[Avodah] Children at a Wedding

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Ben Waxman:
> Actually about a year ago, Rav Rimon called for not only preserving the 
> custom but strengthening it. He feels that wheat substitutes should be 
> included in the ban, and recounted a story or two of people who ate khametz 
> on Pesakh, thinking that the food was a kosher for Pesakh substitute.

About 3 years ago I found a wonderful sefer - "minhag avoseinu b'yadeinu"
who compiles details and arguments both pro and con with regard to
various Minhaggim.

I had always considered the minhag of Gebruktz as either unnecessary
or excessive. This is especially because our crispy matzos are usually
well-baked and so - what's the cheshash anymore for unbaked flour mixing
with water?

Yet this sefer mentioned an interesting ma'aseh shehayah. Once upon
a time, a local Rebbetzin was seen baking with "matzah meal" during
Passover. She was seen by a neighbor [classic mar'is ayin] who took it
as regular flour instead of matzah meal!

This story is one possible source, i.e. a gzeira against baking with
matzah meal due to mar'is ayin. For the first time in my life, the
logic for this minhag seemed reasonable - if not downright compelling!

KT
RRW
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