Matzah
The Matzah and Afikoman
Matzah is bread without leaven. The Jews have
a ceremony they perform with the matzah bread.
There are three pieces of matzah, two for the
blessing and one to be broken. There is a special
cloth holder with three sections called matzah
tash. The three pieces of matzah are inside, one
in each compartment. The leader takes the middle
sheet of matzah and lifts it for everyone to see.
He then breaks the bread in two. Next he takes
one piece and places it back in the matzah tash.
Then he takes the other piece and wraps it in
a linen cloth. This linen-wrapped matzah is called
the Afikoman. The leader "hides" the
Afikoman.
The Jews teach that the matzah tash represents
the three patriarchs of Israel: Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob or the High Priest, the Levites, and
the Israelites or three tribes of Israel: Kohen,
Levi and Yisrael. Yet we do not read in scripture
that the Levites were broken, nor do we read that
Isaac was broken. There is one explanation that
does line up with scripture. We'll discuss this
in the Unleavened Bread Chapter.
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