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	Kitniyot
		Kitniyot are a category of foods defined by Jewish law and tradition which Ashkenazi Jews (Jews from Eastern Europe, Germany, etc.) refrain from eating during the Biblical festival of Passover.
		Kitniyot including maize (North American corn), as well as peas and legumes, which Ashkenazi Jews do not eat during the seven days ofPassover, although Sephardic Jews do.
		The reason for the prohibition of kitniyot are complex.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ki/Kitniyot.html (346 words)

	The Jerusalem Post - Pessah Supplement
		The exact origins of the habit of refraining from eating kitniyot during Pessah among Ashkenazim are unknown and there are at least 11 different explanations.
		Because kitniyot are not hametz, Ashkenazim are permitted to eat them under special circumstances - in times of famine or distress - if cooked first in boiling water.
		Many rabbis interpret the ban on kitniyot to be on the legume itself and not on its derivatives, thereby allowing the use of kitniyot-based oils.
	info.jpost.com /C001/Supplements/Pessah/gail.html (1324 words)

	Beans Of Contention
		It is the issue of kitniyot and whether or not to eat them during Pesach.
		The exact origins of the habit of refraining from eating kitniyot among Ashkenazim are unknown and there are at least 11 different explanations.
		Because kitniyot are not chametz, Ashkenazim are permitted to eat them under special circumstances — in times of famine or distress — if cooked first in boiling water.
	www.jewishpress.com /print.do/17858/Beans_Of_Contention.html (559 words)

	The Custom of Kitniyot
		The Sdei Chemed has an entire essay on whether or not kitniyot may be permitted when food is scarce, and the Tzemach Tzedek (one of the early Lubavitch masters) allows at least the oil from kitniyot to be used by the poor in their cooking on Pesach.
		In particular, the worry was that since the prohibition of kitniyot decreased the number of foods that people were allowed to eat on Pesach, there had to be an increase in the amount of matzah made.
		More than most foods that are deemed to be kitniyot today, it would seem that potatoes should have been one of the first to go, since they are used to make a flour that could be confused with wheat flour (unlike, for example, peas).
	chaburas.org /kitniyot.html (1657 words)

	Kitniyot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kitniyot, qit'niyyoth (Hebrew: קִטְנִיּוֹת,קטניות, קיטניות) (literally little things) are a category of foods defined by Jewish law and tradition which Ashkenazi Jews (Jews from Eastern Europe, Germany, etc.) refrain from eating during the Biblical festival of Passover.
		Technically chametz is only leaven made from the "five grains": wheat, spelt, barley, shibbolet shu'al (two-rowed barley according to Maimonides; oats according to Rashi) or rye, although there are additional rabbinic prohibitions against eating these grains in any form other than matzo.
		Traditions of what is considered kitniyot vary from community to community but generally include maize (North American corn), as well as rice, peas, lentils and beans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kitniyot (562 words)

	Mail-Jewish Volume 6 Number 77
		Two are Kitniyot in Halachic Literature, Past and Present by Rabbai Cohen The Journal of Halacha in contemporary Society, vol 6, 65-78, 1983.
		Kitniyot are first mentioned (with regard to being prohibited on Pesach) by the Semak (sefer Mitzvot Katan) about 700 years ago.
		Everyone agrees that sefardim should not eat kitniyot unless it has a hechsher for Pesach since chametz is frequently mixed with these products, these applies both to canned beans etc., candies and oils.
	www.ottmall.com /mj_ht_arch/v6/mj_v6i77.html (1318 words)

	Mail-Jewish Volume 39 Number 13
		He says explicitly that one may light lamps with kitniyot oil, and need not worry that some oil will accidentally spill into the food, as even if this happens it will be batel, and the food will be permitted.
		It seems crystal clear from this that the consumption of kitniyot oil, or the deliberate addition of it to food, is prohibited.
		Since one explanation of the prohibition on kitniyot is that it might be ground into a kind of flour, which could then be confused mixed up with forbidden grain flour, this would obviously not apply to oils.
	www.ottmall.com /mj_ht_arch/v39/mj_v39i13.html (2290 words)

