[Avodah] shiur of kezayit

[Eli Turkel]

There is no one, to the best of my knowledge, who requires
eating "maximum" kezaysim in the smallest shiur of k'dei achilas
pras.  These are two contradictory chumros.  Since a pras is either 3
or four zeisim, the bigger the kazayis, the bigger the k'dei achilas
pras.  Thus, the matzo can be eaten at a normal pace; the machmirim
should eat for a longer period of time, until they complete their
shiur.>>

R. Shimin Eider says one should eat 2/3 of a machine matzah
(= 1/2 hand matzah) in 4 minutes.
This is 2 kezayitim in two kdei achilas pras.
I know of many who put the entire shiur in their mouth and then
add saliva to swallow it as fast as possible.
Doesnt sound like normel eating to me.

These shiurim are based on tosafot that a kezayit= 1/2 an egg (highly unlikely)
and that the egg has doubled in size and several other chumrot.
I dont understand the need for adding these chumrot together.
BTW R. Chaim Voloshin had a very small shiur based on modern day
olives.


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Eli Turkel