There’s no better way to celebrate Rosh Hashanah than with a warm, golden loaf of freshly baked challah. This slightly sweet, egg-enriched bread isn’t just delicious—it’s deeply tied to Jewish ...

While anyone can bake challah, only women can make it a mitzvah, or a holy act. “A special blessing is said while making the challah,” he said. “This blessing cannot be said otherwise, (and) it’s said ...

Religious tradition is not handed down fully formed from God on high. It's made by people, and shaped by human factors — politics, faith, fear, geography, community. And, sometimes, how pretty ...

Shlissel challah is a special loaf baked the first sabbath after Passover. We trace the modern route by which the bread has spread beyond the... A Jewish baking tradition rises in the age of Instagram ...