For all the problems that Sephardim seem to have in Israel, eating on Passover is not one of them. Almost all the companies kosher their machines and food factories, but they don't go far enough. Ashkenzim get left out in the cold and we get to eat Matza, vegetables, meat and cheese. Cookies and cakes and salads are forbidden. Why? well, they are made with Kitnyiot. This catagory of food includes corn, rice, soy, and various other types of food. It is very difficult to go shopping on Chol Hamoed and really be satisfied with the food available to buy. You have to check very carefully, it feels like the Askenizim are being discriminated against. Why can't more food companies go the extra mile and make foods that appropriate for everyone? It gets a bit tiring to eat Matza all the time.
Families are being divided, there are those who won't eat in each other homes, because of the problems of eating kityiot.I am not saying that Sephardim give up their kitnyiot,
There has been talk of abolishing the kitnioyt ban, but that won't happen. In the United States, all the Passover food is kitnyiot free. The OU is the most reliable hechsher there and the companies in the US are able to make wonderful products without kitnyiot.
Why won't more companies in Israel help and make really all Kosher for Passover foods in Israel? \
It doesn't make sense to me, does it to you?
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