{"id":4647,"date":"2022-01-02T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/articles\/?p=4647"},"modified":"2025-12-31T20:46:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T20:46:26","slug":"chometz-found-during-pesach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/articles\/articles\/seasonal\/4647\/chometz-found-during-pesach\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Do If Chometz is Found During Pesach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reviewed January 2026<\/p>\n\n\n<h2>Erev Pesach (after the time of <i>Biur Chometz<\/i>)<\/h2>\n<p>If you find <i>chometz<\/i> on Erev Pesach after the latest time for <i>biur chometz:<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you sold your <i>chometz<\/i> earlier that morning: You should move the <i>chometz<\/i> that you found to the place that you are storing the <i>chometz<\/i> that you sold.<\/li>\n<li>If you did not sell your <i>chometz<\/i> earlier that morning: You should burn it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>First Day of Pesach<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If you find <i>chometz<\/i> on the first day of Pesach: You should cover it with a utensil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See below for further instructions for the subsequent days of Pesach.<\/p>\n<h2>Second Day of Pesach<\/h2>\n<p>If you find <i>chometz<\/i> on the second day of Pesach, or if you found <i>chometz<\/i> on the first day of Pesach and had covered it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you sold your <i>chometz<\/i> before Pesach, or you said \u2018<i>Kol Chamira<\/i>\u2019 before Pesach, or the <i>chometz<\/i> that you found was less than a <i>kezayis<\/i>: You should cover it with a utensil if you find it on the second day, or keep it covered if you had covered it on the previous day.<\/li>\n<li>If you did not sell your <i>chometz<\/i> before Pesach and did not say \u2018<i>Kol Chamira<\/i>\u2019 and found more than a <i>kezayis<\/i> of <i>chometz<\/i>: You should flush it down the toilet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See below for further instructions for the subsequent days of Pesach.<\/p>\n<h2>Shabbos Chol Hamoed<\/h2>\n<p>If you find <i>chometz<\/i> on Shabbos Chol Hamoed, or if you found <i>chometz<\/i> on the first or second day of Pesach and had covered it and the first day of Chol Hamoed is Shabbos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you sold your <i>chometz<\/i> before Pesach, or you said \u2018<i>Kol Chamira<\/i>\u2019 before Pesach, or the <i>chometz<\/i> that you found was less than a <i>kezayis<\/i>: You should cover it with a utensil if you find it on Shabbos, or keep it covered if you had covered it previously.<\/li>\n<li>If you did not sell your <i>chometz<\/i> before Pesach and did not say \u2018<i>Kol Chamira<\/i>\u2019 and found more than a <i>kezayis<\/i> of <i>chometz<\/i>: You should flush it down the toilet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See below for further instructions for the subsequent days of Pesach.<\/p>\n<h2>Weekday Chol Hamoed<\/h2>\n<p>If you find <i>chometz<\/i> during Chol Hamoed, or found <i>chometz<\/i> on the first or second day of Pesach and had covered it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you sold your <i>chometz<\/i> before Pesach: You should move the <i>chometz<\/i> that you found to the place that you are storing the <i>chometz<\/i> that you sold.<\/li>\n<li>If you did not sell your <i>chometz<\/i> before Pesach: You should burn it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Seventh Day of Pesach<\/h2>\n<p>If you find <i>chometz<\/i> on the seventh day of Pesach: You should cover it with a utensil.<br \/>\nSee below for further instructions for the subsequent day of Pesach.<\/p>\n<h2>Eighth Day of Pesach<\/h2>\n<p>If you find <i>chometz<\/i> on the eighth day of Pesach, or if you found <i>chometz<\/i> on the seventh day of Pesach and had covered it: You should cover it with a utensil if you find it on the eighth day, or keep it covered if you had covered it on the previous day.<\/p>\n<h2>After Pesach<\/h2>\n<p>If you find <i>chometz<\/i> after Pesach, or if you found <i>chometz<\/i> on the seventh or eighth day of Pesach and had covered it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you sold your <i>chometz<\/i>: You can eat it.<\/li>\n<li>If you did not sell your <i>chometz<\/i>, but you did <i>bedikas chometz<\/i> and said \u2018<i>Kol Chamira<\/i>\u2019 before Pesach: You should dispose of it without deriving any benefit. If doing so will result in a substantial financial loss, it is permitted to derive benefit.<\/li>\n<li>If you did not sell your <i>chometz<\/i>, and you either did not do <i>bedikas chometz<\/i> or did not say \u2018<i>Kol Chamira<\/i>\u2019 before Pesach: You should dispose of it without deriving any benefit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that any automatic deliveries of <i>chometz<\/i> products should be cancelled before Pesach (for example, Amazon Subscribe and Save). 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