Orach Chaim 440:2-4 Ahh! The Cleaner Brought Chametz into the House

Sif Beis, so we're talking about a situation where it's Pesach, right? We're Motsi and Kippah, so it's hard to get into the zone.

But imagine it's Pesach, and your house is clean for Pesach, and you've got a pikot, in other words, a non-Jewish person has asked you to look after some chametz.

So, we said in Sif Aleph that if you are Chayiv for Achraeus, you've got a responsibility, so then you've got a problem, you've got to do B'dikas Chomets and B'il Chomets, etc.

Beis is now when you haven't got Achraeus, so that's much easier.

So it says in Sif Beis, If you're not responsible for it, you don't have to get rid of it.

Even if it's in your house.

Good.

So, For example, there's a Ger Toshav who's living in the same area as you.

It's not your business, it's his Chometz.

And therefore it can stay there.

It's not a problem of Bali, Rabbali, Matzah.

It's not yours.

However, you should put up a Mechitza that you won't come inadvertently and come and eat the Chometz on Pesach.

So there's the Mishmur.

Let's just do the Mishmur until there.

So It's not good practice.

Really, you should try and avoid holding on to anybody's Chometz.

Even if it's no Acharias, you're not responsible.

Even if it's Bechinnom, it's not a good idea.

Now, why does he give this funny example of a ger toyshov? It says, He's living in your land.

And, you know, you're not under a duress or whatever.

You know, you've got good relations with him and or you're in control and therefore since you're in control i might have thought that his money is like your money and therefore you should keep his picarden away from you because it could be considered as yours that it's not a problem and technically speaking that he can keep it there it's not ideal but but he can keep it in your heart there And that would be allowed.

However, so long as you put up a mechita, says the Mishnah Brewer, a mechita, a mechita shall sod in leisagi.

It can't just be like a little sheet.

Because, you know, you can just lift the sheet up and walk across and take the food.