The Torah Warns That Whoever Eats Chametz During Passover Will Have

Mekhilta Tractate Pischa 8:19

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

"from Israel": I might think that it is cut off from Israel but may annex itself to a different nation; it is, therefore, written (Leviticus 22:3) "and that soul shall be cut off from before Me; I am the L–rd" — All places are My domain.

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Leviticus 22:3

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