	In Context: Kitniyot
		Kitniyot consist of grains that are not strictly leaven (such as rice) and legumes of all varieties (such as lentils, peas and soybeans).
		The kitniyot custom, it turns out, is the religious equivalent of a computer virus whose only leg to stand on is that we have gotten used to it.
		Since it is a custom with no legal basis, there is not even an authoritative list of what "kitniyot" are, and the custom has expanded to include rice, corn, soy beans, string beans, peas, lentils, peanuts, mustard, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds.
	incontext.blogmosis.com /archives/023898.html (717 words)

	Altneuland » Blog Archive » The Kitniyot Liberation Front
		The one thing that never made sense to me was “kitniyot,” the custom that we refrain from eating such things as rice, peas, and beans on Pesach.
		Basically, kitniyot has become a chance for Jews to prove how religiously macho they are, and how much they can enjoy a holiday while simultaneously refraining from eating any sort of normal food.
		He cited numerous sources indicating that refraining from eating kitniyot is a “foolish custom,” and continuing a foolish custom just for the sake of honoring our ancestors is pretty silly.
	altneuland.lerner.co.il /?p=107 (675 words)

	Parashat Shmini - Special Features - OU.ORG
		The original "strict measure" that shunned KITNIYOT was based on one of two considerations: [1] Resemblance to real chametz was so strong that people might make serious mistakes on Pesach with real chametz; [2] Difficulty in separating out real chametz grain from the Kitniyot in question.
		Derivatives of Kitniyot, such as oils, are generally included in the ban, but there is discussion on that topic.
		One may possess kitniyot, but we stop eating it from the time that chametz is forbidden.
	www.ou.org /torah/tt/5760/shmini60/specialfeatures.htm (1602 words)

	Passover (Pesah) at Utah Hillel: The Foundation For Jewish Campus Life (University of Utah, Salt Lake City)
		Kitniyot are not hametz and Ashkenazim who observe the ban on kitniyot are free to attend a seder at which they are served and eat food cooked in the same pot as kitniyot.
		Which foods exactly are kitniyot is a matter of some dispute, but generally kitniyot are small fleshless seeds of annual plants that someone might make into flour, and more precisely you must consult the list of your preferred halachic expert.
		More to the point, kitniyot is not a biologically based category (the traditional list of kitniyot includes grains (rice) and dried beans (peas, lentils), but allows fresh string beans).
	www.utah.edu /hillel/pesah.htm (1780 words)

	Why Some Don't Eat Rice On Pessah
		Wanting to protect their community from transgressing the prohibition of using hametz on Pessah, the rabbinate instituted a ban of anything which could remotely be confused with hametz.
		It's important to reiterate that kitniyot such as rice, corn and legumes are not hametz, and they cannot "become" hametz.
		Maimonides writes that there is no hametz in kitniyot and even if rice was ground into flour, and it was to rise like leavened dough, it is permissible to eat it, as it is not hametz.
	www.alfassa.com /rice.html (947 words)

	The Mitzpeh Online Edition
		Kitniyot is the Hebrew word for all types of legumes, such as peanuts, peas, beans, rice and corn.
		According to the Torah, Kitniyot are permitted on Passover because Kitniyot are not considered Chometz (leaven).
		But Kitniyot are similar to Chometz in that they swell when water is added, and people often use them as a flour substitute.
	www.studentorg.umd.edu /Mitzpeh/april2003/backman.html (497 words)

	Kitniyot (Legumes and similar foods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Purchasing kitniyot in their raw natural state is very much to be preferred to the use of processed foods containing kitniyot.
		In either case above, kitniyot foods should be purchased before Pesah, so that the year-round rules of bittul (annulment of a prohibited substance) may apply, and not the more stringent Pesah rules (which do not permit bittul at all).
		In a household in which some people eat kitniyot on Pesah and others do not, one may wish to use separate utensils for the cooking and serving of kitniyot foods.
	www.nhs-cba.org /Kitniyot.htm (407 words)

