The Legumes Passover Controversy : Examining the prohibition of eating 'Kitniyot' (legumes) on Passover
Examining the background of the kitniyot prohibition. Why it was accepted by Ashkenazic Jewry but not Sephardic Jewry. Looking at how the third Chabad Rebbe, the Tzemach Tzedek sourced this prohibition.
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Rabbi Eli Brackman and his wife Freidy (nee Loewenthal) are directors of the Oxford Chabad Society. He gained his Rabbinical Diploma (Semicha) at the Central Lubavitch Yeshiva, and is close to completing a postgraduate diploma which will qualify him to act as Dayan. He is also adept at Scribal art.
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I want to say how much enjoyment I received from your lecture about the kitnyot. I learned a great deal. I always knew the minhag of kitnyot, but not the Talmudic sources. Thank you. we live in Portland, Oregon, and we could hear your speech due to current technology. how wonderful!