Reply To: Eating Gebroks on Pesach

The Chavas Yair 126 questions, whether children must follow the chumras of the father and he says no but the question is if this is more than that. Many have the custom not to eat gebroks, so it is a Jewish minhag. According to the Sharei Teshuva above, if they truly want to satisfy simchas yom tov feeling that they miss the real enjoyment for yom tov, I would say that they can be matir neder and change. It is recommended to ask your LOR. People put in on Tefilin on Chal Hamoad tend to eat gebroks. This does not apply to kitniyas, even though the Chacham Tzvi was saying that if he had the ability, he would have been matir questioning that it might bring to making more matzas and the relaxation of the protection against chametz.