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Kitniyot or not? As Jewish traditions merge in Israel, a Passover debate emerges

By Paul O'Donnell — April 18, 2019
JERUSALEM (RNS) — At Passover, Jews of Eastern European descent abstain from eating legumes such as chickpeas and soybeans. Sephardic Jews have no such prohibition. What does seder look like when the two groups come together?

On Passover, rice might be nice

By Jeffrey Salkin — April 5, 2017
(RNS) Eat rice on Pesach. God won't mind.

Who cares about Passover anymore?

By Jeffrey Salkin — April 19, 2016
Many Jews are going to be including rice and beans in their Passover diets. The real question is: What does Passover mean to many American Jews?

Seven good reasons to eat rice on Passover

By Jeffrey Salkin — April 1, 2015
Customs are rich and rewarding -- even when they don't always make sense.
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