The entire process of the actual sale of the chametz to a non-Jew will be done through Rabbi Benjamin Samuels of Shaarei Tefillah in Newton. There are two ways to go about appointing Rabbi Samuels your proxy for the sale. One method is to fill out the form and send it to isaacn@brandeis.edu by 10pm on Thursday April 6 and have in mind that by doing so you are appointing Rabbi Samuels as your proxy. This is the method used by Rabbi Samuels in his own congregation and is perfectly valid and legitimate. Many congregations and individuals, however, have adopted the practice of doing a formal gesture known as a kinyan (acquisition) in person symbolizing the appointment of the proxy. Rabbi Frazer has identified this process as preferable to the simple email approach. In order to do this, one would have to fill out the form and come and see me between now and April 6th (10pm) so we can perform the kinyan. It only takes a few seconds. The process of filling out the form is not difficult or time consuming. Detailed instructions are included below for those who wish.


Steps:

Download the attached file labeled "Sale of Chametz" to your computer. Open
it and start filling it out as follows.

1. Type your address in the area labeled "Address(es)". If you live on
campus, this must include the words "Brandeis University", your quad name,
building name, floor number, and room number (or letter if you live in a
suite). Make sure that one person in your suite includes that he was
appointed by the rest of the suite members to sell the chametz in the common
room and kitchen. You can just put in "and the common room and kitchen area"
for that purpose. If you live off campus, just write your normal street
address and don't forget your apartment number.

2. Put the date and print your name in both the "Signed" and "Print Name"
sections.

3. Put an "x" by the geographic location you will be in both the day before
(erev) pesach and on the eighth day of pesach. IMPORTANT: The word "EAST" doesn't mean east coast; it means east of the Eastern Time Zone. For example, if you are going to be in New York for all of Pesach, put an "x" in the top boxes labeled "In the greater Boston or elsewhere in the Eastern Time Zone (ETZ)" of each of the two sections. DO NOT mark the second box thinking that the word "EAST" means ETZ. If you will be in Israel, then you would mark the "EAST" box because Israel is east of the ETZ.

4. On the second page, you have the choice to either specifically itemize all
chametz you know you want to sell or to just check off that you are selling
all chametz in your possession. The choice is yours. If you choose to sell
all chametz without itemization, just put an "x" in the box next to the "Check
for all general..." and move on. If you choose to itemize, you put an "x" in
the box next to "More specific itemization" and then actually list the chametz
items you have in the lines numbered 1-5. If you have more than 5, add more
lines. You should also specify where in the room/house the specific chametz
item is and its approximate monetary value in the proper column.

5. Type your initials in area marked "Please initial".

6. In the bottom area you must specify how the non-Jew can go get the keys
to your room/house in order to retrieve your chametz if he so desires. This
is integral to validity of the sale. For those of you who live on campus,
type the words "Brandeis Residence Life Office" in the area marked "Name" and
the phone number "781-736-5060" in the area marked "Phone". If you live off
campus, type your landlord's name and his/her phone number in the area
provided.

7. Save the changes you've made to the document.

That's all you need to know about filling out the form. Once you have done
that, you can send it to the email address isaacn@brandeis.edu as an
attachment or print it out and bring it to me and we'll do the kinyan. If there are any questions, you can email me (isaacn@brandeis.edu) or call x92332. (Additionally, I will accept all forms put under my door (Ziv 128-403B) before 10pm April 6.)

 

A Chag Sameach to All,

Isaac Naggar