Re: Meandering Jerri Type Post

"Mordechai T. Abzug" <morty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> In article <%TzNj.4079$ob2.1021@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> "Annie" <annie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> spake thusly:
>
>> I don't even attempt to eat the root, as it is I partake of the
>> minimum amount allowed of the grated khrain (and maybe even less
>> than that).
>
> IIRC, you are not actually required to eat any horseradish.  Romaine
> lettuce is at least as valid as horseradish.  You can eat romaine
> lettuce for some or all of the maror volume required, which IIRC is a
> k'zayis[1] for each of maror and ko'raych.  Eating horseradish
> specifically is a macho custom, but not required.  It should be better
> to eat the proper volume of romaine than a below-minimum volume of
> horseradish.  If in doubt (and don't take my word, I'm no longer
> practicing), ask a competent local rabbi.
>
> - Morty
>
> [1] k'zayis -- literally "like an olive."  Traditional measure of
> volume, somewhat larger than a typical supermarket olive.  Rabbinical
> authorities differ on the precise modern volume equivalent.