[Avodah] Understanding an Unfriendly Minhag: Not Eating Out on Pesach

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Tue, May 03, 2016 at 05:28:43PM +0300, elazar teitz via Avodah wrote:
:      Regarding this minhag (which I inherited from my father z"l, and which
: had as a corollary eating virtually no bought products...
:      I believe we can rest assured that RCB had no doubts about the degree
: of the CC's observance of Pesach kashrus.  It was just a taken-for-granted
: practice that one did not eat out on Pesach, unless there was no
: alternative.

Which is the only way the minhag could be non-offensive.

I am reminded of the rav who establishes a policy not to eat in any
mispallel's home, so that no one is offended by their rabbi having to
judge their home's kashrus as insufficient.

Still, I think it would be elegant if people who have the minhag of
misht zikh nisht adopt the minhag of Maimouna. We might not be able to
eat together on Pesach, but let's all share the simchas Isru Chag!

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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