Overview
- Many Jewish communities eat matzah on Pesach Sheni as a remembrance of the Beis HaMikdash and the Korban Pesach.
- The timing differs by view, with some eating on the night of 14 Iyar, some at midday on the 14th, some on the night of 15 Iyar, and some at more than one of those times.
- Chabad teachings, citing the Lubavitcher Rebbe, encourage eating during the day and again the following night to mirror when the sacrifice was actually eaten.
- The Maharsham chose the night of 15 Iyar to match the historical eating time, while the Kli Chemda favored the 14th day and warned that night eating could risk adding a commandment.
- The Chazon Ish opposed the practice as creating a new obligation, and in practice many people follow local rabbinic guidance or simply eat when they remember.