matzah

Everyday

1. Matzah is a flat, thin, crispy bread made only from flour and water, without yeast, so it does not rise. tree →
2. Jewish people eat matzah during the festival of Passover to remember the Exodus, when the Israelites left Egypt in a hurry and had no time to let their bread rise. tree →

In the lessons

In religious education matzah is taught as part of Passover and the Seder meal, where it reminds Jewish people of the escape from slavery in Egypt told in the Bible (the book of Exodus). In cooking it is an unleavened bread, which also teaches how yeast makes bread rise. Phrases: "a piece of matzah", "matzah ball soup", "unleavened bread".

Examples

• At the Seder meal, the family broke a piece of matzah. tree →
• Matzah is flat because it has no yeast in it. tree →
• Jewish people eat matzah during Passover. tree →
• Rachel's grandma makes matzah ball soup. tree →
• The Israelites left Egypt so quickly that their bread had no time to rise. tree →
• Matzah tastes like a big plain cracker. tree →
• In science we compared bread with yeast and matzah without it. tree →

Note

Also spelled matzo, matza or matzoh; the plural can be matzahs, matzos or matzot. Usually uncountable (some matzah), but "a matzah" can mean one sheet. "Unleavened" means made without yeast. Christians recall that the Last Supper took place at Passover time.