Legumes on Passover
Hello Rabbi Michael, a debate recently broke out regarding the issue of allowing legumes on Passover for Ashkenazim. I would love to know your opinion on the matter.
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In my opinion, this is a very problematic custom. It's called "legume restriction," but there was no restriction, only a fear. Because sometimes wheat was mixed in there, they were afraid to eat legumes. So now that there's no fear, there's no reason to avoid legumes. It's like being told that there's an obstacle on the road and you shouldn't drive there. Will you continue not to drive there the next day when the obstacle is fixed because they used to not drive there? It seems absurd to me.
Still, personally, I'm a little hesitant to allow myself the matter completely. What I do is increase the level of overlap on this subject, and each year, elaborate and overlap more on the matter. For example, eating a mixture of legumes, or any new type of legumes that was not included in the original custom, or legume oil, etc. But from a legal perspective, in my opinion, this prohibition has no basis. It's just a conservative instinct that I can't overcome (for now).
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