Halachically Speaking (Special Edition): Bedikas Chametz

Written by Rabbi�Moishe Dovid Lebovits of�KOF-K Kosher Supervision

Before performing the�bedika, one should clean the house very well, thus making the�bedika�much easier.[1]�It is the custom to wash and clean everything extremely well before the�bedika.[2]�The�chometz�should be sold to theRav�before any�bedika�is performed.[3]�Some are careful to wash their hands before they start�bedikas chometz.[4]�One should have�hakaras hatov�to his wife for all the hard work she performed in order to insure that the house is prepared properly for�Pesach.

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The Time To Check

It would seem that the�bedika�should be performed close to the�biur,�on the fourteenth day; however, since most people are not home during the day, the�chachumim�said that the�bedika�should be done on the night of the fourteenth. Furthermore, the�bedika�needs to be conducted with the light of a candle (see below) and one may see better with a candle at night.[5]�Most�poskim�say the preferred time to check for�chometz�is in the beginning of the night, right after�tzeis ha�chochavim.[6]�Some say that the�bedika�time is a little before�tzies ha�chochavim,�when it is still day.[7]�The�minhag�is that we follow the first opinion.[8]�Those who have the custom to wait, until the time of�Rabbeinu Tam,�should still check before�Rabbeinu Tam.[9]

Performing�Melacha�Before The�Bedika

A half hour before the time of�bedika�has arrived one may not busy himself with any work.[10]�This is a�gezeira�because there is a possibility that one will be occupied with his work, and neglect to perform the�bedika.[11]�If one started working, before a half hour, then he must stop once�tzies ha�chochavim�has arrived.[12]

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Eating/Drinking Prior To The�Bedika��

A half hour before the�zeman�of performing the�bedika, one may not eat a �seuda� which consists of bread or any�mezonos�larger than the�shiur�of a�kebeiza.[13]�If one started a�seuda�before the half hour, he must stop when the�zeman�of�bedika�begins.[14]�One may eat a large amount of fruit,[15]�while others say that it should not be eaten only before the half hour, not once�tzeis�arrives.[16]�Drinking is also forbidden after a half hour, if it is a largeshiur.[17]�However, this is only beverages that might bring one to become drunk.[18]�It is permitted to drink tea or coffee.[19]

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Learning Prior To The�Bedika

Some say that learning may not be done a half hour before the�zeman,[20]�and some say that this is only forbidden once the�zeman�has arrived.[21]�If one asks his friend (who is not learning) to remind him to do the�bedika, then according to everyone, it is permitted to learn within the half hour before the�bedika.[22]�Some say if one is giving a�shiur�to the public, in�shul,�then he is permitted to continue learning even after the�zeman�has arrived, and he does not have to stop.[23]�However, this is only if one is not learning so intensely into the�shiur.[24]�If one started learning before the half hour before the�zeman, once the�zeman�comes he has to stop.[25]�However, one is allowed to finish the�inyun�that he was in middle of.[26]�

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Maariv�Before Or After The�Bedika

The custom seems to be that one should�daven�maariv�prior to performing the�bedika.[27]�Some say if one�davens�all year round at a later time (the same set time every night) on the night of the�bedika�he should�daven�before the�bedika�is performed.[28]

