
How Many Kezeitim and Why?
לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I have heard that the mitzvah of eating matzah was supposed to be to eat
לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I have heard that the mitzvah of eating matzah was supposed to be to eat
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