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https://yahadut.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/06-30-13.jpeg16201080On Seder night (the 15th of Nissan in Israel, and the 15th and 16th in the diaspora), there is a Torah commandment to eat matza: “At evening, you shall eat matzot” (Exodus 12:18). Preparing the matza used to fulfill this mitzva requires extra care, as we read, “You shall guard (u-shmartem) the matzot” (Exodus 12:17). Therefore, the matza for the Seder must be shmura matza, meaning it was supervised and protected from becoming ĥametz from the time the wheat was harvested. This means the sheaves must be protected from rain, and not stored in a damp place. Once the wheat is turned into flour and then dough, not only must the dough be supervised, but the person kneading it must have in mind that it will be used for the mitzva of eating matza. As we said above (section 4), eating matza at the Seder is meant to remind us ...