Questions tagged [challah-shabbat-bread]
Questions about the usually braided, pair of breads eaten at Shabbat and holiday meals.
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Can someone fulfill his Shabbat meal obligation through his family if they eat a k'betza and he eats just a bit?
Suppose someone for health reasons can't eat a full k'betza of bread but can eat a crumb.
He wants to l'chatchila (or bedi'eved) fulfil the standard Shabbat obligation of seuda and lechem mishna for ...
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At the Shabbos meals, I've seen hosts give each head of a household their own Lechem Mishna. Is this a minhag that is written somewhere?
Is there a benefit to doing this? Is there a drawback?
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If I arrive late to a shabbos meal, do I need Lechem Mishneh, or can I rely on the others?
If I arrive late to a shabbos meal, and the others at the meal have already made Hamotzi on Lechem Mishneh, when I join them and wash for bread, do I need Lechem Mishneh of my own as well? Or can I ...
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Why does the bracha-maker eat a piece of challah first?
I'm wondering if anyone knows the origins of why the one who makes the bracha on challah on Shabbat takes a piece for himself first. I'm most curious if this actually shows up in sources, or if it's a ...
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Cutting the Chalah diagonal slices
Is there a special reason why people cut the Chalah on Shabbos in diagonal slices
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OK if lechem mishneh is partially cut?
I'm wondering if I can use use some bread that is partially sliced (but not completely severed in two) as lechem mishneh. An example is a bagel that was cut 90% of the way through, meaning that the ...
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Challa knife - Non serrated
Recently I met someone who told me there are those that specifically only use a non serrated Challa knife at the Shabbos meal. I was wondering if there is a source that discusses this and what is the ...
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Sourdough starter and Passover
Sourdough starter is a kind of pet. A pet yeast colony, if you want to be scientific about it. Owners give it a name, feed it (daily or weekly, depending on how often they bake bread), make sure it's ...
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For Lechem Mishneh, can one of the challot remain in its package? [duplicate]
Let's say someone wants to keep the second challah in its package to maintain its freshness for the next day. Can one have one challah out to be used and leave the second one in its package while ...
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Why are huge challot displayed on the wedding couple / Bar Mitzvah's table?
I noticed that among Orthodox and, seemingly Hareidi Bar Mitzvah's and weddings, a huge challah is cut by the chattan or Bar Mitzvah.
I assume that there must be some minhag behind this that ...
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Can one make hamotzi Friday night on pat haba bekisnin?
Within This article that focuses mainly on the bracha made on pizza, it mentions that most poskim state that when one eats pat haba bekisnin as a meal, one says Hamotzi.
Friday night meal requires ...
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Can Jews buy commercial challah at Whole Foods?
I know Whole Foods supermarkets have challah bread. I am not Jewish. But I once bought challah bread at Whole Foods and ate the whole bread in one sitting. It tasted like . . . bread. I am aware that ...
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what sources discuss dipping challah in both salt and honey or only honey during rosh hashanna?
Many people dip their bread in only honey over rosh hashanna but I was under the impression that one should dip in both salt and honey. What sources discuss either dipping in both salt then honey or ...
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(Why) is there a custom to have round challah for Rosh HaShanah?
I have noticed that the local kosher bakeries sell round challot (as opposed to their usual braided loaves) in advance of Rosh HaShanah.
Is such a custom noted in any written sources?
If yes, what ...
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Bread machine for mixing Challah/Recipe for bread machine mixed Challah
The last time I tried to make challah I failed, because it wouldn't rise in the bread machine and just stayed kind of watery. Before I ask this, is Challah allowed to be mixed in a bread machine? If ...
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Must the Lechem Mishna be cut with a knife? [duplicate]
I've been told by a few people that Lechem Mishnah must be cut with a knife (as opposed to breaking off a piece with one's hand). I asked them to source it, and they're still looking.
Is there any ...
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Why are we not concerned about zugos with lechem mishneh?
There is a gemara (Pesachim 110) describing the concern for ruach ra with eating even numbers of foods, in particular:
109b - Question: Why did Chachamim enact to drink four cups? This is ...
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Challah roll and a matzah board for lechem mishnah - any preference?
If one has one challah roll and one matzah board for lechem mishna on Shabbat, is there any halacha stating which one should be used to eat from (sliced / broken)?
Offhand, I'm thinking the challah ...
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If one is allergic to bread, what should he do for Challah and Matzah? [duplicate]
Let's say that someone is allergic to bread. All five grains. Not fatally, but enough that it causes a serious allergic reaction (say, to a degree that he would be allowed to take medicine on Shabbos)....
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If Shabbat falls immediately after Pesach, what could Sephardim use for Hamotzi on Shabbat?
If Matzah is mezonot for some Sepharadim, and Shabbat were to fall immediately after Pesach, what could such Sephardim use for hamotzi on Shabbat, given the obligation of lechem mishneh? One could not ...
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What is the origin of the minhag to bake challah for the ill? [duplicate]
Yesterday, I noticed on my Jewish community email group that someone was sponsoring a group challah "bake off" for refu'ah shleima (speedy recovery) for a group of ill people.
I have seen these ...
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The number of challot for Yom Tov?
How many challot should be on the table for Yom tov,for example Rosh Hashana? Two, or, one can be just fine?
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What cracks disqualify a Shmurah Matzah as whole?
What cracks disqualify a hand-baked (typically Shmurah) Matzah as whole for the purposes of lechem mishneh and the Seder?
I've been told that:
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Jewish protocol towards challah
Can challah be given as a gift to a non-Jew? For instance, if one were to make too much challah Friday morning, would it be acceptable to give a loaf away to a Christian family?
