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Chametz Sale 2026

ALL FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY Wednesday, April 1, 2026, NO LATER THAN 8:30 am.
If you are going away for Pesach and require an early sale, all forms must be in by Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 10:00 am

I, the undersigned, hereby authorize Rabbi Yitzchak Sprung of United Orthodox Synagogues or his designated agent to negotiate the sale of all the chametz in my possession presently located at the following premises:

1. You are appointing Rabbi Yitzchak Sprung, or his designee, as agent to sell your chametz for you to a non-Jew. You are not selling your chametz to Rabbi Sprung. 
2. This authorization extends to all kinds of chametz (even tiny amounts), including chametz that you own outright or in partnership with a non-Jew (including through shares in corporations that own chametz) or for which you are responsible. This includes chametz that is in your home, your office, in storage, in transit and elsewhere.
3. You authorize the agent to sell and deliver any (or all) of that chametz, to whomever he chooses, by any kind of transaction he chooses. If the buyer doesn't pay the price, the sale will still be valid and beyond challenge.
4. You authorize the agent to rent out and grant rights of access to any area in which your chametz is located, even if to get there the buyer has to go through other parts of your property. These rights are non-exclusive, so you can still use those areas.
5. You authorize the agent to sell chametz that you don't yet own, but will become yours before the time that you're not allowed to deal in chametz, or that will become chametz on Pesach. You declare that you reject ownership or possession of anything that might become chametz on Pesach, and that the non-Jewish buyer is free to acquire that chametz from hefker (its ownerless state).
6. You authorize the agent to write a document of sale to the buyer in any way he chooses. You authorize the agent to delegate his rights and responsibilities to others to effect the sale.
7.  At this point it is customary to lift up an article, such as a handkerchief or a pen with the intention of confirming your agreement to be bound by the terms of the document of authorization. If the agent is not in front of you now, somebody else may now hand you a handkerchief or pen on behalf of the agent.

This box must be checked in order to execute this contract.

Maot Chittim is the name of a longstanding custom to set aside special funds and products for those in need so that they may joyously observe and celebrate Pesach. This special custom provides an opportunity for us to fulfill many mitzvot and increases the meaning of our own celebration. (Rama OH 429:1, Mishneh Berura 429:4).
To appoint Rabbi Sprung to sell your chametz on your behalf in person, download this form.
Sat, March 14 2026 25 Adar 5786