- While the Rabbis decreed that one may not use chometz that was Jewish owned over Pesach, the g'zaira does not apply to kitniyos. Therefore, all soda, cereals made with corn flour,[11] and all other legumes are permitted to be purchased wherever one desires without any halachic concerns. Additionally, while certain items such as ketchup, mustard and pickles have vinegar in them which is an ingredient that may be derived from grain, most of the vinegar in the United States[12] is derived from corn and one can assume that this product came from that majority.[13]
References
- ↑ Rav Schachter on OU Pre-Pesach Webcast 5771 between minutes 100 and 101
- ↑ Rav Schachter on OU Pre-Pesach Webcast 5771 between minutes 100:30 and 101:30
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|S.A. 448:3
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|See M.B. 448:3,5
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|Many issuray d'rabbanon such as chalav akum, bishul akum, pas akum etc. one is permitted to benefit from as opposed to chometz sh'aver alav HaPesach where even ha'nah is prohibited
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|This is assuming that the owner of this particular shop can be trusted to do what is halachicaly required
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|Minchas Yitzchok:8
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|Igros Moshe E.H. 1:7
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|Igros Moshe O.C. 1:149, 2:91
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|At the time the teshuva was written Waldbaum's was still owned by Julia Waldbaum, a Jewish woman
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|Many of the “sugar” cereals such as Honeycombs, Fruity Pebbles etc. use mostly corn flour. However, since many times there is a mixture of wheat flour as well one should check each item before purchasing.
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|As opposed to the vinegar used in products that were imported from European countries which mostly use vinegar that came from grains
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|As heard from R' Yisroel Belsky Shlita
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