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The Shabbat Challah
Millions of Jewish families take part in welcoming the Shabbat at home. They light the Shabbat candlesticks, drink from their Kiddush cups, and eat from challah that has been covered. Yet few Jewish people actually know why the challah is covered.
There is an old story told to children, that the reason you place the bread covered on the challah board is so that it does not get embarrassed because it is the last Shabbat item to get a blessing. It is an amusing tale told to wide-eyed youngsters, regardless of its flaws.
The story is derived from the Jewish hierarchy of blessings, which command that the blessing of the bread occur before the blessing over the wine. However, the wine is required to be blessed first, since it is necessary to sanctify the Sabbath. Therefore, in order to prevent “shaming” the challah, it is covered.
When converted into a children’s story, it becomes the tale of the jealous braided bread that needs to be deceived in order to feel important.
Additionally, the placing of the bread on top of a challah board and under a cover is said by some scholars to be a tribute to the manna Israelites ate during their exodus out of Egypt. The manna fell from heaven every day, except on the Shabbat. So two portions fell on Friday,and that is represented by the two challahs.
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Posted on: Monday, June 28th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
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