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Tag: kitniyyot
Why Doesn’t This Sephardi Jew Eat Rice on Passover?
There is a powerful meaning in continuing traditions that I inherited directly from my family. Kitniyot is only a part of that story.
Rabbi Arie Hasit
April 17, 2024
Holidays
How to observe Passover
Embracing Kitniyot on Passover
This essay advocates for Ashkenazi Jews to embrace kitniyot on Passover, to enhance dietary diversity and align with modern interpretations.
Eric M. Leiderman
April 15, 2024
Holidays
How to observe Passover
Que es Jametz?
La sustancia prohibida, jametz, se define como la mezcla del grano de cualquiera de las cinco especies de cereales (trigo, cebada, avena, espelta y centeno) ...
Masorti Olami
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The Rabbi Reuven Hammer Institute for Masorti Jewish Learning
April 11, 2024
Passover
Pesaj en Español
Qu’est-ce que le hamets?
Le hamets est toute nourriture faite à partir des 5 espèces de céréales (blé, orge, avoine, épeautre, seigle) humidifiées, et cuites après 18 minutes.
Masorti Olami
,
The Rabbi Reuven Hammer Institute for Masorti Jewish Learning
April 11, 2024
Passover
Pessah en Français
Pesah and Continued Kashrut Slavery: A Conceptual Reflection
A conceptual reflection of Pesah and Kashrut can bring more meaning to how we follow the halakhah of food on Pesah.
Rabbi Aaron Alexander
March 12, 2024
Holidays
Passover
How to Incorporate Kitniyot into Your Passover
Though the Conservative Movement has allowed eating kitniyot on Passover, many still do not. How can we incorporate kitniyot this year?
Nathalie Ross
February 29, 2024
Every Day
Food
Mujaddara on Passover
How my family created and passed down cultural traditions, and how the Conservative Teshuvah on Kitniyot impacts our life outside the academy.
Emily Jaeger
March 19, 2023
Food
Halakhah
What are Kitniyot and when can I eat it?
In the early medieval period, it became customary for Ashkenazi Jews to not eat a category of foods called kitniyot. What are they?
Exploring Judaism
March 31, 2022
CJLS
Halakhah
What is Hameitz and what do we do with it?
Hametz, is defined as any food made of wheat, barley, oats, spelt, and rye—that has been made wet and left unbaked for more than 18 ...
Rabbi Alan Lucas
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The Observant Life (Book)
March 22, 2022
Passover
What is Passover?
