Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A loaf of yeast-leavened egg bread, usually braided, traditionally eaten by Jews on the Sabbath, holidays, and other ceremonial occasions.
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- noun A traditional
braided bread eaten byAshkenazi Jews on theSabbath
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Today the word challah is used to refer to the whole loaf.
Pamela Dodson: Holiday Breads: an Old Tradition Pamela Dodson 2011
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Today the word challah is used to refer to the whole loaf.
Pamela Dodson: Holiday Breads: an Old Tradition Pamela Dodson 2011
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Today the word challah is used to refer to the whole loaf.
Pamela Dodson: Holiday Breads: an Old Tradition Pamela Dodson 2011
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Note: Separating the challah is a special mitzvah for women done when the bread dough quantity is above a certain amount, as in the above recipe.
RECIPES FROM GINNY BATES Maggie Jochild 2007
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The word challah—pronounced with a soft h as in ha-la—means dough and refers specifically to the bread remaining after the small piece was separated from it.
Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003
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The word challah—pronounced with a soft h as in ha-la—means dough and refers specifically to the bread remaining after the small piece was separated from it.
Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003
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The word challah—pronounced with a soft h as in ha-la—means dough and refers specifically to the bread remaining after the small piece was separated from it.
Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003
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I love challah and the idea of sweet vanilla challah is making my mouth water.
BBD #10: Breakfast Breads: Beth Hensperger’s Sweet Vanilla Challah Laura 2008
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I brought a raisin challah and a dozen cinnamon rolls that I'd baked that morning.
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I brought a raisin challah and a dozen cinnamon rolls that I'd baked that morning.
milosrdenstvi commented on the word challah
Braiding these is fun.
October 11, 2009
JackCohen commented on the word challah
According to Jewish tradition, challah commemorates the mannah upon which the Hebrews existed during their journey through the desert. As mannah did not fall on Shabbat, a double portion fell on Friday - this being the origin of the two loaves that form the centrepiece of the Shabbat meal eaten on a Friday evening.
It's also known as khale in Eastern Yiddish and as chałka in Polish.
December 28, 2010