Ashkenazi Jews are forbidden to eat kitniyot—rice, corn, and legumes—on Passover, while Sephardim are permitted. Why?
Read more on Times of Israel: http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-sephardim-eat-kitniyot-but-ashkenazim-dont/
Pass the Lentils? https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/uncategorized/2014/04/pass-the-lentils/
About the author: Elli Fischer, a rabbi, writer, and translator, is pursuing graduate studies in Jewish history at Tel Aviv University.