Pesahim 37 - Are Bagels Like Bread or Cake?
Rabbi Richard Hidary
Pesahim 37 – Varieties of Baking Methods A. Thick Matza One tefah like face bread (asur) Large batch of bread B. Shaped Matza (asur) C. Taking Halah from Pan-fried bread Resh Lakish – exempt R. Yohanan – required 1. Challenge to Resh Lakish 2. Challenge to Resh Lakish from half-baked matza Minimum amount of baking to be bread 3. Challenge to R. Yohanan Story of Rabbah -> R. Zeira -> Ulah