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What is mazzot?
Mazzot or Matza/Matzah is an unleavened bread eaten by the Jewish people during the Passover holiday, they eat this while eating Chametz which lasts a week, you may find this referred to also as Matzo.
What is matzo meal for Jews?
Matza meal is matza that has been ground to the consistency of coarse bread crumbs. Matza meal is used in some cooking. On Passover especially, many people bake and cook with matza meal because it is not feasible to bake a cake in 18 minutes. Matza balls have a lot of matza meal in them, as you can imagine. Not all Jews will use matza meal on passover, however. Some Jews do not eat Gebrukts, matza with liquids on it. They are afraid that maybe there is still some flour that didn't get mixed with water and therefor has not been cooked and can still rise, which is forbidden on Passover. For that reason, some Orthodox Jews will not eat matza with spreads on it, and for the same reason will not eat anything baked with matza meal or any other matza by-product.
What do people normally put on matzah bread?
Matza goes great with many things. My personal favorites are Matza with cream cheese, cream cheese and jellie, and Matza with cheese cooked onto it. Be aware, however, that on Passover some don't put spreads on their matza - called gebrukts, because there might be some flour that didn't get mixed with water, and the spread will make it become chametz.
What is afikomen?
An afikomen is a matzoh eaten at a Passover seder.
What is the name of the unleavened bread which is eaten by Jews on passover?
We call it matza, which is its name in the Torah (Exodus ch.12).
Who eats matza on Purim?
Matza isn't eaten during Purim. There is no tradition that addresses eating matza on Purim. It is treated as any other food.
Why do wash your hands twice on passover?
There is a Jewish law that one must wash their hands without a blessing, before eating wet vegetables. We wash the first time before we eat the Karpas (greens) dipped in salt water. There is another Jewish law that one must wash their hands with a blessing, before they eat bread or Matza. This is why we wash a second time right before reciting the blessing over the Matza for the first time.
How does matza link to the Passover story?
Jews ate their bread flat because they were in a hurry and had no time to wait for the bread to rise.
Why three pieces of Matzah on the Seder plateera?
One of the 3 pieces of Matza - usually the middle one is used for Yachatz - the 4th part of the Seder - where the middle Matza is broken into 2 uneven pieces. The larger piece is kept for the Afikomen-dessert and the smaller piece - symbolizing Matza as the bread of affliction is kept on the Seder plate. Every meal on a Shabbat and Jewish festival requires 2 whole loaves of bread to be used during HaMotzi - the blessing over bread. Since on Passover bread is substituted with Matza, so we need 2 whole Matzot on the Seder plate. So we need 3 Matzot on the Seder plate: 2 for the HaMotzi, and one to be broken.
What kind of bread was to be eaten by the Israelit es at the last supper?
The Israelis do not celebrate the last supper. The Jews celebrate Passover. At Passover, they set an extra place at the table for an unexpected guest. It will have a glass of wine. There will be a piece of unleavened bread or Matzoh. It is hard as a rock. At least it is thin. If you have a Jewish friend or know a Jewish family, you will be welcome if you drop in for the Passover meal. You may use the empty chair and join the Passover meal. It might be the only time of the year you are welcome to drop in unannounced and eat.
What food is involved in the Passover?
Wine, matza, Shnakbone, egg, bitter herb, charoses (made from nuts, apple, wine etc.), green vegitable
What does Passover meal mean?
Passover is an observed Jewish holiday. It is about how the Jewish people have endured throughout history. Passover consists of Seder meals. In the narrative of the Exodus, the Bible tells that God inflicted ten plagues upon the Egyptians before Pharaoh would release his Hebrew slaves, with the tenth plague being the killing of all of the firstborn, from the Pharaoh's son to the firstborn of the dungeon captive, to the firstborn of cattle. The Hebrews were instructed to mark the doorposts of their homes with the blood of a spring lamb and, upon seeing this, the spirit of the Lord passed over these homes, hence the term "passover". When Pharaoh freed the Hebrews, it is said that they left in such a hurry that they could not wait for bread to rise. In commemoration, for the duration of Passover, no leavened bread is eaten, for which reason it is called "The Festival of the Unleavened Bread". Matza (flat unleavened bread) is the primary symbol of the holiday. (source wikipedia)
