Hayom Yom 14 Nissan - Baking Matzah Shmura on Erev Pesach

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Mar 31, 2026 · 5m

בְּדִיקַת חָמֵץ אַחַר תְּפִלַּת עַרְבִית

The search for chametz takes place after the Evening Service.

בְּבֵית רַבֵּנוּ נוֹהֲגִים שֶׁלֹּא לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת הָרַב לְמוּרְשֶׁה

In the household of the Rebbe, it was customary not to appoint the rav as an agent to sell the chametz,

אֶלָּא לִמְכּוֹר לוֹ אֶת הֶחָמֵץ וּבְעָרֵב קַבְּלָן

but rather to sell him the chametz, [confirming the transaction even in such a case by] a fully-responsible guarantor.

בַּאֲפִיַּת הַשְּׁמוּרָה עֶרֶב פֶּסַח אַחַר חֲצוֹת, הָיָה אַאַמוּ"ר נוֹכֵחַ

My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], used to be present when the…