Hi Rabbi Can you recommend a good website with a Luach (calendar) for the latest times for Shema/Amidah throughout the year? Many thanks Paul Hi Paul TY for your practical question. I have an app on my phone (free, but with some advertising) called Simple Luach. Works everywhere in the world (pretty much). IMO the times are halakhically accurate, except…
Ask the Rabbi: Quinoa on Pesach
Dear Rabbi Simon,
Where do you stand on quinoa (and the kitniyot ban) for Pesach?
Many thanks,
Where do you stand on quinoa (and the kitniyot ban) for Pesach?
Many thanks,
Tzippy
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Dear Tzippy,
Dear Tzippy,
In line with other American authorities, I am in favour of quinoa. Although I reject completely the voices (mostly from Israel) seeking to abolish the ban on kitniyot entirely, IMO we do not need to include in the prohibition pseudo-grains that were unknown in the Old World until modern times. Best to buy with a Pesach hechsher though, to be free of any possible wheat contamination.
Rabbi Rashi Simon
Rabbi Rashi Simon