More Rants/Raves

[gnomi]

I couldn't get overly ranty about this, doeeyedbunny, I'm sorry; I got more lecture-y than ranty.



Technically, any bread can be called challah bread. This is because "challah" technically refers to the piece of dough that is separated out to be given to the Cohen (priest). "Challah" has come to refer to the bread we eat on Shabbat -- a glazed egg bread -- but calling it "challah bread" is redundant.

Most knowledgeable people refer to the bread we eat on Shabbat simply as "challah."

The mitzvah (commandment) to remove the piece of dough (which, today, is burned since we no longer have the Cohen to give it to) comes from Numbers, chapter 15 verse 20, where it is compared to the Terumah (elevated offering) given from the threshing floor.

Go here for more information on the mitzvah of challah.


Challah -- especially home-made challah straight out of the oven -- is yummy. I should bake more challah one of these days.

Comments

[doeeyedbunny.livejournal.com]

The Jewish Catalog has some very good challah recipies, but I think it's out of print.
(Btw, I love your icon.)