Selling Your Chametz (Mechirat Chametz) and Wheat Money (Maot Chitim) 2025

Selling Your Chametz (Mechirat Chametz)

The Torah commands us that chametz shall not be found in your dwelling places during the Festival of Passover. The literal meaning is that all chametz food and utensils must be cast away. This poses a great financial hardship. Hence, we “sell” the chametz (mechirat chametz) to a non-Jew who would then own the chametz for the duration of the holiday. It is customary to appoint an agent, usually a rabbi, to sell the chametz and then repurchase it.
The person signed below hereby authorizes Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal to act as their agent to sell all chametz that may be in their possession—whether at home, place of business, or elsewhere—in accordance with the requirements and provisions of Jewish law.

Sale of chametz will not be accepted after noon on Thursday, April 10.
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Wheat Money (Maot Chitim)

It is also customary to include a contribution to our community’s maot chitim (wheat money). Maot chitim is an ancient custom in which Jews provide funds to other Jews in need for the purchase of Passover food. Inspired by the passage from the Haggadah, “All who are hungry, let them enter and eat; all who are in need, let them come celebrate Pesach,” Jewish Family and Career Services (JF&CS) supports a group of dedicated volunteers who have taken on the responsibility of Maot Chitim in Atlanta. They coordinate distribution of food and financial assistance for Jewish families.
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