Does One Who Will Be Away For Pesah Need To Do The Bedika Before Leaving?

Does One Who Will Be Away For Pesah Need To Do The Bedika Before Leaving? Day: Wednesday Date: March 26, 2014 Parshat: Tazria, Hachodesh   Source: Yalkut Yosef: 436, 438 One who will be celebrating Pesah away from home must nevertheless check the house for hametz before he leaves if he leaves within 30 days of Pesah. No beracha should be made on this bedika, it is also not necessary in this situation to hide ten pieces of bread. If a child with bread walked through a house that has already been checked for hametz and one finds crumbs afterward, the house does not need to be checked again. This is true even if the crumbs do not add up to the amount of bread the child was carrying. The reason is because it is normal for a child to drop crumbs while eating and therefore it can be assumed that the child ate all of the hametz. If no crumbs are found and the child says he ate the whole thing, he is believed if he understands what he is talking about. The DSH is brought to you in memory of Rabbi Mordechai ben Daniel. Please visit us online at sephardichalacha.org