Diffident and self-conscious, Hannah Schifman hides behind a thicket of black curls. But ask her about her challah and she blooms with confidence, becoming, if not chatty, forthcoming. Why shouldn’t ...

After sunset on Wednesday evening, families across Colorado will cut into loaves of challah to welcome Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Anyone who’s eaten a slice likely hasn’t forgotten the ...

A group of Jewish organizations in New York baked a 35-foot-long loaf of challah last week in the hope of setting a new world record. Challah, a braided bread, is traditionally served on Shabbat and ...

With his cottage challah bakery Bread of Idleness, Cody Butler is bringing top-notch Jewish breads and a bit of yiddishkeit to a diverse Western Queens community. (New York Jewish Week) — Cody Butler ...

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Challah, the symbolic bread eaten during Jewish holidays, also happens to be delicious. An eggy, dense bread brushed with egg yolk, sometimes sprinkled with seeds and sometimes with raisins inside, it ...

You can buy them at Trader Joe’s, Costco, Whole Foods or Publix. But there’s nothing like walking into a locally owned bakery or market and purchasing a freshly made challah, knowing that a South ...

If your French toast is not made with challah bread, is it even worth eating? Every Friday night, my family usher’s in Shabbat by lighting candles, saying a blessing over the wine/grape juice and ...