Gluten Free in Halachah

A Comprehensive Halachic Guidefor Individuals with Celiacand Others on a Gluten-Free Diet Reviewed by Rabbi Yaakov Forchheimer shlitaA person diagnosed with celiac must start an entirely new gluten free dietand find answers for a host of questions:• What is the correct brachah to recite on foods containing only asmall amount of grain?• Should I eat wheat matzah at the Seder if nothing else is available?• Is rice bread subject to bishul akum?• Are shevah brachos recited if the chassan or kallah did not eat bread?From the laws of brachos and Shabbos to kashrus and beyond, these topicsare inherently complicated and when compounded by the complexities of thegluten free diet, can be challenging even to the accomplished scholar.This sefer seeks to clarify these halachos and bring awareness to issues thereader may not have recognized. This is a comprehensive guide that noobservant Jew on a gluten free diet should be without. table{border-collapse:collapse}td{background-color:#efefef;fon