[Avodah] kitniyot

[Rich, Joel via Avodah]

> There is no question that when Moshiach comes the division
> between Sefardim and Ashkenazim basically will go away. The
> Sanhedrin willl pasken the halacha and there will be no
> machlokes.

This is news to me. There is no machlokes here to be paskened.
Everyone agrees that the halacha allows even rice to Ashkenazim. It is
all minhag. Even if the Sanhendrin would want to, I don't know where
they'd get the authority to do away with minhagim.

On the other hand, if they *do* have the authority to do that, then
how can we know which way they'd pasken? Maybe they'd impose kitniyos
in the Sefardim!
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Aiui there is some debate as to how much practice was/will be standardized-some believe (IIRC R'HS) that the shevet Sanhedrin set local practice and few issues went to great sanhedrin for standardization.
KT
Joel Rich
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