Placing The Ten Pieces Of Bread

The custom is to place ten pieces of bread, before the�bedika, in order that the�beracha�should not have been said in vain if no actual�chometz�was found.[29]�Some say there is no need to place the bread out, because there is no�beracha l�vatala,�if one does not find�chometz,[30]�nonetheless, the custom is to place the bread out.[31]�Some say the reason for placing 10 pieces is based on�kabbalah.[32]��The�Chok Yaakov[33]�says the reason is because if one would not find any�chometz,�during the�bedika,�he would give up on his search. If one does not put out the bread it is not�meachev.[34]�Some say since our houses are cleaned very well before�Pesach,�one�mustplace the bread out before the�bedika.[35]�The prevailing custom is that someone else (besides for the one who is performing the�bedika) places the bread in different areas in the house.[36]�Some have the custom that the�bodekplaces the pieces of bread.[37]�The�Aruch Ha�shulchan�says one should place the bread by different windows,[38]�however, this is not the custom.[39]�One should make sure not to lose any of the pieces of�chometz.[40]�If one did lose a piece, no new�bedika�is required.[41]�The bread should be hard pieces so that it does not crumble.[42]�If one is using soft bread then he should place the bread on a plate, tin foil or in a plastic bag.[43]�The size of each piece should each be less than a�k�zayis,�[44]�however, all the pieces together should equal a�k�zayis.[45]�Many people do a very superficial�bedika; they search for the ten pieces of bread and conclude their search. However, this�bedika�is not valid and hinges on a�beracha l�vatala.[46]�One has to check the entire house during the�bedika, and it is not sufficient to just collect the 10 pieces of bread. If one will not be home for�Pesach,�and he performs a�bedika�earlier than the fourteenth (i.e. the thirteenth),�the�minhag�is to place�the bread before performing the�bedika.[47]�One should hide all the�chometz�that he has to burn in his house and not only the�chometzthat is found during the�bedika.[48]�One should not give children�chometz�after the�bedika�has been completed.[49]

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Being�Mafsik�Between The�Beracha�And�Bedika

One should not speak between the�beracha�and the search for the�chometz,[50]�even words that are related to the�bedika.[51]�If one spoke even one word[52]�that is not related to the�bedika, he has to repeat the�beracha.[53]�If it is something that is related to the�bedika, no new�beracha�is required.[54]�One should not wait between the�beracha�and the�bedika�longer than the span of�toch k�dei dibbur.[55]�If one waited longer than the allotted time, no new�beracha�is recited.[56]

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Being�Mafsik�During The�Bedika

When one begins the�bedika�process, until the�bedika�and�bittul�are completed, one should not talk, this includes�divrei torah�as well.[57]�The reason is that one should put his whole heart into concentrating on the�bedika.[58]One may talk words that are related to the�bedika�even�l�chatcilah.[59]�If one spoke words that are not related to the�bedika, there is no need for a new�beracha.[60]�If one has to use the facilities, during the�bedika, he may recite an�asher yotzar.[61]�In a situation where one is in middle of the�bedika, and the phone rings, he may answer the phone and say he is in middle of the�bedika.[62]

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Wax Candle/ Flashlight/ Electric Lights

One has to search for�chometz�with the light of a candle.[63]�The candle has to be a one wick candle.[64]�It should initially be made out of wax.[65]�Some say the reason for using wax is based on�kabbalah.[66]�A torch may not be used,[67]�and a candle that is made with two wicks may not be used.[68]�Some have the custom that the lights are kept on because the more light the better it is for one to find�chometz.[69]�Many have the custom to have the lights off during the�bedika.[70]�In places where it is hard to check one may use a flashlight.[71]�However, the custom is to use a wax candle for the�bedika,[72]�therefore, one should start off using a wax candle and then he may use a flashlight, etc.[73]

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Using A Feather And Spoon For The�Bedika

The custom is to use a feather by the�bedika�to help clean any�chometz�that may be found.[74]�The custom to use the spoon is so that if one does not find any�chometz, one would be able to burn the wooden spoon.[75]However, we have the custom to place ten pieces of bread so there is no reason to use the spoon.[76]�Some say the reason one should use a spoon is so that when one does the burning it should consist of burning some wood.[77]

[1]�Refer to�Rama�433:11,�Magen Avragam�431:21,�Pri Megadim Eishel Avraham�21,�Machtzis Ha�shekel�21,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�433:38,�Ben Ish Chai Tzav�1:1,�Chai Adom�119:12,�Kitzur Shulchan Aruch�111:3,�Sdei Chemed Chometz U�matzah�5:49:page 166,�Mishnah Berurah�46,�Haggada Shel Pesach Taam�V�Daas�page 7:5.

