{"id":5796,"date":"2011-03-16T22:00:26","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T20:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=5796"},"modified":"2021-03-22T13:38:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T11:38:42","slug":"04-16-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/04-16-22\/","title":{"rendered":"22.\u00a0The Mitzva to Eat Matza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Mitzva to Eat Matza and <strong>Maror<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is a Torah commandment to eat matza on the night of the 15th of Nisan, as it states: \u201cIn the evening, you shall eat <strong>matzot<\/strong>\u201d (Shemot 12:18). This matza must have been guarded (<strong>shemura<\/strong>), as it states: \u201cAnd you shall observe (<strong>u-shemartem<\/strong>) the <strong>matzot<\/strong>\u201d (<strong>ibid. <\/strong>17). Some are scrupulous about fulfilling the mitzva with matza that was made by hand for the sake of this mitzva (above 12:4). One who eats stolen matza does not fulfill his obligation (SA 454:4). Therefore, it is good to pay for the matza before Pesa\u1e25, or at least obtain the explicit consent of the storeowner to grant the buyer ownership of the matza even if it has not yet been paid for, because if the storeowner does not agree to give the matza on credit, one cannot fulfill his obligation with it (MB 454:15).<sup><a href='#_te01ftn16_19' id='_te01ftnref16_19' class='aup1'>[19]<\/a><\/sup> As soon as one eats a <strong>kezayit<\/strong> of <strong>shemura <\/strong>matza he has fulfilled the Torah commandment, because all eating-related commandments in the Torah require the consumption of at least a <strong>kezayit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Sages ordained three additional <strong>kezeytim <\/strong>of matza to be eaten at the Seder, making a total of four. After reciting the <strong>berakhot <\/strong>of <strong>\u201cha-motzi\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>\u201cal<\/strong> <strong>akhilat matza<\/strong>,<strong>\u201d<\/strong> we eat, <strong>le-khat\u1e25ila<\/strong>, two <strong>kezeytim<\/strong>: one from the top matza<strong>,<\/strong> for <strong>\u201cha-motzi<\/strong>,<strong>\u201d<\/strong> and one from the broken middle matza for <strong>\u201cal<\/strong> <strong>akhilat matza.\u201d<\/strong> Later, we eat another <strong>kezayit<\/strong> with <strong>maror<\/strong>, for <strong>korekh<\/strong>, and at the end of the meal we eat one more <strong>kezayit<\/strong> as the <strong>afikoman<\/strong> (some say it is preferable to eat two <strong>kezeytim <\/strong>for the <strong>afikoman<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Before getting into the specifics of the size of a <strong>kezayit<\/strong>, let us clarify the practical <strong>halakha<\/strong>: There is a consensus that a <strong>kezayit<\/strong> is about a third of a piece of machine-made matza, and about the same-sized piece of a handmade matza. Thus, right after reciting <strong>\u201cha-motzi\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>\u201cal<\/strong> <strong>akhilat<\/strong> <strong>matza<\/strong>,<strong>\u201d<\/strong> two-thirds of a machine matza must be eaten. Another third should be eaten for <strong>korekh<\/strong> and one more for the <strong>afikoman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>kezayit<\/strong> of matza must be eaten continuously. If one pauses while eating, and as a result takes longer than a <strong>shi\u2019ur<\/strong> <strong>akhilat<\/strong> <strong>pras<\/strong> to eat a <strong>kezayit<\/strong>, he does not fulfill the mitzva. We shall soon discuss exactly how much time a <strong>shi\u2019ur<\/strong> <strong>akhilat<\/strong> <strong>pras<\/strong> is, but for now, it is enough to say that whoever eats a <strong>kezayit<\/strong> of matza continuously fulfills the mitzva without question and need not look at the clock, because the only way it is possible to take longer than <strong>akhilat<\/strong> <strong>pras<\/strong> is if one stops eating for a few minutes.<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<div>\n<a href='#_te01ftnref16_19' id='_te01ftn16_19'>[19]<\/a>. Some scrupulously make sure that the head of the household purchases the matza on behalf of his guests and adult children, so that they eat matza that belongs to them. Nevertheless, one who eats matza with the owner\u2019s permission fulfills his obligation. It is not necessary to formally acquire the matza, as one can fulfill his obligation with borrowed matza (MB 454:15).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mitzva to Eat Matza and Maror There is a Torah commandment to eat matza on the night of the 15th of Nisan, as it states: \u201cIn the evening, you shall eat matzot\u201d (Shemot 12:18). This matza must have been guarded (shemura), as it states: \u201cAnd you shall observe (u-shemartem) the matzot\u201d (ibid. 17). 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