Jews observing Passover sometimes sell items with leaven, or chametz, to abide by Jewish law. The sale can include their pet if the fur baby eats a grain diet.
, the Knesset recently passed a law prohibiting chametz from being brought into the hospital during Passover, but it's being challenged in court.
Seligson explained that people only need to sell their pets if their pet food is chametz. In the case the pet needs to be sold, owners will arrange for a non-Jewish person to feed their pet during Passover.Lawrence H. Schiffman, professor of Judaic studies at New York University, toldthat the selling of chametz originated when Jews in certain businesses, such as bakeries, wanted to adhere to Passover rules.
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