matzah
Sign in to savethumb|250x250px|Matzah plate with an inscription of the blessing over the matzah right|thumb|250x250px|Handmade matzah shmura thumb|250x250px|Matzah shmura worked with machine for Passover Matzah, matzo, or maẓẓah (; , : matzot or Ashk. matzos) is an unleavened flatbread that is part of Jewish cuisine and forms an integral element of the Passover festival, during which chametz (leavening agent and five grains deemed by halakha to be self-leavening) is forbidden.
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- Matzah
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- Machine-made matzot from Jerusalem
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- Matzo, matza
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- Flatbread
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- Biblical sources
- Religious significance
- Ingredients
- Gluten-free preparations
- Preparation
- Variations
- Shmurah matzah
- Egg matzah
- Chocolate-covered matzah
- Cooking with matzah
- In Christianity
- World War II
- In film
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- References
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thumb|250x250px|Matzah plate with an inscription of the blessing over the matzah right|thumb|250x250px|Handmade matzah shmura thumb|250x250px|Matzah shmura worked with machine for Passover Matzah, matzo, or maẓẓah (; , : matzot or Ashk. matzos) is an unleavened flatbread that is part of Jewish cuisine and forms an integral element of the Passover festival, during which chametz (leavening agent and five grains deemed by halakha to be self-leavening) is forbidden.
According to the Torah, God commanded the Israelites (modernly, Jews and Samaritans) to eat only unleavened bread during the seven-day Passover festival. Matzah can be either soft like a pita or a crisp variety, widely produced commercially because of its long shelf life. The soft matzah only keeps for a day or so unless frozen; very limited commercial production, only in the period leading up to Passover, is available. Some versions of the crisp type are available all year.