This morning we discuss Kitniot - the category of food containing rice, beans, corn, soy, etc., which Ashkenazim don't eat on Passover - and the complaints many have about this restriction. We present why this is necessary and relevant today. We include a discussion of the distinction in Jewish Law between requirement, stringency, and leniency, and when each is, and is not, appropriate. Lastly we share the insight of Rabbi Yosef Rimon that avoiding Kitniot allows us to express our caring and concern for every single Jew.

Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.

Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on:

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