#13: Erev Pesach on Shabbat (Part 4)

Rabbi Eli Ozarowski
  1. Matzah is forbidden to be eaten on Erev Pesach. This year, matzah may not be eaten on Shabbat (to be discussed further in upcoming posts), but it may be eaten on Friday. Some have the custom to refrain from eating matzah from Rosh Chodesh Nissan onward (Mishnah Berurah 471:12). Additionally, some permit using matzah for the Friday night meal (see Mishnah Berurah, ibid.), while others recommend avoiding it (Igrot Moshe, O.C. 1:155).
  2. One should preferably avoid eating chametz food this Shabbat, even on Friday night (except for challah or rolls used for Hamotzi, which will be discussed in the next post), to prevent complications with disposing of leftovers and maintaining a kosher for Pesach home (Shulchan Aruch, O.C. 444:3). It is also best to use disposable dishes for any chametz that is eaten (see R. Zvi Cohen, “Erev Pesach Shechal B’Shabbat,” p.12; R. Yosef Zvi Rimon, “Erev Pesach Shechal B’Shabbat,” p.50).

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