[Avodah] re,popcorn/kytnyot.

[Zev Sero]

martin brody wrote:
> I find it hard to accept that the Rashba would have included this in his 
> restrictions. A big difference in treif and an after the event (banning 
> kitnyot) custom of some, and a derivative to boot. Do you know if he 
> discussed kitnyot at all? Or did he precede the custom?

He was Spanish, so it's irrelevant.  But an issur is an issur.  The same
principle applies, that one can't deliberately be mevatel it, and having
a goy do so for one doesn't help.


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