[2]�Aruch Ha�shulchan�14.

[3]�Sdei Chemed Chometz U�matzah�5:4:page 118,�Shearim Metzuyanim�B�halacha�111:3,�Haggada Shel Pesach Taam V�Daas�page 5:3:footnote 3,�Bedikas Chometz U�biuro�page 172, see�Arzei Halevonon�2:page 17:1.

[4]�Maharil�page 36:2,�Magen Avraham�432:1,�Be�er Heitiv�1,�Pri Megadim Eishel Avraham�beg. of 432,�Ben Ish Chai Tzav�1:13,�Mishnah Berurah�2,�Kaf Ha�chaim�1,�Haggada Shel Pesach�(M�Bais Levi�) page 28:4:1,�Hilchos Chag B�Chag�51:2,�Ohr L�tzyion3:7:6:footnote 6. Refer to�Siddur Yaavetz�2:page 26:7. Some have the custom to wear nice clothes for the�bedika�(Piskei Teshuvos�431:1).

[5]�Refer to�Mishnah Pesachim�2a,�Gemorah Pesachim�4a,�Yerushalmi Pesachim�1:5,�Rambam Hilchos�Chometz U�matzah�2:3,�Tur�431,�Bach,��Darchei Moshe�1,�Shulchan Aruch�431:1,�Levush�1,�Shulchan�Aruch Harav�5,�Aruch Ha�shulchan�15, Refer toOtzer Ha�halachos�page 42:footnote 1.

[6]�Chok Yaakov�1,�Mekor Chaim,�Elya Rabbah�5,�Taz�1,�Machzik Beracha�1,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�5,�kuntres achron,�Machzik Beracha�1,�Ben Ish Chai Tzav�1:6,�Chai Adom�119:7,�Kitzur Shulchan Aruch�111:1,�Mishnah Berurah�1,�Aruch Ha�shulchan24,�Kaf Ha�chaim�5,�Yisroel V�hazemanim�page 1:237,�Hilchos Chag B�Chag�page 25. If it is a time of need one may rely on the ones who hold that it may be performed before�tzeis hachochavim. (Shar�Ha�tzyion�1).

[7]�Magen Avraham�1,�Pri Megadim Eishel Avraham�1,�Gra,�Be�er Heitiv�1, see�M.Z.�1,�Aruch Ha�shulchan�25,�Massei Rav�178.

[8]�Refer to footnote 7.

[9]�Moadim V�zemanim�4:286:page 41.

[10]�Mordechai Pesachim�532,�Gemorah Pesachim�4a,�Tur,�Shulchan Aruch�431:2,�Pri Megadim Eishel Avraham�5. Some say sleeping should not be done either (Hilchos Chag B�Chag�page 3:footnote 1).

[11]�Refer to�Magen Avraham�6,�Chok Yaakov�3,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�5,�Chai Adom�119:7,�Mishnah�Berurah�5. See�Ran��ossur,�

[12]�Refer to�Mishnah Berurah�431:12.

[13]�Shulchan Aruch�431:2, see�Magen Avraham�4,�Taz�4,�Chok Yaakov�4,�Pri Megadim Eishel Avraham�4, 6,�Aruch Ha�shulchan�26, if one has a�shomer�to remind him them one is permitted to do actions before�bedika�(Pri Megadim Eishel Avraham�7).

[14]�Refer to�Chok Yaakov�8.

[15]�Bach,�Taz�4,�Chok Yaakov�4. Refer to�Elya Rabbah�232:7.

[16]�Biur Halacha��v�lo yeyuchel.�

[17]�Magen Avraham�232:17.

[18]�Refer to�Magen Avraham�232:17,�Machtzis Ha�shekel,�Mishanh Berurah�35.

[19]�Aruch Ha�shulchan�26,�Otzer Ha�halochos�page 47:footnote 15.

[20]�Rosh Pesachim�1:1,�Rif�page 2,�Shulchan Aruch�431:2,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�5.

