Editing Kitniyot (section)

==In non-Orthodox Judaism==

Although [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] and [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative]] Ashkenazi Judaism currently allow for the consumption of ''kitniyot'' during Passover, long-standing tradition in these and other communities has been to abstain from their consumption.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=307314|title=A plea for 'kitniyot'|work=jpost.com|publisher=[[Jerusalem Post]]|access-date=24 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://momentmag.com/talk-of-the-table-rice-and-beans-for-passover/|title = Can Jews eat rice, beans, lentils and other kitniyot on Passover?|date = 17 March 2020}}</ref>

Reform Jewish authorities, such as the [[Central Conference of American Rabbis|Responsa Committee of the Reform Jewish Movement]], the principal organization of Reform rabbis in the United States and Canada, have ruled in favor of permitting kitniyot.<ref>{{cite web|first=Eric|last=Berk|title=Food Restrictions on Passover Explained|work=Reform Judaism.org|url=http://www.reformjudaism.org/food-restrictions-passover-explained-chametz-and-kitniyot|access-date=2016-04-16|archive-date=2019-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417154727/https://reformjudaism.org/food-restrictions-passover-explained-chametz-and-kitniyot|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PESACH KASHRUT AND REFORM JUDAISM|url=https://ccarnet.org/responsa/rr21-no-5756-9/|website=CCAR RESPONSA|publisher=Central Conference of American Rabbis|access-date=24 April 2016|date=1995}}</ref> Reform Judaism first formally permitted eating ''kitniyot'' during Passover in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sanchez|first1=Tatiana|title=Passover to include new food options this year|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/21/passover-kitniyot-jews/|access-date=24 April 2016|work=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=21 April 2016}}</ref>

While many Conservative Jews observe the tradition of avoiding ''kitniyot'' during Passover, the [[Committee on Jewish Law and Standards]], an authoritative body in Conservative Judaism, issued two [[Conservative responsa|responsa]] in December 2015 that said it was now permissible to eat these previously prohibited foods throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web|first=Lisa|last=Schoenfien|title=Conservative Movement Overturns 800-Year-Old Passover Ban on Rice and Legumes|work=The Forward|date=April 14, 2016|url=http://forward.com/culture/food/338525/conservative-movement-overturns-800-year-old-passover-ban-on-rice-and-legum/}}</ref><ref name="golinkin2015">{{cite web|last1=Golinkin|first1=David|author-link1=David Golinkin|title=Rice, beans and ''kitniyot'' on Pesah – are they really forbidden?|url=http://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/sites/default/files/public/halakhah/teshuvot/2011-2020/Golinkin-Kitniyot.pdf|website=Committee on Jewish Law and Standards|publisher=Rabbinical Assembly|date=24 December 2015|access-date=25 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Levin|first1=Amy|last2=Reisner|first2=Avram Israel|title=A Teshuvah Permitting ''Ashkenazim'' to Eat Kitniyot on Pesa<u>h</u>|url=http://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/sites/default/files/public/halakhah/teshuvot/2011-2020/Levin-Reisner-Kitniyot.pdf|access-date=25 April 2016|date=November 2015|website=Committee on Jewish Law and Standards|publisher=Rabbinical Assembly}}</ref> These responsa were based on a 1989 responsa by the [[Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies|Responsa Committee of the Israeli Conservative Movement]] that permitted Conservative Jews in Israel to eat ''kitniyot''.<ref name=Golinkin>{{cite web|last1=Golinkin|first1=David|author-link1=David Golinkin|title=Eating ''Kitniyot'' (Legumes) on ''Pesach''|url=http://www.responsafortoday.com/engsums/3_4.htm|website=Responsa for Today|publisher=Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies|access-date=24 April 2016|date=1989}}</ref> While eating kitniyot has become more common in Israel, due in large part to the influence of Sephardic Jewish food customs, it is not yet clear whether Conservative Jews in other parts of the world will embrace the new rulings or continue to refrain from kitniyot.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ann|last=Green|title=To Kitniyot or Not to Kitniyot, Passover's New Question|work=Jewish Boston|date=April 16, 2016|url=http://www.jewishboston.com/to-kitniyot-or-not-to-kitniyot-passovers-new-question/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Holzel|title=Rabbis Expand the Passover Menu-- But Will Conservative Jews Bite?|work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)|date=April 12, 2016|url=http://www.jta.org/2016/04/12/life-religion/rabbis-expand-the-passover-menu-but-will-conservative-jews-bite}}</ref>

