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* Rav Moshe Feinstein holds that for Matzah one should consider a Kezayit to be 43.5 cc which is the equivalent to 2/3 of a board of machine Matzah. <ref> Halachos of Kezayis (Rabbi Bodner pg 91) </ref> | * Rav Moshe Feinstein holds that for Matzah one should consider a Kezayit to be 43.5 cc which is the equivalent to 2/3 of a board of machine Matzah. <ref> Halachos of Kezayis (Rabbi Bodner pg 91) </ref> | ||
* Rav Chaim Noeh holds that for Matzah one should consider a Kezayit to be 27 cc. <ref>Midot VeShiurei Torah pg 184, Piskei Teshuvot 486:1 </ref> | * Rav Chaim Noeh holds that for Matzah one should consider a Kezayit to be 27 cc. <ref>Midot VeShiurei Torah pg 184, Piskei Teshuvot 486:1 </ref> | ||
# Even though the widely accepted measurement of the Kezayit is according to Rav Chaim Noeh <ref> Vezot HaBracha (pg 6, Birur 1, pg 221) in name of Rav Elyashiv and Rav Shlomo Zalman </ref> for the mitzvah of eating Matzah one must be strict to hold a Kezayit of the Chazon Ish. <Ref>Halichot Shlomo 9:8 </ref> | |||
# Someone who is sick and can’t eat so much Matzah can use the Kezayit evaluated according to a third of a KeBaytzah which according to Rav Chaim Noeh is 17.3. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 486:1, Halichot Shlomo (pg 214 pg 55) </ref> | |||
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