public service announcement

[cellio]

When Streit's writes, on the package of egg matzah (which is much tastier than the plain sort), "egg matzos may be eaten only by the infirm, aged or children according to Shulchan Aruch", what they mean is "...in order to fulfill the obligation at the seder specifically". Why they don't say that is beyond me. It confused me the first year I was paying attention (so I asked), and I was just reminded of it by the box of matzah sitting on my desk here at work. (The rest of the week you don't have to eat matzah at all if you don't want to; you just have to not eat chametz.)

Comments

[sethg]

My understanding is that able-bodied Jewish adults can't eat egg matzah over Passover, period. If my understanding turns out to be incorrect, my wife will be very happy....

[sethg]

Well, I checked with our rabbi (who is also the head of the local Vaad ha-Rabbonim"), and he confirmed that able-bodied adults shouldn't eat egg matzah on Passover at all. I asked why, and he said "because people might get confused". Rabbi Morris Ayin strikes again!

Have a good holiday, nevertheless....