Some rabbis, such as Orthodox rabbi [[David Bar-Hayim]] and Conservative rabbi [[David Golinkin]], have argued that the prohibition of ''kitniyot'', while appropriate in Eastern Europe where the Ashkenazi tradition began, should not apply to the United States or Israel.<ref name="Golinkin page 10"/><ref name=Golinkin /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3869641,00.html|title=Rabbis: 'Kitniyot rebellion' continues|last1=Weiss|first1=Ruchama|date=31 March 2010|work=Jewish World|access-date=24 April 2016|publisher=Ynetnews|last2=Brackman|first2=Levi}}</ref><ref name=machon>{{cite press release|title=Beth HaWaadh Permits Eating of Kitniyoth by all Jews in Israel During Pesach |url=http://machonshilo.org/content/view/70/1/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503054815/http://machonshilo.org/content/view/70/1/ |archive-date= 3 May 2007 |url-status=dead |date=20 March 2007 |work=Machon Shilo }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://machonshilo.org/PDF/Machon_Shilo_Pesaq_Qitniyoth_2.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503054815/http://machonshilo.org/PDF/Machon_Shilo_Pesaq_Qitniyoth_2.pdf |archive-date= 3 May 2007 |url-status=dead |title=פסק הלכה בענין מנהג אי-אכילת קטניות בפסח |language=he |trans-title=Halachic Ruling on the Custom of Eating Kitniyot on Passover }}</ref> According to ''The Forward'', some Israelis are choosing a more permissive rabbinical interpretation of kitniyot, which allows for the consumption of a wider range of formerly banned items,<ref name="JDFa">{{cite news |last1=Jeffay |first1=Nathan |title=Pesach Kitniyot Rebels Roil Rabbis As Some Ashkenazim Follow New, Permissive Ruling |url=http://forward.com/articles/104483/pesach-kitniyot-rebels-roil-rabbis-as-some-ashkena/? |access-date=11 March 2015 |issue=News, Community News |publisher=The Forward Association, Inc. |date=April 1, 2009}}</ref><ref name="HDNa">{{cite news |last1=Ahren |first1=Raphael |title=Efrat rabbi tilts against Passover food restrictions for Ashkenazi Jews |url=http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/anglo-file/efrat-rabbi-tilts-against-passover-food-restrictions-for-ashkenazi-jews-1.356076 |access-date=March 11, 2015 |issue=Home – Weekend – Anglo File |publisher=Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. |date=April 15, 2011}}</ref> and some Ashkenazi Jews in Israel who are married to Sephardic Jews have adopted the Sephardic custom. While the [[Orthodox Union|Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America]] and other Orthodox organizations still maintain that the prohibition is binding on all Ashkenazic Jews worldwide,<ref>{{cite web|author1=Luban, Yaakov|author2=Gersten, Eli|title=Curious about Kitniyot?|url=https://www.ou.org/jewish_action/03/2015/curious_about_kitniyot/|website=Jewish Action|publisher=Orthodox Union|access-date=24 April 2016|date=4 March 2015}}</ref> [[Orthodox Union Kosher]] maintains a ''kitniyot'' [[hechsher]] intended for non-Ashkenazic Jews who consume ''kitniyot'' on Passover.<ref>{{cite press release|title=IN TIME FOR PASSOVER 2013, OU KOSHER ANNOUNCES NEW "OU KITNIYOT" CERTIFICATION SYMBOL|url=https://oukosher.org/blog/consumer-news/in-time-for-passover-2013-ou-kosher-announces-new-ou-kitniyot-certification-symbol/|website=OU Kosher|publisher=Orthodox Union|access-date=24 April 2016}}</ref>