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Challah

/ˈχɑːlə/

A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for Yom Tov.

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noun
  1. 1

    A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for Yom Tov.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.

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