Is Rice Considered Kitniyot? A Comprehensive Guide
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According to a 2016 article in *Smithsonian Magazine*, Conservative Judaism officially lifted the ban on kitniyot, which includes rice, for Ashkenazi Jews, a significant shift in a custom that is over 800 years old. For many Jewish traditions, the question of whether rice is considered kitniyot, and therefore forbidden during Passover, is a matter of long-standing custom rather than biblical law.
