As gluten-free and vegan diets have become more popular in recent years, people have had a harder time finding meals that fit into these regimens while still adhering to tradition, Barbara Goldberg reports for Reuters. He co-authored the new rule with Levin. This may be a big change for some Jews, but others will shrug and pass the rice and hummus along at the seder table as they would any other year.
And as a growing percentage of American Jews are Sephardic, the two cultures are starting to mix more frequently. But what does keeping kosher even mean — and do foods like rice, corn and oatmeal count as unleavened bread?
Keeping kosher requires that observers — among following other religious practices — refrain from eating pork or shellfish and to only eat meat that has been slaughtered according to specific rules, which includes a rabbi supervising to make sure the meat is kosher. For eight days, observers are basically on a gluten-free diet as well and have to avoid all unleavened breads. Ashkenazi Jews, who are of European descent, have historically avoided rice, beans, corn and other foods like lentils and edamame at Passover.
Lentil soup. The chickpea and sesame seed paste we know as hummus. It should've happened a while ago. Corn chips! Green beans! Rice, popcorn and sushi! We couldn't have that before. In Israel, they eat that way, all blended. It's good. The ruling is long overdue. It's time to embrace healthier options and save kosher customers money. What has happened in the United States, Levin explained, is a demographic shift in which Jews from Israel, southern Europe and North Africa are living together.
Even though kitniyot cannot technically become chametz, Ashkenazi Jews do not eat them on Passover. Products of kitniyot often appear like chametz products. For example, it can be hard to distinguish between rice flour kitniyot and wheat flour chametz. Also, chametz grains may become inadvertently mixed together with kitniyot.
Therefore, to prevent confusion, all kitniyot were prohibited. In Jewish law, there is one important distinction between chametz and kitniyot. During Passover, it is forbidden to even have chametz in one's possession hence the custom of "selling chametz". Whereas it is permitted to own kitniyot during Passover and even to use it - not for eating - but for things like baby powder which contains cornstarch.
Similarly, someone who is sick is allowed to take medicine containing kitniyot. What about derivatives of kitniyot - e. This is a difference of opinion. Many will use kitniyot-based oils on Passover, while others are strict and use only olive, walnut, or other non-kitniyot oils. Finally, there is one product called "quinoa" pronounced "ken-wah" or "kin-o-ah" that many permit on Passover even for Ashkenazim.
Although it resembles a grain, it is technically a grass, and was never included in the prohibition against kitniyot. It is prepared like rice and has a very high protein content. It's also excellent in "cholent" stew! Although not universal, in the United States and elsewhere, mainstream kosher supervision agencies certify it as "Kosher for Passover" -- look for the label.
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