Rabbi Yaakov Ariel, rabbi of Israel's 11th largest city, Ramat Gan, has strong criticism of the recent wave of Torah-based articles calling for the nullification of the centuries-old Ashkenazi custom of not eating legumes - known as kitniyot - on Passover.
Speaking with Arutz Sheva, Rabbi Ariel said that despite the various reasons brought for lifting the ban, "many of those behind the trend are simply looking for a way to weaken the Halakhic system – and it starts with uprooting customs."