Dear Orthodox Minyan Community,
As we prepare for Pesach, I want to share information about selling chametz with you. I will be selling chametz on behalf of the Harvard Hillel and Orthodox Minyan community. Attached you will find a mechirat chametz authorization form—if would like to authorize me as your agent to sell chametz on your behalf.
I will be available at Hillel for the in-person exchange of chametz authorization forms after weekday morning services (concluding at approximately 8am) Monday March 27th through Friday March 31st, Sunday April 2nd after morning services (concluding around 9:00 am), and Monday morning services April 3rd. Signed forms must be returned by Monday April 3rd. For those who cannot make it in person, please email me a signed copy of your chametz authorization form and share that you are authorizing me electronically.
Those who sold their chametz for Pesach should wait until 9:00 PM on April 13th before partaking of it to allow time for the chametz to be bought back.
The latest time for eating chametz is 10:38am on Wednesday, April 5th; the latest time for burning chametz is 11:43am on Wednesday, April 5th. There will be a communal bi’ur chametz (burning of chametz) at Hillel on Wednesday, April 5th from 8-9am.
If you have any questions regarding mechirat chametz in specific or Pesach in general, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Chag Kasher ve-Sameach,
Rav Noah
Rabbi Noah Marlowe
Orthodox Rabbi