Posts Tagged ‘matzah’

Dutch matzah factory gives away Passover product to 35,000 schoolkids

Some 35,000 schoolchildren in the Netherlands got free matzah from the only matzah factory in the country as part of the bakery’s nearly 50-year-old tradition. Hollandia Matzes, a business with about 20 employees whose owners are not Jewish, invited schools from across the country’s east to pick up the product for their students at its […]

Jews in the former Soviet Union eat the most matzah in the world. Here’s why

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Jews in former Soviet Union eat most amount of matzah in the world – Why?

When it comes to consuming matzah, the Jews of the former Soviet Union are in a league of their own. At the top of the chart are Azerbaijan’s 8,000 Jews, who this year are expected to consume 10 tons of the unleavened bread cracker that Jews eat on the week of Passover to commemorate their […]

Israeli matzah tower breaks Guinness World Record

March 26, 2021 by JNS Read on for article Residents of the Azrieli Palace assisted-living facility in Modi’in broke a world record this week by building a matzah and chocolate spread tower 5.4 meters (17.7 feet) high. Workers prepare matzah ahead of the Passover holiday at the Aviv matzah plant in Bnei Brak on April […]

Forget mousses and matzah cakes: These Passover desserts are anything but boring

News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source

India’s Bnei Menashe Jewish community prepares matzah for Passover

The Bnei Menashe Jewish community in northeastern India began preparing matzah for Passover on Tuesday at the Shavei Israel Hebrew Center in Churachandpur. The Bnei Menashe ethnic group is said to number at around 10,000, and are believed by many to be descended from one of the 10 Lost Tribes, specifically that of Menashe. The […]

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