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Challah cover
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A Challah cover is used in traditional Jewish homes every Friday as part of the ritual of
welcoming the Shabbat. Alongside the Challah and the Challah cover, the Shabbat table is
generally covered with a white table cloth, candles and wine glass.
The Challah cover covers the Challah - an unsliced loaf of bread, which is always braided. Until
sundown, when Shabbat begins, the challah remains covered, either by a napkin or by a special
Challah cover. At the beginning of the Kiddush, the father of the family says the blessing over
the wine, and everyone drinks from the Kiddush cup. After that, the father blesses over the
Challah, and takes of the Challah cover. At the end, the Challah is passed around and each
person tears a small piece off and eats it.
welcoming the Shabbat. Alongside the Challah and the Challah cover, the Shabbat table is
generally covered with a white table cloth, candles and wine glass.
The Challah cover covers the Challah - an unsliced loaf of bread, which is always braided. Until
sundown, when Shabbat begins, the challah remains covered, either by a napkin or by a special
Challah cover. At the beginning of the Kiddush, the father of the family says the blessing over
the wine, and everyone drinks from the Kiddush cup. After that, the father blesses over the
Challah, and takes of the Challah cover. At the end, the Challah is passed around and each
person tears a small piece off and eats it.
There are several reasons why Jewish people use the Challah cover. The first is since bread
is a basic part of most meals, and Shabbat is a special meal. For that, some people keep the
Challah out of sight to highlight the Friday evening ceremonies of candle lighting and
Kiddush. Another reason is connected to the manna story.
The Challah cover and the plate below it represent the two layers of dew between which the
manna fell, which protected it from the sand below and the sun above. The dew was a sort
of preservative, as well as insurance that the freshness remains intact, keeping the taste new
and stimulating.
Another reason is that the bread is always the highest and most important of our blessings
during a meal. It represents our basic staples and nourishment. But on the Sabbath we begin
with the Kiddush blessing over a cup of wine. So as not to "shame" the importance of
simple and basic breads, we put a Challah cover while the Kiddush is being made.
Challah covers are usually decorated with symbols of wine, bread and candles. Many of the
Challah covers are embroidered, and sometimes include some Hebrew lettering, spelling out
the word Shabbat or a prayer associated with it.
is a basic part of most meals, and Shabbat is a special meal. For that, some people keep the
Challah out of sight to highlight the Friday evening ceremonies of candle lighting and
Kiddush. Another reason is connected to the manna story.
The Challah cover and the plate below it represent the two layers of dew between which the
manna fell, which protected it from the sand below and the sun above. The dew was a sort
of preservative, as well as insurance that the freshness remains intact, keeping the taste new
and stimulating.
Another reason is that the bread is always the highest and most important of our blessings
during a meal. It represents our basic staples and nourishment. But on the Sabbath we begin
with the Kiddush blessing over a cup of wine. So as not to "shame" the importance of
simple and basic breads, we put a Challah cover while the Kiddush is being made.
Challah covers are usually decorated with symbols of wine, bread and candles. Many of the
Challah covers are embroidered, and sometimes include some Hebrew lettering, spelling out
the word Shabbat or a prayer associated with it.
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Challah, hallah, Chollah, Barches (German and western Yiddish), Berches (Swabian), Barkis
(Gothenburg), Bergis (Stockholm), khale (eastern Yiddish), kitke (South African
Jewish)[1][2] is a special bread eaten on Shabbat and Jewish holidays (except for Passover).
It is customary to eat three meals on Shabbat, and these meals begin with a blessing over
two loaves of bread. Challah, an enriched bread, often braided, is traditional. The blessing,
"Hamotzi," is the same as for all bread: "Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha'olam,
hamotzi lechem min ha'aretz" (translation: "Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the
universe, who brings forth bread from the earth".
(Gothenburg), Bergis (Stockholm), khale (eastern Yiddish), kitke (South African
Jewish)[1][2] is a special bread eaten on Shabbat and Jewish holidays (except for Passover).
It is customary to eat three meals on Shabbat, and these meals begin with a blessing over
two loaves of bread. Challah, an enriched bread, often braided, is traditional. The blessing,
"Hamotzi," is the same as for all bread: "Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha'olam,
hamotzi lechem min ha'aretz" (translation: "Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the
universe, who brings forth bread from the earth".
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