The Festival of Unleavened Bread (Chag HaMatzot)

Directly following Passover is Chag HaMatzah, or the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when no chametz may be eaten or possessed for a full seven days (Ex. 12:14-20; Num. 28:16-25; Lev. 23:6-8). For the entire week of Chag HaMatzah we are not to have any leavened products in our homes, nor are we to consume any leavened products outside our home. We are “leaven-free” or without sin because of our Messiah’s sacrifice (1 Cor. 5:6-8). The bread traditionally eaten is Matzah. Another traditional food is Matzah ball soup. Any foods made with yeast are biblically avoided (Ex. 12:15 , 18-20).