[Avodah] ta'am of eating matza

[saul mashbaum]

I wrote
>The lechem hapanim was baked in a mold, and could be bent/folded.
RRWolpoe responded: 
>> The Lechem Hapanim seems to have been quite firm and not soft or pliable at all. 
See MT T'midim v'Musafim 5:9, based on Menachot 56 . The Lechem Hapanim were baked 10 t'fachim long, and thus  extended two t'fachim on each side beyond the 6 t'fachim wide shulchan. Theye folded (kofel) up to fit on the shulchan. 
Saul Mashbaum
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