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Teenager Burned While Baking Matzah
“Haredi Teenager Burns Face While Baking Matzah:
A Haredi teenager was transported by ambulance to the hospital after burning his face while baking matzah in a Yeshiva [2] in Jerusalem.
Yechiel Gorfein, a medic, reported: ‘When I arrived at the scene they told me that a 17 year old boy was burnt while baking matzah. Those present treated him with first aid. Afterwards, he was transported to the hospital to receive additional treatment.'
United Hatzala [3] released a statement encouraging everyone to abide by safety regulations and cautiousness while preparing for the holiday of Passover [4] and [specifically] while baking matzah: 'Cautiousness and adherence to safety protocols will prevent unnecessary accidents and injury.'
▶️ Source: Actualic News Website
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0202 Editor’s Notes:
[1] During the holiday of Passover, Jews are required to consume matzah, a flat, unleavened bread that is similar to a cracker in taste and appearance. The matzah is symbolic of a similar cracker that the Jewish people ate while leaving Egypt. According to tradition, the Jews did not have enough time to wait for their bread to rise while they were being liberated and instead they had to consume their bread before it had risen, resulting in a cracker-like flatbread.
[2] A Yeshiva is an educational institution that focuses on religious Jewish study.
[3] United Hatzala is a volunteer based medical emergency service organization. It has locations around the world. They service anyone who requires immediate medical care regardless of race and religion.
[4] Passover is a Jewish holiday commemorating the bondage of the Jewish people in Egypt and their miraculous liberation by God from slavery. The holiday recounts the story in Exodus depicting the enslavement of the Jewish people and their liberation with Moses as their leader. The holiday lasts eight days and requires the removal of all leavened foods (chametz) from the Jewish home. Leavened foods have come to mean any food that contains wheat and water, other than matzah, or any foods that could have potentially come into contact with wheat and water.
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