Most people know challah — a Jewish egg bread — as a braided loaf. But truth is, it can take on a variety of shapes. At Rosh Hashana, which starts Thursday, it often is formed into a spiral, which is ...

Making challah for the Jewish New Year lets the baker take a moment to reflect on life's blessings. The bread can be shaped into the traditional... Rosh Hashana's Sacred Bread Offers Meaning In Many ...

We will be watching Shtissel. We will probably be frying schnitzel. And, on social media, we’ll be keeping a keen eye out for all the fabulous Shlissel Challahs. This first Shabbat after Passover is ...

This Rosh Hashanah, Rochester resident Chana Greene will celebrate the Jewish New Year by making challah, one of her all-time favorite foods. For her, the special Jewish bread is redolent with ...

My food worlds collided this week when I went online to order my weekly haul from , the Israeli-owned CSA (consumer-supported agriculture program)-type thing I subscribe to, and found — among the ...

Every time I mention challah, my kids erupt in choruses of “Holla!” The soft, lightly sweet bread — traditionally eaten on the Sabbath and Jewish holidays — is fun to say and even more fun to eat.

Editor's Note: This post was originally published on Sept. 15, 2012. Challah is a rich, eggy bread baked every week for the Jewish sabbath, or shabbat. But for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year that ...