Man baked matzah in Mea Shearim
Man baked matzah in Mea ShearimIsrael news photo: Flash 90

With Passover just two and a half weeks away, factories making matzah are working full-time to produce the unleavened bread eaten during the holiday.

Below are pictures of a factory in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem where workers produce hand-made matzahs. The simple bread is reminiscent of the bread eaten by the Jewish people as they left Egypt.

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