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Why is the Challah braided? [duplicate]
Every challah I've seen in my life is braided, regardless the country or customs. But what are the origins of preparing the challah in this way? The bread in the Beit HaMikdash wasn't like this as far ...
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Why dip the challah in salt?
I recently saw by a Friday night dinner that the challah bread was dipped in salt a few times. Is there a specific amount of times to dip it, and why dip it in the first place?
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Did manna fall on yontif?
For kiddush on yontif we use two challot. We did not collect manna on Shabbat because of carrying. But carrying is allowed on yontif. Does that mean that manna did not fall on yontif?
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Why must we acquire Lehhem Mishneh for every Shabbat meal?
The Torah (Shemot 16; Parashat BeShalahh) details the miracle of the mahn ("manna"), which HaShem brought down from the Heavens to sustain 'Am Yisra'el in their journey through the desert.
In a shi'...
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When did the word challa start being used to mean our Shabbos bread?
In the Torah we seem to only find this word associated with Temple related breads. In Rabbinic writings the word challa was the word referring to the amount of dough separated to be given to a kohen. ...
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Cutting Challah on Shabbos
Is there a source for why many people (Ashkenazim) use a knife to pre-mark the challah where they will cut it before making the bracha on Shabbos?
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What is the source not to eat the endpiece of the challah?
At the shabbos meal, why do some people (such as Yodeyan NBZ) not eat the end piece of the challah? Some people don't even just start at the middle, they avoid the end-piece altogether.
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How can someone on a gluten free diet fulfill the mitzvah of eating challah on Shabbat?
I have a relative who has a list of food ilnesses including egg, nut, wheat, soy and gluten allergies. As far as I know, he cannot eat anything that has the bracha "hamotzi". How can he fulfill the ...
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Using a Frozen Challah for Lechem Mishneh
If the only available Challah I have for Lechem Mishneh is frozen solid - may it be used ?
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Lechem Mishneh - Do both challot have to be touching?
When holding the Lechem Mishneh together while making the bracha - Do both challot have to be touching ? What if one challah was wrapped in cellophane or in a bag (yet held next to the other challah ...
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Lechem mishneh - Two questions [closed]
1) When holding the Lechem Mishneh together while making the bracha - Do both challot have to be touching ? What if one challah was wrapped in cellophane or in a bag (yet held next to the other ...
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Why are challot traditionally braided?
What is the reason that challot are traditionally braided? When did this tradition begin?
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Covering challas by 3rd meal on Shabbos
We cover the challas by the shabbos meals for a number of reasons. One however is because the mann was covered (with dew) on top and on the bottom (See Tosfos Pesachim 100b) and the challas that we ...
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Why hold the second loaf unwrapped?
We use two loaves of bread at Shabas and yom tov meals. Some people cut into both loaves, but some only cut into one, merely holding the other with it while reciting the b'racha. Rav Chayim Pinchas ...
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One Challah or Two?
If two challahs are braided and baked together on one pan, and before they are completely baked, they have stuck together, do I have one challah or two? i.e. can I separate them and still have two ...
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How much must be eaten from the lechem mishneh
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Not eating from the Lechem Mishnah
Challah Loaves on Shabbat have a minimum size?
When eating a Shabbos Seudah how much must the ones that are being yotzee from ...
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Not eating from the Lechem Mishnah, rather from the incomplete bread
If someone only has one broken piece of bread, can he borrow from his neighbor two whole challas and make ha'motzei on everything together (the 2 challas and the piece of bread); however not eat from ...
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Why do we say we don't dip food on other days?
In the four questions, we ask "on all other nights, we don't dip, even once, but on this night, we dip twice"
How can we ask this if we dip challah in salt on Shabbat (and other days)?
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Minhag of throwing Challah at the Friday night Seuda
Aruch HaShulchan 167:31 and Be'er Hataiv 167:22 both say that it is forbidden to throw the (Challah) bread. I have heard that there are some people (I heard that there are some Rabannim who do so) ...
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Challah Loaves on Shabbat have a minimum size?
In this article regarding the Shabbat Challah loaves, The Shmirat Shabbat KeHilchata (vol. II 55:5) is quoted as saying:
The loaves must each be at least the size of an olive
Normally, the size of ...
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Did the Terumas haDeshen write a challah recipe?
Reading this article about challah-making, I noticed the following:
Using the starter, I tried the Rich Sourdough Barches recipe from Inside the Jewish Bakery, which the authors say is adapted from ...
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Why do we cover the challot on Shabbos?
The answer I learned growing up was that "we don't want to embarrass the bread because we are first making kiddush" or some variation thereof. I later learned that is a zecher for the ma'n which fell ...
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Which challah does one cut on a Shabbas yom tov?
The Shulchan Aruch (274:1) brings down that on shabbas night you cut the bottom challah. The Rama adds that on Shabbas day and yom tov night you cut the top challah for kabbalistic reasons. What do ...
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Lechem Mishlesh?
(Based on Tosfot Pesachim 116a and Aruch haShulchan 274:5 I assume that the man did not fall on Yom Tov and double fell on Erev Yom Tov, and that this is why we have lechem mishne on Yom Tov.)
When ...
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The number of Challot on Shabbat and salt
If my understanding is correct we use two Challot on Shabbat to represent the two portions of mana the Jews received in the desert of Friday to prevent them from having to collect on Shabbat. We use ...
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What do you do if your Shabbos host serves chocolate chip challah? [closed]
Based on this shiur from R. Sobolofsky, chocolate chip challah is no different from chocolate babka or other cake and thus has the bracha of mezonos
If that is the case, one would only be able to ...
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