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# 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>
# 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>
# 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>
# If a person is a diabetic and can’t have a lot of wine, the absolute minimum amount is 1.5 oz and a drop more and if one can’t have eat that much one doesn’t have to drink the wine. However, one should consult with one’s doctor who is Torah observant. <Ref> Rav Yisrael Belsky on [http://www.ou.org/torah/article/oukosher_pre-pesach_webcast_5771 OU Pre-Pesach Webcast 5771] between minutes 51 and 52:30 </ref>


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