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The Art of Perfect Matzo Symmetry

A tutorial for the precision-minded

by
Adam Chandler
March 25, 2013
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What do you call someone who takes pleasure in eating the bread of affliction?

A matzochist.

What do call someone who is obsessive about perfectly split matzo?

Me. And the makers of this totally insane Japanese matzo-themed video (h/t Elissa Goldstein).

Adam Chandler was previously a staff writer at Tablet. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Slate, Esquire, New York, and elsewhere. He tweets @allmychandler.