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Siman 431 – The Time for Bedikas Chometz

These notes are intended solely to aid in the learning process and should not be considered authoritative halachic conclusions
Please do not rely on these notes l’maaseh

דChelek 4

  1. Begin searching for chometz immediately after nightfall of the 14th of Nissan, while there is still some daylight in the sky. (MB )
  1. Do not begin any activities within a half hour before the time of bedika. (ShA MB )
  1. Do not eat a meal (more than a kebaytza of bread) before bedika. Once the time arrives to search, it is improper even to spend time eating fruit. (ShA MB )
  1. Do not even learn Torah once the time of bedika comes. Some poskim prohibit learning even within a half hour of the bedika unless you request someone to remind you when the time arrives. (ShA MB )
  1. You are allowed to attend a shiur in shul after Maariv unless it is a pilpul shiur. (MB )
  1. Daaven Maariv before the bedika. (MB )