[21]�Chok Yaakov�5.

[22]�Refer to�Elya Rabbah�8,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�11,�Mishnah Berurah�7,�Aruch Ha�shulchan�30,

[23]�Taz�2,�Magen Avraham�5,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�9,�Shar Ha�tzyion�7. See�Eishel Avraham Butchatch, refer to�Yechaveh Da�as�2:59.

[24]�Magen Avraham�5,�Chok Yaakov�7,�Elya Rabbah�8,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�9-10,�Mishnah Berurah�7,�Otzer Ha�halochos�page 51:footnote 28.

[25]�Tur�431,�Drisha�3,�Rama�2,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�6,�Mishnah Berurah�10-11, see�Bais Yosef�,�Shulchan Aruch,��Aruch Ha�shulchan�29, 30 who disagree.

[26]�Aruch Ha�shulchan�29.

[27]�Refer to�Magen Avraham�5,�Pri�Megadim Eishel Avraham�8,�Siddur Yaavetz�2:page 26:2,�Mishnah�Berurah�8,�Shar Ha�tzyion�11,�Aruch Ha�shulchan�31,�Kaf Ha�chaim�18,�Moadim V�zemanim�4:286:page 41, Opinion of�Horav Moshe Feinstein zt�lquoted in�Horav Eider Shlita�s�sefer�on�Hilchos Pesach�1:page 68:footnote 29,�Veyalu Lo Yuvol�1:page 161:249,�Orchos Rabbeinu�2:page 1:4,�Bedikas Chometz U�biuro�page 173,�Haggadah Shel Pesach�Horav Elyashiv Shlita�page 36.�Haggadah Shel Pesach�Chazzon Ish�page 19:1.

[28]�Natey Gavriel Pesach�1:9:page 83 (new print).

[29]�Maharil�page 40:8,�Bais Yosef�432,�Darchei Moshe�2,�Rama�432:2,�Taz�4,�Chai Adom�119:22,�Kitzur�Shulchan Aruch�111:8,�Moreh V�etzbah�200:page 53,�Machzik Beracha�432:8,�Sdei Chemed chometz�u�matzah�5:49,�Kaf Ha�chaim�31. Some say the reason for placing the bread is in order not to forget to do do the�bitul�and�sereifa�on�chometz�the next day (Bach,�Chok Yaakov�14,�Elya Rabbah�2,�Taamei�Haminhagim�479:page 211,�Lekutei Maharich�page 498 new, refer to�Moadim L�simcha�4:page 93 for other reasons). Many do not have this custom (Mor V�kitzia�page 94,�Machzik Beracha�432:8,�Massei Rav�page 205:footnote 5,�Moadim V�zemanim�4:287, this was the custom of the�Briska Rav zt�l�quoted in��Haggada�Shel Pesach M�Bais Levi�page 28:10, theChazzon Ish�did not place the ten places before the�bedika�quoted in�Haggada Shel Pesach�of the�Chazzon Ish�page 19:2) Refer to�Mivakshei Torah Nissin�5760 pages 625-635 on the whole�inyun.

[30]�Refer to�Bais Yosef,�Be�er Heitiv�8,�Sharei Teshuva�3,�Gra,�Mishnah Berurah�13,�Minhag Yisroel Torah�432:1, Opinion of�Horav Shlomo Zalman Aurbach zt�l�(Madanei Shlomo�page 4). The�Tamim Daim�29:page 11 says this�minhag�is a�minhag�for women, refer to�Mekor Chaim�432,�Moadim L�simcha�4:page 91).

[31]�Rama�ibid, Sdei�Chemed chometz u�matzah�5:49:page 166,�Yechaveh Da�as�5:31,�Yabea Omer O.C.�9:92:2,�Tzitz Eliezer�9:17:page 95-95b says there is a�mekor�in the�Gemorah Pesachim�7b for this custom,�Hilchos Chag B�Chag�page 64:9,��Refer toMoadim L�Simcha�4:page 92,�Mivakshei Torah Nissin�5760 page 634,�Haggada Shel Pesach Taam�V�Daas�page 7:5, Eyleh Hem Hamoadey�page 52.

