What to feed chickens during Pesach (Passover)

[Paz]

My take is that corn is forbidden, isn’t it?

 

[Paz]

Anyway Passover was in April, was it not? I think it's Yom Kippur that's coming up. Isn't it? Day of Atonement?

It is, on Sunday evening

 

[Paz]

So ... if a person were to keep kosher during Yom Kippur and they had a sourdough starter, would they have to get rid of it during the holiday?

No. Lol. You don’t get rid of anything. You just don’t eat, unless you’re pregnant or on your period (I think).

 

[Paz]

You can eat them, of course

 

[blackbox]

My take is that corn is forbidden, isn’t it?

Corn is kitnyot, not chametz, whether or not you eat it is between you and your rabbi but it's not forbidden to own.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Corn is kitnyot, not chametz, whether or not you eat it is between you and your rabbi but it's not forbidden to own.

Hmm. So different synagogues might have different practices in these matters? Thank you, this is so interesting!

 

[Paz]

Corn is kitnyot, not chametz, whether or not you eat it is between you and your rabbi but it's not forbidden to own.

As a Hebrew speaker, I can guarantee you that it’s not. Kitniot are whatever belongs to the bean family. And corn does not belong, rice doesn’t belong as well. They are the same family as grain like wheat.

 

[Krugerrand]

As a Hebrew speaker, I can guarantee you that it’s not. Kitniot are whatever belongs to the bean family. And corn does not belong, rice doesn’t belong as well. They are the same family as grain like wheat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitniyot

Kitniyot (Hebrew: קִטְנִיּוֹת, qitniyyot) is a Hebrew word meaning legumes.[1] During the Passover holiday, however, the word kitniyot (or kitniyos in some dialects) takes on a broader meaning to include grains and seeds such as rice, corn, sunflower seeds, and sesame seeds, in addition to legumes such as beans, peas, and lentils.[2]

The Torah[3] prohibits Jews from eating chametz during Passover. Chametz is defined as leaven made from the "five species of grain" (wheat, barley, and three similar grains). Food made from any other species is not considered chametz. However, among Orthodox Ashkenazi and some Sephardic customs, the custom (minhag) during Passover is to refrain from not only products of the five grains but also other grains and legumes, known as kitniyot, even though they are not chametz.[4][5]

 

[Paz]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitniyot

Very interesting indeed.