Dr. Joshua Kulp teaches Rabbinic Literature at the Conservative Yeshiva. He received his Ph.D. in Talmud from Bar-Ilan University. Kulp is co-author of The Schechter Haggadah and Reconstructing the Talmud.
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September 19, 2019
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Shemurah matzah, “guarded matzah,” has two meanings:The Matzah is guarded so that it not becomes chametz, and the Matzah is made with the express intent that it be used to fulfill the mitzvah. This latter idea, however, does not appear in any of the early (Tannaitic or Amoraic) layers of the Talmud, but only in the editorial (Stammaitic) layer. This article demonstrates how this notion entered rabbinic literature.[1]
Shemurah matzah, “guarded matzah,” has two meanings:The Matzah is guarded so that it not becomes chametz, and the Matzah is made with the express intent that it be used to fulfill the mitzvah. This latter idea, however, does not appear in any of the early (Tannaitic or Amoraic) layers of the Talmud, but only in the editorial (Stammaitic) layer. This article demonstrates how this notion entered rabbinic literature.[1]
