Finds ancient text in ridges
A half-eaten piece of ‘Passover Bread’ purportedly showing the entire text of the “Parshas Hamon” in Braille has attracted 100,000 hits on the eBay auction website.
A Queens,NY blind man put the matzo up for sale, saying it has brought him great luck since he found it last year.
"I was eating at a ‘Seder’ 10 years ago. When I picked up a piece of matzo to take a bite out of it, I felt the bumps were actually words - it was the entire text of Parshas Hamon with the Targum" Steve Sharfenberg explained.
Mr. Sharfenberg has since kept the matzo surrounded by cotton wool, in a plastic container on a stand.
He also believes its mystical properties have brought him blessings, including $300 won in a recent Kvitlach game.
Some visitors were skeptical while others took advantage. One budding entrepreneur tried to sell T-shirts showing the magic matzo, while a budding artist posted a watercolor based on the image. There were no bids.
EBay originally withdrew the item, suspecting it might be a joke. But it has now apparently been reassured by Heritage for the Blind that the offering is genuine. They also offered to give a tax-deduction in exchange for donating the Matzo to their organization.
The snack has attracted a bid - thought to be a hoax - of $40,000.
But Mr. Sharfenberg added a note for any misguided bidder who might consider paying thousands - or millions - of dollars for a crunchy snack. "I would like all bidders to know that this item is not intended for consumption," he made clear.
There are 2 days and 46 minutes left to the auction at the time this article was published.
A half-eaten piece of ‘Passover Bread’ purportedly showing the entire text of the “Parshas Hamon” in Braille has attracted 100,000 hits on the eBay auction website.
A Queens,NY blind man put the matzo up for sale, saying it has brought him great luck since he found it last year.
"I was eating at a ‘Seder’ 10 years ago. When I picked up a piece of matzo to take a bite out of it, I felt the bumps were actually words - it was the entire text of Parshas Hamon with the Targum" Steve Sharfenberg explained.
Mr. Sharfenberg has since kept the matzo surrounded by cotton wool, in a plastic container on a stand.
He also believes its mystical properties have brought him blessings, including $300 won in a recent Kvitlach game.
Some visitors were skeptical while others took advantage. One budding entrepreneur tried to sell T-shirts showing the magic matzo, while a budding artist posted a watercolor based on the image. There were no bids.
EBay originally withdrew the item, suspecting it might be a joke. But it has now apparently been reassured by Heritage for the Blind that the offering is genuine. They also offered to give a tax-deduction in exchange for donating the Matzo to their organization.
The snack has attracted a bid - thought to be a hoax - of $40,000.
But Mr. Sharfenberg added a note for any misguided bidder who might consider paying thousands - or millions - of dollars for a crunchy snack. "I would like all bidders to know that this item is not intended for consumption," he made clear.
There are 2 days and 46 minutes left to the auction at the time this article was published.
