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אורח חיים תל״גOrach Chayim 433

Siman 433 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 11 se'ifim

הלכות פסחLaws of Passover· siman 433

Se’if 1א׳

הַבְּדִיקָה צָרִיךְ שֶׁתִּהְיֶה לְאוֹר הַנֵּר וְלֹא לְאוֹר הַלְּבָנָה. וְאִם עָבַר וְלֹא בָּדַק לֵיל י"ד כְּשֶׁבּוֹדֵק בְּיוֹם י"ד, לֹא יִבְדֹּק לְאוֹר הַחַמָּה אֶלָּא לְאוֹר הַנֵּר. וְאַכְסַדְרָה שֶׁאוֹרָהּ רַב, אִם בְּדָקָהּ לְאוֹר הַחַמָּה, דַּיּוֹ; וְהוּא הַדִּין כְּנֶגֶד אֲרֻבָּה שֶׁבַּחֶדֶר.

Laws of Checking for Chametz. Containing 11 paragraphs: The checking should be done by candlelight, not moonlight. If one did not check on the night of the 14th, when checking during the day of the 14th, one should not check by sunlight but by candlelight. However, for a room with bright light, if one checked by sunlight it suffices, and the same applies to checking opposite a chimney in a room.

Se’if 2ב׳

אֵין בּוֹדְקִין לְאוֹר הָאֲבוּקָה אֶלָּא לְאוֹר הַנֵּר, וְלֹא בְּנֵר שֶׁל חֵלֶב, וְלֹא שֶׁל שֻׁמָּן, וְלֹא שֶׁל שֶׁמֶּן, אֶלָּא בְּנֵר שֶׁל שַׁעֲוָה. הַגָּה: וְהוּא יְחִידִי, אֲבָל שְׁתֵּי נֵרוֹת בְּיַחַד, אֲפִלּוּ קְלוּעִים, דִּינָם כַּאֲבוּקָה (מַהֲרִי"ל בְּשֵׁם אֲגֻדָּה).

One should not check by a torch's light but by candlelight. Not with a tallow, fat, or oil candle, but with a wax candle. (Rema: This applies to a single candle, but if there are two candles together, even braided ones, their status is like a torch) (The Maharil in the name of the Agudah).

Se’if 3ג׳

בּוֹדֵק כָּל הַמְּקוֹמוֹת שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָחוּשׁ שֶׁמָּא הִכְנִיסוּ בָּהֶם חָמֵץ. וְלָכֵן כָּל חַדְרֵי הַבַּיִת וְהָעֲלִיּוֹת צְרִיכִים בְּדִיקָה; שֶׁפְּעָמִים אָדָם נִכְנַס בָּהֶם וּפִתּוֹ בְּיָדוֹ. אֲבָל אוֹצְרוֹת יַיִן שֶׁאֵין מִסְתַּפֵּק מֵהֶם, וְכֵן מַתְבֵּן וְכַיּוֹצֵא בּוֹ, אֵינָם צְרִיכִים בְּדִיקָה.

One checks all places where there may be a concern that chametz was brought in, therefore all rooms of the house and attics require checking, for sometimes a person enters with bread in hand. But wine cellars where bread is not suspected, as well as barns and the like, do not require checking.

…and 6 more se'ifim in this siman.

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0