	Passover Preparation,Pesach Preparation,Passover Cleaning,Pesach Cleaning,Preparing for Passover,Preparing for Pesach
		Kitniyot means "bits" in Hebrew as an approximate translation and comes from the root word "small" in Hebrew.
		This has been interpreted to mean that kitniyot grains are not considered to be chametz, and so Ashkenazim who observe the kitniyot ban can attend a Passover seder in which they are served and eat food that has been cooked in the same pot as kitniyot, since the food will not ferment and become chametz.
		One difference between the laws concerning chametz and the laws concerning kitniyot for Ashkenazim as interpreted by many Ashkenazic rabbis today is that kitniyot have less restrictions on their usage as compared with chametz.
	www.angelfire.com /pa2/passover/passoverpreparation.html (14927 words)

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		The ban on kitniyot (nobody really knows the reason for the ban) stems from a fear that some chametz might have fallen into the sacs of rice or beans.
		Nowadays, with modern packaging means and everything is well-checked, if Rabbi Ovadia Yosef isn't worried that wheat might have fallen into his rice, then neither am I. I understand you don't have the power to overturn a custom the Jewish people, or at least some of them, have accepted upon themselves.
		You'll fall in line, because this kitniyot business will fall into the category of a decree the community can't uphold, or a decree that the community simply rejected.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3238323,00.html (1010 words)

	Sephardic and Ashkenazic Passover / Pesach Differences
		Kitniyos ("kitniyot" in the singular tense) can be ground into flour and baked and/or cooked in a similar manner as the five grains that can become chametz (barley, spelt, rye, oats, and wheat).
		Another reason for the ban was that foods other than matzah that were made with kitniyot might be confused with foods that were made with chametz (the 5 forbidden grains) and anything made with chametz grains outside of making matzah with chametz grains was forbidden during the Passover holiday.
		However, since the original ban on kitniyot ruling of the Ashkenazic rabbis ("The Smak", and "The Ramah"), there have been rabbinical differences of opinion between Jewish denominations and even within each denomination concerning what is and what is not kitniyot.
	www.angelfire.com /pa2/passover/sephardicandashkenazicpassover.html (3222 words)

	jewishsiliconvalley.org \| jewish community news
		There is another type of food, called kitniyot, legumes, which consists of rice, corn, soy beans, peas, lentils, peanuts, mustard, sesame seeds and poppy seeds.
		It was thought that Sephardic families used kitniyot, primarily rice and beans, as a staple in their diet, whereas Ashkenazic Jews were more dependent on potatoes for their staple.
		For this reason, it was not felt that Sephardic Jews should have to suffer without their legumes, thereby restricting their diet from food on which they were dependent.
	www.jewishsiliconvalley.org /jcn/04_2004/askrabbi.html (591 words)

	Montreal Kosher
		One of the reasons for the prohibition of Kitniyot on Passover was the fear that there would be confusion amongst the general public who would mistake Kitniyot flour with actual Chametz flour.
		The restrictions for Kitniyot on Passover is much less than that of Chametz e.g.
		Kitniyot and which don't, contact the Passover Hot Line 739-6363, fax 739-7024, e-mail goldie@mk.ca.
	www.mk.ca /completeguide.php (7762 words)

	Kitniot Revealed by Richard J. Israel
		The gezeirah was justified on the grounds that people can too easily confuse a product cooked with kitniyot, with a similar product cooked with one of the five grains, and if the kitniyot product is allowed, one may come to allow a grain product, which is really chametz, as well.
		Moreover, kitniyot are similar to the five grains in other ways too, including the fact that some people make bread out of kitniyot as they do from the five grains, and people who are not knowledgeable may end up making a mistake and eat real chametz.
		Kitniyot are not like other vegetables which are allowed on Pesach because vegetables will never get confused with the forbidden grains, but most any product which could conceivably be confused with the forbidden grains has been added to the list of kitniot.
	www.site38.com /dickisrael/kitniot.htm (2628 words)

