#kitniyot

[prickly-porcupine-memes]

[robot-roadtrip-rants]

Guys. Guys I experienced an honest-to-God miracle just now. I’m shaking with wonder for realsies, it’s amazing!

So I gave up on the whole kitniyot mishigas years ago. We live in the 21st century, not the 19th, society as a whole has gotten waaaaay better at keeping foodstuffs separate, and globalization has made staples from all over more common for everyone everywhere. So what’s the point? I know the difference between rice and wheat. And the Rabbinical Assembly ruled in favor of eating kitniyot some years ago anyway. I have permission from God Themself to jam corn down my mouth hole and you better believe that I intend to abuse those privileges.

But of course, as my fellow American kitniyot eaters can testify, all this gleeful nomming comes to a screeching halt when it comes to processed foods. Sure, chickpeas are solid, but what if chametz got in the chummus-making machines?? You need a kosher l’pesach hechsher on your chummus! But because the American Jewry is so Ashkenazi, there’s no infrastructure for kitniyot goods. Every Pesach, there’s only a few pesadik chummus containers on the section and I’m pretty sure they’re all imported from Israel. You wouldn’t believe how fast they fly off the shelves.

Anyways, I live in a small city with an equally small Jewish community. Two synagogues, one Chabad house, no kosher grocery store, and teeny-tiny kosher sections in almost all supermarkets (if at all). You know the drill. Still, I went down to my local grocery because I thought I didn’t buy enough matzah and was hoping more had come in at the start of the week. And LOOK WHAT I FOUND:

I’m gonna eat the FUCK out of this tahini.

[magnetothemagnificent]

do you eat kitniyot on pesach?

I wish!

Because my parents are Baalei Tshuvah, they really just followed the traditions of the various Rabbis and families that took them in. And because my family is Chabad, there's no kitniyot.

My parents were utterly heartbroken when they found out that I don't peel my fruit and vegetables for Pesach, they don't even know that I wet my matzah, so honestly I don't think I'm ready to tackle kitniyot haha (although it would make my life as a vegetarian on Pesach sooo much easier).

[lauraannegilman]

[mental-mona]

Kitniyot: Not Quite Hametz | My Jewish Learning

Dreaming of a bean burrito or some fresh sushi? If you're Sephardic, you can dig in. But Ashkenazic Jews have complicated Passover observanc

[progressivejudaism]

How and Why to Keep Kosher for Passover | Wrestling with Torah

Curious how to keep Kosher for Passover? Why to keep Kosher for Passover? (or why not?) Come join student rabbi Josh to learn more!

Come join this workshop/thinktank where you will be able to have space with Jewish texts, to help you make decisions about your Passover practice!

Suggested Contribution: $10 (Free Tickets Available March 8th)

See below for class description.

Curious how to keep Kosher for Passover?  Why to keep Kosher for Passover? (or why not?)  Come join student rabbi Josh to learn about Sephardic and Ashkenazi Traditions regarding eating on Passover -- and how the Reform and Conservative Movements have adapted medieval and ancient wisdom to fit our needs today.  

And most importantly:  workshop how you can enhance your practice over Passover to make your eating more meaningful, intentional, and spiritual.

This class will utilize both large group and small group discussions (chevruta).  

All WWT events are open to Jews and non-Jews, those partnered to Jews  and people who yearn to become Jewish, and anyone who needs a spiritual  learning home.

Please email Josh at [email protected] if you have any  specific learning needs- I want to accommodate you as best as I can!

*** Free tickets will be available on Monday, March 8th.    Thank you so much to the many builders here at WWT who are committed   to creating financially accessible Jewish community with us! **

[beshert-bh]

Oh, chametz, how I’ve missed you.

[a-kosher-dunk]

I’m 1/4 Mexican, which means I have Spanish ancestry, and after I convert, I’ll be Jewish, which means I’ll be a Jewish person with Spanish ancestry, which is  basically Sephardi, so if you really think about it, I should keep Sephardi minhag, which means I can and will eat kitniyot this Pesach.