 Challah
or hallah is a traditional Jewish bread eaten on
Shabbat and Jewish holidays (except Passover, when
leavened bread is not allowed).
On Shabbat every Jew is commanded to eat three
meals (one on friday night and two on Saturday).
According to Judaism, one is only considered one
who consumed a meal if he ate bread.
Since of the three meal mandate Jews will
traditionaly eat a Challah before they eat their
Shabbat meal. Like with any other type of bread,
the blessing
"Baruch atah Adonai, eloheinu melech ha'olam,
hamotzi lechem min ha'aretz." is recited.
Translated it means "Blessed ar You, Lord, our
God, King of the Universe, Who brings forth bread
from the earth."
Kosher Symbols [read more...] |
Without
food we can't live. We all have heard the famous line, "Man does
not live by bread....". What does it mean? The verse comes from
Torah [Bible] and is a reference to the miraculous manna, which
fell from heaven daily during the Jewish people's sojourn in the
wilderness. The conclusion of the verse is that "rather, by the
utterance of God's mouth does man live." Thus, it is reminding
us about the true source of human sustenance.
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makes something kosher and what is the spiritual meaning