[Avodah] kitniyot

[Simon Montagu]

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 6:20 AM, <rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com> wrote:

> eliturkel at gmail.com
> > R Elyashiv prohibits cottenseed based on some gemara that cotten was
> > labeled as kitniyot
>
> I have a havrussa "Avi" who lived in EY
>
> We talked last Shabbos about cottonseed oil
>
> Avi: how do you say "cotton" in Hebrew
> RRW: Tzemer Geffen.
> Avi: that's classical Hebrew I mean Modern Hebrew
> RRW: ????
> Avi: "Kutna!" That's why it's kitniyos - because it SOUNDS like kitniyos!
>
> I would probably not believe this except that Zli keidar sounds like
> Zli.... Hmmm ;-)
>
>
Similarly many North African Jews, who in general eat kitniyot on Pesach,
don't eat chick peas/garbanzo beans, because hummus sounds like hametz.
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