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Tag: Challah
Why Are There Two Challot on Shabbat?
It is custom to have two challot at the Shabbat meal. Where does this tradition come from? Here are a few answers to that question.
Daniela Rusowsky
December 11, 2024
Erev Shabbat
Holidays
A Whoop and Two Challahs: Doubling Our Loaves on Shabbat
A whoop and two challahs! Learn why doubling our loaves on Shabbat is important and how to observe this mitzvah.
Rabbi Adam J. Rosenbaum
April 5, 2024
Blessings
Erev Shabbat
Why We Cover Challah at the Shabbat Table
Why we cover Challah at the Shabbat table can be found when we learn about manna and the seven species of Israel.
Hazzan Sara Geffen Geller
January 30, 2024
Erev Shabbat
Holidays
Friday Night Shabbat at Home
Friday night Shabbat at home includes blessings over children, the song Shalom Aleichem, kiddush, and the blessing over bread, the motzi.
The Observant Life (Book)
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Rabbi Michael Katz
May 16, 2022
Erev Shabbat
Shabbat
