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Meaning of challah

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

challah

Pronunciation:/ˈχɑːlə/

noun

Definitions

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

  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. The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/challah

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