Associations to the word «Challah»
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Wiktionary
CHALLAH, noun. (countable) A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for Yom Tov.
CHALLAH, noun. (uncountable) The commandment to separate a portion of bread or bread dough for the cohanim (Numbers 15:17–21); in contemporary practice, the portion is burned until inedible.
CHALLAH, noun. (countable) The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.
Dictionary definition
CHALLAH, noun. (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking.
Wise words
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