Is chametz lent by an Israelite to a non-Jew and taken as a pledge permitted if the Israelite does not expressly declare 'it shall be yours from now if I don't repay'?
Synopsis
An Israelite who lends to a non-Jew on his chametz must expressly declare the condition 'from now it shall be yours if I don't repay' for the pledge to be effective. Without this declaration, the chametz remains owned by the Israelite and is prohibited.
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Is chametz lent as collateral by a non-Jew to an Israelite permitted after Pesach, even if the deadline to repay passes after Pesach?
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May an Israelite lend to a non-Jew on chametz with the 'from now' clause without explicitly taking it as a physical pledge (mishkon)?
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If an Israelite lends to a non-Jew without the 'from now' clause but the deadline passes before Pesach and the non-Jew does not repay, is the chametz permitted after Pesach?
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Is it obligatory for the Israelite to redeem the chametz from the non-Jew before Pesach, or may one rely on the conditional arrangement and redeem it afterward?
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If a non-Jew comes to redeem the chametz during Pesach before the deadline, may the Israelite accept payment and allow the non-Jew to take the chametz?
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