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Learn from the statement of R' Akiva 3 halakhot. Learn from it that the removal of leavened bread can be performed only by means of burning. R' Akiva bases his opinion on the fact that it is prohibited to kindle a fire on the Festival. And second, learn from it that the prohibition against kindling
A baraita states: “7 days leaven shall not be found in your houses” (Exodus 12:19). To what purpose does the verse state this prohibition? Wasn’t it already stated: “And no leaven shall be seen with you, neither shall there be leavened bread seen with you, in all your borders” (Exodus 13:7)?
The baraita answers: Because it is stated: “And no leaven shall be seen with you,” which teaches that your own leaven you may not see, but you may see leaven that belongs to others, i.e., non-Jews, and leaven consecrated to God. In light of this halakha, I might have thought that one may conceal
The tanna continues: Had only this verse been stated, I would have derived nothing other than this halakha with regard to a non-Jew whom you did not overcome and who does not dwell with you in the courtyard. With regard to a non-Jew whom you overcame and who dwells with you in the courtyard, from w
The baraita further states that from the verse: “It shall not be found in your houses,” I have derived nothing other than the fact that this prohibition applies to leaven that is actually in your houses. From where is it derived that this halakha applies even to leaven in pits, ditches, and caves? T