[32]�Refer to�Be�er Heitiv�8,�Sefer Matamim�1:page 83:15 (new),�Lekutei Maharich�(new) page 498,�Miyum�Ha�halacha�3:93,�Chazzon Ovadia Pesach�1:page 36,�Moadim V�zemanim�4:287,��Otzer Ha�halochos�1:page 96.

[33]�432:14.

[34]�Chazzon Ovadia Pesach�1:page 36.

[35]�Shar Ha�tzyion�12,�Aruch�Ha�shulchan�5,�Yabea Omer O.C. 9:88:12,�Haggadah Shel Pesach�Horav�Elyashiv Shlita�page 16.

[36]��Sdei Chemed Chometz U�matzah�5:49:page 166,�Kovetz Bais Aaron V�yisroel�73:page 105:4,�Haggadah�Shel Pesach Horav Shlomo Zalman Aurbach zt�l�page 279,�Natei Gavriel�8:5 (new),�Piskei Teshuvos�432:4,�Otzer Ha�halochos�1:page 96,�Bedikas Chometz U�biuro�page 171,�Shevus Yitzchok Pesach�page 64. This is the custom of�Horav Yisroel Belsky Shlita. One should write down where each piece of bread was placed (Natei Gavriel�8:8 new). Refer to�Siddur Pesach K�hilchoso�13:footnote 3. Some say the wife prepares the pieces of bread (Teshuvos V��hanhugos�3:115).

[37]�Haggadah Shel Pesach�Horav Elyashiv Shlita�page 36.�Orchos Rabbeinu�Pesach�2:5.�The�Terumas Hadeshen�133 seems to say you should place the pieces out by yourself.

[38]�432:4, see�Moadim L�simcha�4:page 97 for the reason. Some say one should place in under a cabinet therefore he would check there during the�bedika�(Haggada Shel Pesach Horav Elyashiv Shlita) page 15.

[39]�Mevakshei Torah Nissin�5760:page 625. One should place them in ten different places (Bedikas Chometz U�biuro�page 171:footnote 14).

[40]�Mishnah Berurah�432:13. One should count the pieces he finds in order to prevent losing any pieces (Bedikas Chometz U�biuro�page 172).

[41]�Refer to�Shulchan Aruch�434:1,�Magen Avraham�end of 432,�Sharei Teshuva�432:7,�Bedikas Chometz�U�biuro�page 172:footnote 16,�Yechaveh Da�as�5:31

[42]�Magen Avraham�6,�Chok Yaakov�13,�Elya Rabbah�2,�Mekor Chaim�432,�Mishnah Berurah�12,�Aruch�Ha�shulchan�4,�Kaf Ha�chaim�29,�Lekutei Maharich�page 498 (new).

[43]�Refer to�Yechavah Da�as�5:31,�Miyum Ha�Halacha�ibid,�Haggada Shel Pesach Horav Elyashiv�Shlita�page 36,�Hilchos Chag B�Chag�page 64:9,�Ohr L�tzyion�3:7:6:footnote 6.

[44]�Machzik Beracha�432:9,�Sdei Chemed Chometz U�matzah�5:49:page 165,�Mor V�ohalos berochos�18,�Kaf Ha�chaim�30,�Chazzon Ovadia Pesach�1:pages 36-38.

[45]�Orchos Chaim Spinka�432:8,�Shearim Metzuyanim B�halacha�11:9.

[46]�Refer to�Machzik Beracha�432:18,�Sharei Binah�19,�Kitzur Shulchan Aruch�111:8,�Lekutei Maharich�page 98 (new),�Taam V�Daas Meikeitz�page 233 (old),�Haggada Shel Pesach�Horav Shlomo Zalman Aurbach zt�l�page 280,�Mivakshei Torah Nissin5760 pages 560-561,��Bedikas Chometz U�biuro�page 127.

