Word: matzoth
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...salt water and bitter herbs, reminders of the time of bondage; the roasted lamb, recalling the paschal sacrifice on the eve of the Exodus; the mixture of apples, nuts, spices and wine, symbol of the mortar with which the Hebrews made bricks for Pharaoh. And of course, the three matzoth, which, suggests the narrator, "represent the Father, Son and Holy Spirit...
...amused by Reader el-Manssour's letter [June 9] questioning the superiority of the Israeli army. I hope you will send me his address so I may clip his letter and mail it to him-between two slices of matzoth for greater palatability...
...Having a Matzoth Ball...
...unfortunate that the State Department, New York and the Jewish community faltered so badly in this moment of international crisis. The obvious solution was to proceed with the banquet at some notable Jewish restaurant, such as Gluckstern's or Poliacoff's. After feasting on chicken soup with matzoth balls, gefilte fish, and boiled beef with horseradish, it is inconceivable that one drop of animosity toward Israel could remain in Feisal's kingly body. To consolidate this initial victory, I would have suggested a Matzoth Balls for Feisal Fund, by means of which periodic shipments of matzoth balls...
...made four albums of international folk songs, but record stores are still likely to keep her in the Jewish bin; when she packed Town Hall for her first New York concert, a friend who had followed her Catskill career asked, "What did you do-give away free matzoth?" Her latest album is a return to the Yiddish repertoire, and she sings the songs with relish and ease...