Editing Passover (section)

=== Sale of leaven ===
[[File:מכירת חמץ בית הנשיא לרב הראשי הספרדי של ירושלים (2).jpg|thumb|The former [[President of Israel]] [[Reuven Rivlin]] sells the leaven of the [[Beit HaNassi]] (the official residence of the president), to [[Shlomo Amar]],  the [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardic]] [[Chief Rabbinate of Israel|Chief Rabbi of Israel]] and the [[Rishon LeZion (title)|Rishon LeZion]], in order that Amar will later sell it to a non-Jew.]]
{{see also|Chametz#Sale of chametz}}
[[File:Leavened foods concealed behind plastic at Jerusalem supermarket during Passover.jpg|thumb|right|''Chametz'' foods blocked from purchase during Passover in a Jerusalem supermarket|alt=A narrow supermarket aisle, under strip fluorescent lighting, with sections blocked off by white plastic sheeting]]
[[Leaven]] or ''chametz'' may be sold rather than discarded, especially in the case of relatively valuable forms such as [[liquor]] [[distillation|distilled]] from wheat, with the products being repurchased afterward. In some cases, they may never leave the house, instead being formally sold while remaining in the original owner's possession in a locked cabinet until they can be repurchased after the holiday. Modern observance may also include sealing cabinets and drawers which contain "Chametz" shut by using adhesive tape, which serves a similar purpose to a lock but also shows evidence of tampering. Although the practice of selling "Chametz" dates back many years, some Reform rabbinical authorities have come to regard it with disdain – since the supposed "new owner" never takes actual possession of the goods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louisjacobs.org/jewish-holidays/the-laws-of-pesach/|title=The Laws of Pesach|first1=Louis|last1=Jacobs|first2=Michael|last2=Rose|date=March 23, 1983|access-date=April 10, 2017|website=Friends of Louis Jacobs|archive-date=April 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410213942/http://louisjacobs.org/jewish-holidays/the-laws-of-pesach/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The sale of ''chametz'' may also be conducted communally via a [[rabbi]], who becomes the "agent" for all the community's Jews through a halakhic procedure called a ''kinyan'' (acquisition). Each householder must put aside all the ''chametz'' he is selling into a box or cupboard, and the rabbi enters into a contract to sell all the ''chametz'' to a non-Jew (who is not obligated to celebrate the commandments) in exchange for a small [[down payment]] (''e.g.'' $1.00), with the remainder due after Passover. This sale is considered completely binding according to Halakha, and at any time during the holiday, the buyer may come to take or partake of his property. The rabbi then re-purchases the goods for less than they were sold at the end of the holiday.<ref>[http://www.torahlearningcenter.com/jhq/question169.html Pesach questions and answers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928143423/http://www.torahlearningcenter.com/jhq/question169.html |date=September 28, 2007}} by the Torah Learning Center.
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