Burning the Chametz

Once the house is Passover-tidy, it’s time to do the search-and-destroy ritual, and then to bag and burn the evidence . . .

The thought first occurred to me in the throes of pre-Passover cleaning: What an incredibly easy religion. I don't say it aloud; to do so would elicit hostile stares from all the exhausted people in the room

On the morning before Passover, before the fifth hour, we burn all the chametz that was found during the search, and anything that was left over from breakfast...

The laws of Passover and Chometz. The Ashkenazic and Sefaradic customs on Passover and their roots.

A few main Passover customs

When we go about searching for our character defects through the process of personal inventory, we invariably unearth some unpleasant stuff -- our internal chametz.

The Rebbe burns the Chametz on the Eve of Passover and distributes Matzah for the Seder.