It’s customary to celebrate the Jewish New Year or Rosh Hashanah with a round challah and I will show you how to make one in just minutes. Have you ever wondered why challah is round? Or better yet, ...

I have discovered that the main reason for having round challahs on Rosh Hashanah has something to do with the first “relatives” in history, husband and wife – Adam and Eve. Have you ever wondered why ...

Tonight is the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. For me, holidays mean food, and for Rosh Hashanah the traditional treat is a round loaf of light and fluffy challah. Challah is an egg bread ...

Have you ever wondered why challahs on Rosh Hashanah are round and not braided the way they are the rest of the year? Before we opened our artisan bakery in 2008, I always thought that the reason had ...

Born and raised in Tel Aviv, chef Tom Aviv became a household name in Israel after winning "MasterChef Israel" in 2016, despite having no formal culinary training. He went on to open multiple ...

For novice challah makers, the braid can seem like the hardest part of the bread recipe. Follow these simple steps to make a six-strand challah round. Scroll all the way down for a how-to video on the ...

Golden-brown, sesame seed-covered braided challah loaves sit on a wooden cutting board - Olga Mazyarkina/Getty Images The idea of baking sweet, eggy challah at home can be daunting. Jewish cooking ...

The good smells of baking challah and the sweet golden braided bread emerging from the oven have distinguished the Jewish Sabbath in a long-kept tradition. During the High Holy Days, starting with the ...