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CGS cgsteinmetz at juno.com
> The BH"M is talking according to R; Shimon. We pasken according to R'
> Yehuda on Erev Pesach.

Good Catch! Indeed
The Rambam DOES count. Lav to EAT hametz erev Pesach so what I wrote
was flawed.

I need to reconsider this a bit - although I still believe that

A  Erev pesach and Pesach are very different WRT matzah ashira

B Since we are not makpid to rid ourselves of matzah ashira, the ch'shash
cannot be very strong - otherwise we would need to be m'va'eir Amatzah
Ashira as a s'feiq d'oraisso l'humra. [Ironically, this correction of CGS,
makes this point even stronger!]

Bottom line we ashkenazim don't have matzah ashira on erev Pesach except
for those who need it during pesach

The one case where the minhag would be problematic would be Shaloshudos -
where matza ashira solves the problem as per RT.

And so AISI shalushodus should trump what I consider a faulty
understanding of this minhag

NB: Not to worry about me. I myself follow the Rema's recommendation to
eat "minei targima". My arguments are academic in nature and I'm merely
attempting to correct a perceived mis-understanding.


Unfortunately I erred myself during this process but BH our group
caught it

Hislamdus - I am grateful for CGS in particular and Avodah in general
for helping to set the record straight.

GS
RRW
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