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 # There's many opinions about the size of Matzah needed for the Seder:
 * Chazon Ish holds that for matzah one should consider a Kezayit to be 50 cc. <ref>Piskei Teshuvot 486:1 </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 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), Rav Yisrael Belsky on [[http://www.ou.org/torah/article/oukosher_pre-pesach_webcast_5771 OU Pre-Pesach Webcast 5771]] between minutes 30:30 and 37 endorsed this opinion but added that if one is able it's preferable to have the larger amount similar to the Chazon Ish's kezayit. </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>