Matzoh & Passover

April 8, 2008 - 2:30 PM by

Ever since Moses threw the tablets off of Mt. Sinai, selling bread in Israel publicly during Passover has been taboo.

Tel Aviv, being the wild and frolickin’ city by the sea that it is, has strayed from that ruling. But our chaste sister Jerusalem up the road is of a different ilk. No leavened bread during the holiday for her. Period.

Until now. Last week a Jerusalem court ruled that regular old bread can be sold in Jerusalem during Passover as long as it’s not sold “in public”. Defining “in public” has become a key issue and the religious powers that be are pretty darned not happy about it all.

It turns out that the definition of a not-public place could be an aisle in a supermarket for instance. Naturally, the religious parties are on the warpath and are trying to urgently push through a law (even though the Knesset is in recess) that would explicitly rule out any such abomination everywhere in the entire country. writes Tel Aviv Rooftop.

Our friend Yaakov Kirschen over at Dry Bones also expressed his opinion in the matter:

Why on earth would anyone fight for the right to eat constipation-inducing cardboard anyhow?

Oh just kidding. No feather ruffling.

Tags: • Category: Food, History and Culture, Holidays, Israeliness, Politics 

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3 Comments on Matzoh & Passover

  1. Benji on Tue, Apr 8th 2008 2:36 PM

    2. Ech omrim “constipation-inducing cardboard?”

    I don’t understand the boxes of matza that say “not kosher for passover”? WHO’S EATING THIS??? That’s like going to the pharmacy and seeing insulin that says “not suitable for diabetics.”

  2. David-Joe on Fri, Apr 11th 2008 5:19 AM

    3. What about the right of Israelis to eat bread? I urge secular Israelis to bake their own bread and eat it in front of the religious oppressors!

  3. Dave on Fri, Apr 18th 2008 10:00 AM

    4. The deal with “Not for Passover” matzo is that while technically matzo, it is not baked under the strictest conditions to ensure that absolutely NO leavening or contamination with chometz has occurred.

    Yeah, it annoys me too, especially when someone comes home with the stuff two days before Pesach.

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