Thursday, March 28, 2019

Matza For An Uncircumcised Person Or Goy


ערל שאכל כזית מבשר הפסח לוקה שנאמר כל ערל לא יאכל בו בו הוא שאינו אוכל אבל אוכל הוא מצה ומרור וכן מותר להאכיל מצה ומרור לגר תושב ולשכיר {קרבן פסח ט' ח'] 

An uncircumcised person who ate an olive-sized portion of the Paschal sacrifice is liable for lashes, as it states: "No uncircumcised person shall partake of it." That verse can also be interpreted as meaning: He may not partake "of it"; he may, however, partake of matzah and bitter herbs. Similarly, it is permitted to feed matzah and bitter herbs to a resident alien, or a gentile worker. [Rambam Korban Pesach 9-8]. 

Why does the Rambam have to tell us that an ערל and a גוי may eat matza? Does matza have kedusha??