[Avodah] Subject: Re: Peanuts and other Kitnios

[Zvi Lampel]

: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 R. Akiva Miller wrote:
 
>…A generation has now grown up which never saw Pesachdik peanut oil, 
nor reliable non-glatt meat. Which brings us to the question: Given 
that even 50 years ago, there *were* some groups who had a genuine 
minhag to avoid peanuts on Pesach, and also some groups who had a 
genuine minhag to eat only glatt meat, if a captive audience ends up 
following these practices only because of economic or availability 
reasons, does that mean that this has become their minhag? 
Personally, I doubt it. But go try to tell that to them!< 
 
This brings to mind the Gemora in Brachos about where in Shemoneh Essray to say havdalah. The Gemora says the question arose because when the Jews could afford it, it was recited not in tefillah but over a cup of yayyin. Over the generations the financial status of the Jews changed, some generations able to afford the wine for havdala and others not. The requirement changed accordingly (and thus the proper place for recital in tefilla was forgotten)..
 Zvi Lampel

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