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The Bavli (P'sachim 120) figures out from p'sukim that there's no requirement to eat matza after the first day. (Specifically, since the seventh day is listed as an "add-on" when work is forbidden ...
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#1: Initial revision
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msh210
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2021-03-30T09:14:55Z (over 3 years ago)
The _Bavli_ (_P'sachim_ 120) figures out from _p'sukim_ that there's no requirement to eat _matza_ after the first day. (Specifically, since the seventh day is listed as an "add-on" when work is forbidden but no mention is made of _matza_ [Deuteronomy 16:8], it realizes _matza_ isn't required then; and the other days are listed with it so have the same rule.) That said, there are _rishonim_ who hold that eating _matza_ the rest of _Pesach_ is an active fulfillment of the prohibition on eating _chametz_ or of the command to eat _matza_. There's even been discussion of whether to recite the "who has commanded us…" benediction, though I don't think anybody nowadays rules to do so as a practical matter. But there are certainly people who are careful to eat _matza_ on every day of _Pesach_.