Yehuda Matzos Moshe Ludmir & Sons Ltd. ( he, מצות יהודה משה לודמיר ובניו בע"מ), or simply Yehuda Matzos (
Hebrew
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מצות יהודה ''Matzot Yehuda'') is a large
Israel
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matzo
Matzah or matzo ( he, מַצָּה, translit=maṣṣā'','' pl. matzot or Ashk. matzos) is an unleavened flatbread that is part of Jewish cuisine and forms an integral element of the Passover festival, during which '' chametz'' ( leaven ...
company based in
Jerusalem
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which is a large local matzo company and leading exporter to the
United States
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,
Canada
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, and other countries.
History
The factory was founded in 1921, by the Ludmir family from Safed, with the support of local rabbis who called for the purchase of matzah in order to support the Safed factory that provided a livelihood for the residents of the area.
In 1949, they moved to Jerusalem
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/ref> and moved with them to the factory where it still sits today in the industrial area of Givat Shaul. During the year the factory produces matzah, matzah flour, cookies and biscuits. For Passover, the factory produces reserved matzahs (under the Jerusalem Matzah brand), regular matzahs, rich matzahs and other kosher products for Passover.
The plant is under the supervision of the Chief Rabbinate of Jerusalem and the Haredi community and the products comply with the international standards ISO 9001 and HACCP.. Some of their matzo (which is labeled as such) is kosher for passover
''Chametz'' (also ''chometz'', ', ''ḥameṣ'', ''ḥameç'' and other spellings transliterated from he, חָמֵץ / חמץ; ) are foods with leavening agents that are forbidden on the Jewish holiday of Passover. According to halakha, Jews ...
and supervised by the Chief Rabbinate of Jerusalem.
See also
* Streit's
Aron Streit, Inc. (sold under the name Streit's) is a kosher food company founded in Manhattan, New York City, best known for its matzo. It is the only family-owned and operated matzo company in the United States, and distributes matzo in select ...
* Manischewitz
Manischewitz (; he, מנישביץ) is a brand of kosher products based in the United States, best known for its matzo and kosher wine. Founded in 1888, it became a public corporation in 1923 and remained under family control until January 199 ...
References
External links
Yehuda Matzos
Passover foods
Kosher food
Food and drink companies of Israel
Food and drink companies established in 1921
Matzo
1921 establishments in Mandatory Palestine
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