Passover Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Kitniyot ==== [[Kitniyot]] ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: ืงึดืึฐื ึดืึผืึนืช, ''qitniyyot''; literally "small things") refers to legumes, rice, maize, and other foods that are similar to grains. [[Ashkenazi Jews]] historically refrain from eating kitniyot on Passover, despite there not being a clear commandment to include them in the category of chametz.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is Kitniyot? |url=https://www.kashrut.com/Passover/Kitniyot/ |access-date=April 7, 2023 |website=www.kashrut.com}}</ref> Since the 19th century, the [[Reform Judaism|Reform movement]] has permitted eating kitniyot, and in 2015 the [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative movement]] followed suit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Tatiana |date=April 21, 2016 |title=Passover to include new food options this year |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/people/sdut-passover-kitniyot-jews-2016apr21-story.html |access-date=April 7, 2023 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Sephardic Jews|Sephardi Jews]] have always permitted eating kitniyot on Passover. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page