The slaves in Egypt did not have enough time to make leavened bread. As a result, Jews eat unleavened bread (called Matzah or מצה) during Passover.
The rest of the year, Jews eat leavened bread like everyone else.
We eat unleavened bread or MATZOH, at Pesach/Passover. This is because when the Israelites were in a mad rush to flee Egypt, they didn't have time to wait for the bread to rise. So at Pesach, when we commemorate the exodus from Egypt, we too eat matzoh.
We also eat it at other times just because we like it....! :)
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We eat unleavened bread mainly at Pesach (Passover); this commemorates the exodus from Egypt of the Jews, under the leadership of Moses. The Jews were in such a rush to leave and escape before the pharoah changed his mind yet again, that they couldn't wait around for the bread to rise. So they had to take with them the unleavened bread; or 'matzoh'. We eat it throughout Pesach, as a reminder of what our ancestors experienced. We also eat it at other times, because it's really rather nice!
The red wine at the seder symbolises HaShem's four statements of redemption in the Torah:
1. "I took you out"
2. "I rescued you"
3. "I liberated you"
4. "I took you to Me for a people"
The wine represents redemption while the colour of the red wine reminds us of the blood of the children killed for the Pharaoh.
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As set forth in the Book of Moses: to commemorate the Passover, their release from slavery in Egyt and the Exodus to the Promised Land.
Jews do not eat leavened bread on Passover (Pesach) because it reminds Jews of when Moses led the Jews to escape from Egypt to the Holy Land. When the Jews escaped Egypt, they were in such a hurry that their bread did not rise yet. So they brought their unleavened bread with them as sustenance. The unleavened bread is now what we call "matzah," the unleavened bread eaten on a Passover seder.
because they choose not to.
Answer:
Because the Torah commands us not to, in order to remember the miracles of God and the haste in which we left Egypt (Exodus ch.12).
It is commanded by the Torah (Exodus ch.12) to remember the haste when the Hebrews (Jews) left Egypt.
There's no command for Jews to eat leaven; though it is customary to do so like everyone else.Rather, Jews do not eat anything made from or containing leavened grain during Passover (bread, pasta, cakes, crackers, cereal etc.). This is commanded in the Torah (Exodus ch.12) in remembrance of God having speedily taken us out of Egyptian slavery (ibid).Other than during Passover, we do eat leavened foods.
Matzah is eaten instead of bread, cake or crackers during Pesach (Passover), as commanded in Exodus ch. 12, to commemorate God's taking the Jews out of Egypt.
Children do the same thing at meals during Pesach that they do during any meal, they eat.
For cooking and recipes, no, corn starch does not have leavening. To make it rise, you'll need to add a leavener, like baking soda, baking powder, or yeast. However, Orthodox and Conservative Jews do consider corn starch a leavened food product for religious purposes, making it unsuitable for use during Passover.________Corn starch isn't used by Ashkenazi Jews because it is a corn product and corn is not eaten during Pesach. This isn't an issue for most Sephardi Jews who will eat corn during Pesach.
Jews eat the Passover meal to commemorate what happen to them a long time ago. In the Bible, it explains that the Jews were taken out of Egypt, in a hurry. Their bread did not have a chance to leaven, and so they ate what they call "matzoh" Now Jews have a meal with "matzoh" in it, to commemorate it.
The Jewish nation celebrates its birth as a nation and its redemption from slavery in Egypt on Passover (Pesach). In the distant past, eating while leaning was a luxury for royalty, and on these nights, Jews pamper themselves by emulating that royal tradition.
No one drank wine, it was fruit of the vine (grape juice). During the passover they were not to eat or even have leaven in their homes. Alcohol is made out of yeast(leaven) which they were not to eat.
The eating of lamb during the Pesach (Passover) Seder depends on the Minhag (custom) that is followed. Ashkenazi Jews do not eat lamb during Passover today, in order not to appear as if its being offered as a sacrifice. We don't offer sacrifices when the Temple isn't standing. Sephardi Jews do not accept that restriction and do eat lamb. While the Temple stood, lambs (or young goats) were offered for the Pesach-offering (Exodus ch.12, Deuteronomy ch.16).
The simple answer is that no bread is eaten during Pesach (Passover). However, during Pesach, matzah (sometimes referred to as unleavened bread) is eaten. Additionally, matzah is ground into 'matzah meal' (similar to breadcrumbs) and 'cake meal' (the consistency of flour) and these products are used in all kinds of baking including rolls and cakes. Foods made from these products are called 'gebrokts' and some Jews will not eat them
The Jews eat the Passover Seder meal on the night of Passover (Pesach). It makes little difference whether Passover begins on Shabbat or on a weekday. Note that there are festive meals on every Shabbat, but they are not called "seder" and the foods are different.
When the Israelites escaped Egypt, they had so little notice that they weren't able to let the bread dough they had made rise before baking. Instead, the baked the dough as it was so it ended up like a flat cracker. The Torah specifies that to commemorate the exodus, Jews are to eat matzah during the holiday of Pesach.Answer:When the Israelites were brought by God out of Egypt, they had so little notice that they weren't able to let their dough rise before baking. Instead, they baked the dough as it was and it ended up as a thin cracker. The Torah specifies that to commemorate the Exodus, Jews are to eat matzah during the holiday of Pesach.
Jews wait for all sorts of thing, for Shabbat to start each week, for challah to bake, for the end of Pesach so that they can eat bread again, and the list goes on endlessly.