(Note: we strongly encourage you to go to personally to your local orthodox Rabbi, it is only right he should be supported by the local community, this service over the www is provided primarily for people who don't have a local Rabbi or cannot get in contact with him, and for the local Central Texas residence)

AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF CHOMETZ

[no chometz sign] Prohibition of Chometz

On Pesach it is prohibited to possess chometz (leaven). All chometz that will not be eaten or burned before Pesach must be sold to a non-Jew. All chometz utensils that will not be thoroughly cleaned by then, and are stored away in closets or rooms while preparing for Pesach. The storage area is locked or tape-shut, and leased to a non-Jew at the time of the sale.

There are many legal intricacies in this sale, thus, only a competent rabbi should be entrusted with its execution. The rabbi acts as our agent both to sell the chametz to the non-Jew on the morning before Pesach starts and also to buy it back the evening after Pesach ends.

Locking your chametz away and sending the Rabbi the Chametz Contract is an easy way of observing one of the most important laws in the Torah. (Contract follows below).

Chametz which remains in the possession of a Jew over Pesach may not be used, eaten, bought or sold even after Pesach.

                             DELEGATION OF POWER

                             FOR SALE OF CHOMETZ





I, named below, fully empower and permit 

Rabbi Yosef Y. Levertov to act in my place and stead, 

and on my behalf to sell all Chometz possessed by me, 

knowingly or unknowingly as defined by the Torah and 

Rabbinic Law (e.g. Chametz, possible Chometz, and all 

kinds of Chometz mixtures).



Also Chometz that tends to harden and adhere to inside 

surfaces of pans, pots, or cooking utensils, the 

utensils themselves, and all kinds of live animals 

and pets that have been eating Chometz and mixtures 

thereof.



Rabbi Yosef Y. Levertov is also empowered to lease all 

places wherein the Chometz owned by me may be found, 

particularly at the address/es listed below, and 

elsewhere.



Rabbi Yosef Y. Levertov has full right to appoint any 

agent or substitute in his stead and said substitute 

shall have full right to sell and lease as provided 

herein.



Rabbi Yosef Y. Levertov also has the full power and 

right to act as he deems fit and proper in accordance 

with all the details of the Bill of Sale used in the 

transaction to sell all my Chometz, Chometz mixtures, 

etc., as provided herein.



This power is in conformity with all Torah, Rabbinic 

and Civil laws.

Full Name:

Street:  Apt #:

City:  State:

Zip Code:

Business:
Street: , Suite:
City: State:
Zip Code:

*Husband and wife specify names. Must be approved by head of household and preferably by all parties.

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