[Avodah] Eating Two Kezeisim of Matza for Motzi-Matza.

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Raffy Davidovich wrote:
> The practice of eating two k'zeisim is cited in shulchan
> Aruch O"C 475 ... this seems to be based on the perceived
> need to have one kzayis from the top matza and one kzayis
> from the middle matza.

According to Mishneh Berura 475:9, there is a machlokes whether the "Al Achilas Matza" is being said over the top matza or the middle matza. He explains that everyone agrees that we should eat a kezayis from the Al Achilas Matza one, and only need a tiny bit from the Hamotzi one, but since we don't know which is which, eat a kezayis from each.

> is there any reason for a person who is not eating from
> the matzos located on the seder plate to eat two k'zeisim?
> After all, this person is not eating one k'zayis from the
> top matza and one k'zayis from the middle matza anyway. He's
> eating from the box matzos that the host is passing around.

I have seen several places which make this point, but unfortunately, I cannot remember where they are.

But there is another argument which would apply even here: If they take two kzaysim, as measured by the small-kezayis authorities, it will be more than one kezayis even of the large-kezayis authorities, and so he will be sure of having met the Torah requirement.

Akiva Miller
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