	Passover (Pesach) on Virtual Jerusalem
		These are legumes or other grains that resemble the 5 prohibited grains and can rise with the addition of water or any other liquid, or which can be made into a similar flour, including: corn, rice, peas, soybeans, buckwheat, peanuts and chick peas.
		Ashkenazim remove all kitniyot products from the kitchen and any pots or dishes that have been used with the kitniyot (which are usually the same the chametz ones).
		However, kitniyot are not chametz, and the restriction upon ownership does not apply at all.
	www.virtualjerusalem.com /jeisholidays/pesach/grain.htm (866 words)

	Eating peanuts on Passover
		Kitniyot are hametz-like foods that Ashkenazic authorities prohibit on Passover.
		In any case, it is not prohibited to own kitniyot during Passover; the prohibition applies only to eating them.
		While some authorities include peanuts in the category of kitniyot, there is an opinion by Rabbi Bergman that peanuts are not kitniyot.
	www.bethyeshurun.org /peanuts.htm (494 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Kaf ha-Chayyim adds: "Nevertheless, if one does both, all the better." Since in any case it is preferable that a person limit his eating at this meal, so that he will eat the matza that night with appetite, it is recommended that he "fill in" the meal with words of Torah.
		If, however, the kitniyot were cooked in a Pesach utensil, the utensil may be still be used on Pesach, though lekhatchila one should wait twenty-four hours and thus allow the taste absorbed in the utensil to become foul (Kaf ha-Chayyim 453, no. 7).
		(Kitniyot themselves are nullified in a majority of non-kitniyot [Shulchan Arukh ha-Rav, 453:5; Mishna Berura 453, no. 9]; certainly, then, the taste of kitniyot that had been absorbed in the utensil is nullified by the majority of non-kitniyot food cooked afterwards in the pot).
	vbm-torah.org /archive/halak65/22halak.htm (4243 words)

	\| National Jewish Outreach Program \|
		Also, when kitniyot are ground into flour, the untrained eye could mistakenly think that this it is real flour and, therefore, accidentally come to use prohibited flour.
		In the house - While the decree prohibits one to eat products containing Kitniyot, they do not need to be removed from one's possession, as does chametz.
		Please note that while many Sephardim are permitted to eat kitniyot, the food must be thoroughly checked that it is not mixed with chametz.
	www.njop.org /html/Preparations.html (1181 words)

	j. - Passover customs and quirks vary tremendously between Ashkenazi, Sephardi
		The literal translation of the word is "legumes," but the term is a catch-all for several varieties of grain or meal that are not actually chametz.
		The origin of the ban on kitniyot is lost in the mists of halachic history.
		The kitniyot problem was further complicated by the fact that various kinds of grain were ground into flour or meal, making it even more difficult to distinguish them from one another.
	www.jewishsf.com /content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/13454/edition_id/260/format/html/displaystory.html (1409 words)

	Jewish Heritage Questions #169
		Hence the category of food called "kitniyot" (sometimes referred to generically as "legumes").
		For example, it can be hard to distinguish between rice flour (kitniyot) and wheat flour (chometz).
		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.
	www.torahlearningcenter.com /jhq/question169.html (3010 words)

	J L I - The Jewish Learning Initiative - Penn - Pesach Guide 5766 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Kitniyot: Due to the stringency of not eating chametz on Pesach, Ashkenazic Jews have developed a custom not to eat Kitniyot (legumes) on Pesach.
		Many Kitniyot products on the market are certified as Kosher, especially from Franceand other European countries, are on the market.
		Raid ant and roach baits are kitniyot and do not have to be put away.
	www.jli.co.il /penn/section.asp?id=75 (6838 words)

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