[47]�Refer to�Kinyan Torah�2:82,�Minchas Yitzchok�8:35,�Divrei Shalom�3:108,�Haggada Shel Pesach�Horav�Elyashiv Shlita�pages 33-34. This is the opinion of�Horav Yisroel Belsky Shlita.

[48]�Bach,�Maharil�page 41:9,�Magen Avraham�434:1,�Mishnah Berurah�434:2, 4,�Biur Halacha��oh�yanichenu,��Shar Ha�tzyion�4,�Mivakshei Torah�Nissin�5760: pages 560-561.

[49]�Bedikas Chometz U�biuro�pages 184-185, refer to�Ha�kotton V�hilchosuv�1:22:3:footnote 7.

[50]�Levush�432:1,�Ben Ish Chai Tzav�1:5,�Aruch Ha�shulchan�2, see�Otzer Ha�halochos�page 71.

[51]�Refer to�Rosh Pesachim�1:10,�Shulchan Aruch�432:1,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�6,�Kaf Ha�chaim�16,�Mamer Mordechai�3, see�Rama�167:6. If it is not possible to avoid talking then you may (Shulchan Aruch�Harav�6).

[52]�Pri Megadim Eishel Avraram�3,�Kaf Ha�chaim�15,�Mishnah Berurah�167:36, 206:12,�Otzer Ha�halochos�pages 71-72:footnote 4.

[53]�Magen Avraham�3,�Chok Yaakov�7,�Mishnah Berurah�5, see�Taz�3,�Otzer Ha�halochos�page 72:footnote 5.

[54]�Magen Avraham�3,�Chai Adom�119:19,�Mishnah Berurah�5,�Aruch Ha�shulchan�2.

[55]�Refer to�Shulchan Aruch�206:3,�Magen Avraham�4,�Machtzis Ha�shekel,�Elya Rabbah�4,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�3,�Nishmas Adom�5:9,�Mishnah Berurah�34,�Kaf Ha�chaim�10, 15,�Sharei Ha�beracha�13:footnote 33. See�Taz�3,�Be�er Heitiv�206:2,��Levush1,�Aruch Ha�shulchan�206:4,�Kaf Ha�chaim�206:15.

[56]�Otzer Ha�halochos�page 73:footnote 9.

[57]�Refer to�Shulchan Aruch�432:1,�Levush�ibid,�M.Z. 3,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�7,�Kaf Ha�chaim�20,�Aruch�Ha�shulchan�2. Although the�Shulchan Aruch�ibid says until the�bedika�is over some�poskim�say it means until the�bitul�is over with (Pri Megadimibid,�Kaf Ha�chaim�21,�Chazzon Ovadia Pesach�1:page 44:5).

[58]�Rosh�ibid,�Levush�ibid,�Aruch Ha�shulchan�2, see�Taz�3�Kaf Ha�chaim�21.

[59]�Maharil�page 38:5,�Elya Rabbah�5,�Mamer Mordechai�3,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�7,�Mishnah Berurah�432:6,�Kaf Ha�chaim�16,18,�Otzer Ha�halochos�page 76:footnote 26. It is permitted for one to answer�amen�and to thunder and lighting as well (Natei Gavriel�1:14:6,�Chazzon Ovadia Pesach�1:page 45).

[60]�Rosh�ibid,�Magen Avraham�4,�Chok Yaakov�8,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�7,�Chai Adom�119:19,�Mishnah�Berurah�6.

[61]�Natey Gavriel�1:14:5:footnote 8 in depth,�Chazzon Ovadia Pesach�1:page 45,�Haggada Shel Pesach�Horav Elyashiv Shlita�page 17, see�Otzer Ha�halochos�page 76:footnote 30 who argues.

[62]�Opinion of�Horav Shlomo Zalman Aurbach zt�l�quoted in�Mevakshei Torah�2:page 455. Refer to�Natei�Gavriel�1:14:7.

