Sunday, March 22, 2026

DE JA VU!- WHY does most of Lakewood utilize a Lakewood Ruv hiding his "mechiras Chometz" to the goy?

The B'datz, Rav Karelitz, Rav Landau, Reb Chatzkel Roth, Lakewood Satmar Dayan, Shlita among many others including Reb Moshe Feinstein, Satmar Rav, etc always encouraged others to be present by the mechiras chometz. The observers may bring something to the Ravs attention, and it should be a publicized event- 

The Rav is afraid that his mechira is questionable at best, then he hides and doesn't allow anyone to be present as one Rav in Lakewood has been doing for years, does not allow anyone to be present. Is the mechira valid?

Reb Moshe, Reb Yaakov, Reb Yoel Teitelbaum, Z"L all were of thge opinion that one should not rely on a mechiras Chometz to the GOY, not done in public

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mamash perfect for Dovid Weinberger's shul. One of the gaboyim who is the type to move from Boro Park to 5 Towns, to start dressing modern but still talking like a heimisher made an announcement about sraifas chometz that the local villages will have on hand firefighters "mit a trrrruck".

fun troyben ken men oich machen vein said...

http://forward.com/articles/174797/tech-guru-eric-greenberg-ordered-to-pay-m-over/

At least Greenberg was not oiver on having hanoah from goyish wine!

Toyameha Chaim Zochu said...

The Queens Vaad is azoy mehader by mechiras chometz that they take Tuvya Harris's BBQ grill to hand off in person to the goy. This is a chumra in case any beer spilled on it.

Anonymous said...

Reb Yudel, Once again, I'm lost in Queens. This is the 3rd or 4th post this week where I'm not a chochom enough to get your r'mizas. Queens people think the alter heim refers to the World's Fair in Flushing Meadows (1964). If Jackie Robinson knew that the Interboro would one day be named after him, he'd have kept on running after stealinghome. Please write in English.

Anonymous said...

the viral picture of kohen in a bag

Anonymous said...

It's know that the biggest buyer/seller of chometz in Lakewood is Rabbi Shmuel Blech. He goes nto hiding for his claimed mechiras chometz. Will never allow a living soul to observe the so called sale.

That's why many talmidei chachomim don't rely on his mechira. Wake up lakewood and smell the coffee.

Anonymous said...

"I'm lost in Queens ... I'm not a chochom enough to get your r'mizas"

You are lost and you are not a chochom but you do get it, so stop pretending you don't.

BBQ chicken & beer on erev Shabbos is a Queens Vaad minhag.

Mihag Krankland explained said...

BBQ chicken & beer on erev Shabbos is a Queens Vaad minhag established on Metroplitan Avenue by those who eat anything, anytime when they are hungry.
In fact, when the 'gantzeh mishpoocheh' gets hungry the minhag is to go way beyond BBQ and BEER plus the zman extends to before AND after erev Shabbos.

global warming said...

http://moshemoshel72.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-cause-of-global-warming.html?m=1

Anonymous said...

when the 'gantzeh mishpoocheh' gets hungry the minhag is to go way beyond BBQ and BEER

The OU mashgiach talking about himself again? Whatever his menu is, it sure aint the Atkins Diet.

Unknown said...

Please be aware that Rabbi Shmaryahu Miller- the baal Koreh of the shul for over 30 years & brother of Reb Shlomo Miller of Toronto has been at the Mechirah for more than 30 years.

Rabbi Blech stopped inviting the public to the mechirah & divulging who the buyerwas when people started telling the buyer foolish comments, for example.....
1) What will you do with all the booze ? or Do you know that you own more whiskey than a liquor store ?
2) Why dont you hold the community hostage & dont sell back the chometz for less than $100k?
3) Why dont you use the keys & check out some rich people's houses ?

Any Congregational Rav that would like to be present at the mechirah is welcome to contact Rabbi Blech & arrangements will be made.

Thank You

Anonymous said...

Sun Apr 14, 10:20:00 PM 2013

If Yudel is only posting R'mizas you can rest assured thats that is the only issue: Not enough green r'miza$$.

Anonymous said...

I know that in Krankland they have their own rules not necessarily parallel to halacha or not even perpendicular to practical halacha. Its just about Reb Shoimeleh "deh yoiresh fin Krankland Meleecheh". (If Reb Shloimeleh would of ended up in a real toirah place, "volt ehr gevain ah sheineh in baaleh bahtehshe roov").

But out of Karnkland it does not seem to be a issue to eat BBQ with or without beer on Erev Shabbos Koidesh. As long as one keeps away from the "washing" (or mezonos - if such thing exsists) Hot dog with a bun.

Nu. Nu. Just another comment from Krank in 'Metro' Krankland.

Anonymous said...

Ref Yudel has a very very simple policy: I DECIDE.
With or without Eretz Yisroel poskim of HIS choosing and of HIS version of the p'sak (and of course how it is skewered when presented to those CHOSEN poskim).
He can stand on his head and spit wooden nickels or Haddasim or Free water or attept to give hashgachahs on Peasach etc.

He has been pretty successful with this policy and, truthfully, One must be choshesh for his chishoshos. BUT, they are not binding. NOT AT ALL. Just look into his angels. (sometimes he is right).

The motto for the policy is: The Consumer MUST and has a RIGHT to know. (True to a certain extend - though not to Horav Yudel's extend)

Anonymous said...

Star-K list for Baltimore stores remains unreliable this year as well.
It's not news, it's just history repeats itself.

Anonymous said...

you mean to say, the star-k is not improving themselves?
if you don't go up, you fall down. oy vei.

Vos far a Yerida takke said...

was there ever a yerida this past Pesach!

https://mycommunitysource.com/top-stories/ag-grewal-announces-arrests-of-16-men-in-operation-home-alone/

the Kriger family from the Monsey area are Heinemann mechutonim

Anonymous said...

Very IMPORTATNT to post who is who mechuton. Wow.

Anonymous said...

Mon May 06, 07:06:00 PM 2019

Heinemann must have caused all these arrests. At least thats what most people gather from this idiotic comment.

Good try.

Anonymous said...


Dear Vos far a Yerida Takke

FYI..This Kreiger family are in no way related through marriage or any other way to Heinemann. You have the wrong Kreiger family

Anonymous said...

An internet public records site shows that one of Rav Heinemann's sons is married to one of those Krigers.

something to be famous for said...

who cares about mechutonim?

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2019/01/ex-owners-of-james-square-say-theyre-broke-will-families-get-day-in-court.html

Is the owner, Lakewood's Judy Kushner the daughter of Rav Heinemann?

http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/06/new_york_ag_raids_syracuse_nursing_home_in_patient_care_investigation.html

This raid leading them to declare bankruptcy is believed to be the only time in history that armed agents of the NY Attorney General swarmed into a nursing home

the poor elderly patients were being checked up on about as often as Star K checks Dole for bugs

Anonymous said...

The Star-K AND all its users should also be added to the class action suit. Lets not forget to include DOLE.
All Mechutonim, Mechuten mechutonim and mechuten, mechuten mechutonim - ahd sof kol hamechutonim - should be included in the law suit as well as to free Loshon Horah passes for all to defame and smear and misrepresent (as this site specializes in).

Vast Conspiracy said...

12:07 pm is accusing the Attorney General of "smearing" the Heinemanns

Farvos nisht? That would fit with the narrative at the Yated through their writer Mrs Maimon (who is always boiling over with hyperbolic guzmos) that Melech haMoshiach Sholom Rubashkin never committed a crime. He was framed they'll y'all tell ya!