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Every year after Pesach, many Jews face the dilemma of what to do with their leftover matzah. While we’ve successfully made it through the holiday, that dry, unleavened matzah can be a bit of a challenge to enjoy once Passover has ended. For all those wondering how to make use of it, here’s my list of the Top 10 Things to Do with Matzah After Pesach, because no matzah should go to waste!
Just Eat it. Yeah, yeah, I know. Not exciting. But desperate times call for chocolate-covered measures. Throw on some melted chocolate, mint leaves, peanut butter. Whatever your taste buds can tolerate. It’s not good, but it’s… not not food.
Matzah pet: Do you want a pet and your parents keep refusing? Decorate a piece of matzah and keep it as a pet! Matzah is incredibly loyal and will never run away! Not only will it be attentive, it also sheds… A LOT! Your parents will be begging to get you a dog after dealing with this monstrosity of a pet!
Mail to Your Enemies: Do you have that one person who just really gets on your nerves? Get them back by shipping them all of your leftover Matzah. Maniacal.
Matzah Olympics: Hear me out. Do you ever babysit? If you do, you should know that little kids will be entertained by anything. The next time you hang out with some kids grab your extra box of matzah and set up Matzah olympics. Example competitions could be:
Matzah high jump (how high can you toss it?)
Matzah distance throw (who can get their piece the farthest?).
Matzah tower: Any engineers out there? Challenge your friends to a matzah tower building competition. Have fun destroying them when you are done!
Ultimate Frisbee: Oh no! My frisbee just got stuck on the roof! But wait, do we have any leftover matzah? Matzah makes the perfect frisbee so long as you are careful.
A solar eclipse viewing tool: When the next solar eclipse rolls around, why not repurpose your matzah? Simply stand with the sun behind you, hold a piece of Matzah and position it between your eyes and the ground. Watch as you see the sun covered by the moon through the shadow on the ground.
Karate: Who doesn’t want to be a black belt? Take your Matzah outside and have fun chopping through stacks of matzah. You could even use your head if you are feeling crazy!
Rage Room: Just smash it! Release your emotions into the matzah and go insane!
The secret use for matzah the matzah companies don’t want you to know: You can save it for next year! You have to be strategic. If you’re brave enough to keep it for next year, make sure it’s tightly sealed. You might need a little extra prayer to make it last, but who doesn’t love a good challenge? Any matzah still in its packaging might just survive until next year.
Bonus: If none of those really connect to you, you can donate any extra pesach food to the JCS food bank. They will happily take the food and give it out to those who do not have enough. It is a win-win! You will successfully get rid of all of your pesach food and do a Mitzvah!