Kitniyot: A Positive Spin
For many Ashkenazim, the Pesach custom of Kitniyot (legumes and a bunch of other foods) involves (1) not eating them and (2) complaining instead. Does it have to be this way? Join Rabbi Uri Cohen as he reevaluates the meaning of the Kitniyot custom and recommends some practical leniencies.
Kitniyot: A Positive Spin: Kitniyot: A Positive Spin
Rabbi Uri Cohen has been teaching at Midreshet Moriah since 2005. He learned at Yeshivat Shaalvim and Yeshivat Hamivtar, and received Semikhah from RIETS (YU) and Yeshivat Hamivtar. He also holds Masters degrees in Medieval Jewish History and Jewish Education from Yeshiva University. For two years, he was an ATID Fellow. Through Torah MiTzion, he and his wife Dr. Yocheved Engelberg Cohen served as the first members of the Syracuse Kollel, and later as the first couple of the Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (JLIC) at Princeton University. They now live in Ramat Beit Shemesh. His eclectic lecture topics have included Talmudic Misogyny in Context, Harry Potter and the Value of Fantasy, Contemporary Orthodox Responses to Homosexuality, and How Not to Do Outreach.