What is mazzoth?

[CIGAR-JOHN]

I'm wondering what mazzoth is. Can anyone tell me? Thanks

[iwishiwerethin]

Do you mean matzot?

Matzot are unleavened bread eaten by Jew during the holiday of Passover.

[CIGAR-JOHN]

Ok. What is meant by unleavened? Thanks

[iwishiwerethin]

Contains no yeast or other leavening agents to make the dough rise.

[CIGAR-JOHN]

And what is the point of making the passover-bread without yeast or leavening agents ? How did that originate? Thanks

[Tikva]

It originated during the time of Passover. The Hebrew slaves did not have enough time to let the dough rise in our flight from Egypt.

HaShem commands us to observe the week long holiday of Passover every year to commemorate delivering us from Mitzrayim (Egypt), the House of Bondage. One of the ways we celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread is by eating Matzo and not eating grains, breads, leavening agents and in addition for Ashkenazi Jews, kitniyot.

[CIGAR-JOHN]

Tikva: «It originated during the time of Passover. The Hebrew slaves did not have enough time to let the dough rise in our flight from Egypt.» Did they make the bread right before fleeing from Egypt, so that they had to take the unrisen bread with them on the way? And who is HaShem? I have also read that Matzot symbolizes dried tops of the Fly-Agaric mushroom. What do you have to say about that? Thanks

[Tikva]

Originally Posted by CIGAR-JOHN

Did they make the bread right before fleeing from Egypt, so that they had to take the unrisen bread with them on the way? And who is HaShem?

Yes.

HaShem is Hebrew for "The Name". It is a name of G-d that some observant Jews use (Adonai is used in liturgical settings).

[CIGAR-JOHN]

And G-d is short for God?

[Pruzhany]

Originally Posted by CIGAR-JOHN

And who is HaShem?

It's the informal salutation used in reference to g_d. The formal salutation is adonai.

Originally Posted by CIGAR-JOHN

And G-d is short for God?

In your realm of thought, yes.