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Measure for Measure Episode 2: Olives

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Passover Matzah - The Size of an Olive

The amount of matzah to eat on Passover is the volume of an olive. The ancient scholars living perhaps in Babylonia didn't know what an olive was and how big it was. Most rabbis interpreting ancient Jewish laws aren't in the Middle East, says Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.

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