SELL YOUR
CHAMETZ
The main ritual of Passover preparation is ridding our homes
of all grain and leavened products (chametz).
To actually throw out our food would be wasteful. The rabbis 1500 years ago
devised a legal fiction that would permit us to leave the food in our homes. By
selling the chametz to someone not
obligated to observe the holiday, we fulfill the commandment “do not have chametz in your possession.”
In order to “sell” your chametz, complete
the form below and return it to Rabbi Layman by Monday morning April 10, 2017. When
“selling” our chametz, it is customary to make a donation called ma’ot chitim to enable those who are
poor to celebrate Passover. All monies will be donated to MAZON: The Jewish
Response to Hunger.
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I (we) hereby authorize Rabbi Jonah Layman to serve
as my (our) agent to sell my (our) chametz. I (we) understand that I (we)
cannot touch the chametz in my (our) home from 10:00 AM Monday April 10, 2017
to 8:31 PM Tuesday April 18, 2017.
NAME:_____________________________________________________
ADDRESS:___________________________________________
SIGNATURE:_____________________________________
HEBREW NAME:____________________ son/daughter
of____________
Enclosed is a donation of $________ made payable to MAZON
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