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Chametz - Passover Forbidden Food - Passover Cleaning

What is chametz? Learn how to clean for Passover to get rid of chametz. Find out where to sell chametz online. Read instructions for the bidikat chametz - chametz search - ritual.
What is Chametz?
The Torah commands Jews not to eat or possess chametz during the week of Passover. What is chametz?
What is Kitniyot?
On Passover, Ashkenazic Jews do not eat kitniyot, which are legumes such as rice, corn, soy beans, string beans, peas, lentils, mustard, sesame seeds and poppy seeds.
How to Sell Chametz
You can use this Official Online Form for Selling Chametz to sell your chametz before Passover.
How to Search for Chametz
Step-by-step instructions on how to search for chometz.
What food is not kosher for Passover?
Rabbi Shraga Simmons explains the Torah's instruction not to eat, or even possess, chometz all seven days of Passover. Rabbi Simmons also explains kitniyot.
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