here!
Well you could make spaghetti and use that as sauce, it's not as bad as it sound!
How was Pessach for you?

# posted by

Pragmatician : 5:06 AM

we are waiting for a new blog..............

# posted by

chaverah : 8:38 PM

Hey Prag- hope you had a great pesach!

# posted by

kasamba : 7:36 AM

I know it's somewhat 'after the fact', but if one finds a piece of chametz during Yom Tov, one is to cover it with something & leave it there until chol ha-moed, when one burns it. It was included in the 'kol chamira' and declared null & void in bitul chametz before Pesach, anyway.
In other matters, I read with interest what Mia wrote; had a similar experience as a child; had a non-Jewish childhood friend, went upstairs to her apt. during Pesach, she offered me a bagel and, forgetting it was Pesach, bit into it. Suddenly I realized what I had done, and, horrified, spat it out and hurriedly left. My friend apologized, but it wasn't her fault. It was my parents' for not teaching me better, and mine for not learning what I was taught.

# posted by

Lady-Light : 11:10 PM

tag, you're it.

# posted by

smb : 11:42 AM

Hello Prag!!!!
I hope you had a fabulous Pesach!!!!!

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kasamba : 2:26 AM