[63]�Gemorah Pesachim�2a,�Shulchan Aruch�433:1,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�1,�Aruch Ha�shulchan�1,�Kaf�Ha�chaim�1.

[64]�Rama�ibid.

[65]�Shulchan Aruch�433:2,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�8,�Ben Ish Chai Tzav�1:2,��Aruch Ha�shulchan�2,�Chazzon�Ovadia Pesach�1:page 38:2.

[66]�Moadim L�simcha�4:page 101.

[67]�Gemorah Pesachim�7b,�Shulchan Aruch�433:2,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�8,�Mishnah Berurah�8,�Aruch�Ha�shulchan�2,�Kaf Ha�chaim�11.

[68]�Rama�ibid,�Magen Avraham�6,�Shulchan Aruch Harav�10,�Kaf Ha�chaim�17,19, 20. If one used a torch one needs to perform a new�bedika�(Magen Avraham�5,�Chok Yaakov�5,�Mishnah Berurah�10,�Aruch�Ha�shulchan�2).

[69]�Custom of�Horav Moshe Feinstein zt�l�quoted in�Horav Eider Shlita�s sefer�on�Hilchos Pesach�1:page 86:footnote 84,�Horav Yisroel Belsky Shlita,�Chazzon Ish�quoted in�Haggadah Shel Pesach Chazzon Ish�page 19:3,�Haggadah Shel Pesach Taam V�Daas�page 5:2,�Haggadah Shel Pesach�Horav Elyashiv Shlita�page 17 and 36, see�Shevus Yitzchok Pesach�page 34 quoted this as being the opinion of�Horav Shlomo�Zalman Aurbach zt�l�(See�Haggadah Shel Pesach�of�Horav Shlomo Zalman Aurbachzt�l page 279),��Refer to�Chazzon Ovadia�ibid:page 40,�Shevet Ha�Levi�1:136,�Moadim L�simcha�4:page 115.�Horav Elyashiv Shlita�is of the opinion that a�ner�is only needed for the racks and crevices (Hilchos Chag B�Chag�page 79).

[70]�Bedikas Chometz U�biuro�page 176:footnote 35 quoting this as being the custom of the�Briska Rav�and others,�Natei Gavriel�1:17:18,�Hilchos Chag B�Chag�page 78:7,Otzer Ha�halochos�page 116:13,�Haggadah Shel Pesach Taam V�Daas�page 5:2,Piskei Teshuvos�page 5. If one does not have the lights off it is also fine (Otzer Ha�halochos�page 116:13:footnote 32,�Orchos Rabbeinu��2:page 6:2.

[71]�Refer to�Natei Gavriel�1:17:19,�Chazzon Ovadia Pesach�1:page 138:2:footnote 13 in depth,�Otzer�Ha�halochos�page 116:12,�Horav Eider Shlita�s sefer�on�Hilchos Pesach�page 86,�Shevet Ha�Levi�1:136:page 137,�Shevus Yitzchok Pesach�page 35 quoted the opinion of�Horav Shlomo Zalman Aurbach�zt�l, see�Siddur Pesach K�hilchoso�page 159. In places where one cannot go with a candle i.e. under beds or in closest, then one should use a flashlight etc. (Be�er Moshe 6:K.A. 63).�Horav Yisroel Belsky�Shlitauses a flashlight.��Refer to�Yabea Omer�4:40,�Bedikas Chometz U�biuro�page 176:footnote 36.

[72]�Hilchos Chag B�Chag�page 75:5.

[73]�Horav Eider Hilchos Shlita�s�sefer on�Hilchos Pesach�page 86 in the name of�Horav Aaron Kotler�zt�l.

[74]�Magen Avraham�433:21,�Pri Megadim�Eishel Avraham�433:21,�Chai Adom�119:12,�Mishnah Berurah�433:46,�Aruch�Ha�shulchan�433:14,�Lekutei�Maharich�3:page 498,�Hilchos Chag B�Chag�page 49:footnote 1.