That's pretty reasonable, for a convenient simplification. I don't think I could talk myself into it, but far be it from me to cast aspersions.
No leavening is the one dietary restriction that I am consistently good about observing. I think it is at least partially the influence of my Reform rabbi who told us a story about riding a train during Pesach, going to an interview, and ordering ham sandwiches for lunch, taking the ham off the bread and putting it on matzah, because that was what was consistent for him.
But the case of matzoh isn't strictly for Passover. That brand isn't always available in these parts, so we are stocking up for the year. We're trying to light candles and say the bread and wine bruchas every Friday, and if I can't bake or buy challah it's convenient to have a supply of matzoh to dip into.
Every year we have the discussion of whether or not we can eat rice - Henry was raised to avoid it, but he's been at least somewhat convinced by the argument that the rice issue is divisive, keeping Ashkenazim and Sephardim from eating together, and that eating rice during Pesach is a small step towards healing that rift.
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Date: 2007-03-12 03:11 am (UTC)No leavening is the one dietary restriction that I am consistently good about observing. I think it is at least partially the influence of my Reform rabbi who told us a story about riding a train during Pesach, going to an interview, and ordering ham sandwiches for lunch, taking the ham off the bread and putting it on matzah, because that was what was consistent for him.
But the case of matzoh isn't strictly for Passover. That brand isn't always available in these parts, so we are stocking up for the year. We're trying to light candles and say the bread and wine bruchas every Friday, and if I can't bake or buy challah it's convenient to have a supply of matzoh to dip into.
Every year we have the discussion of whether or not we can eat rice - Henry was raised to avoid it, but he's been at least somewhat convinced by the argument that the rice issue is divisive, keeping Ashkenazim and Sephardim from eating together, and that eating rice during Pesach is a small step towards healing that rift.
I'm all full of babble today. Goodness.