AMAZING Challah Recipe and the Meaning Behind the Mitzvah

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  • Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
  • Learn Jew in the City's signature Cinnamon Raisin Walnut Challah recipe plus the laws and meaning behind the mitzvah of hafrashas challah. Sponsored by mikvah.org JewintheCity.com
    View the recipe here: jewinthecity.com/wp-content/up...
    More Laws on Separating Challah:
    -Challah (with a blessing) should only be separated if at least 12 1/4 cups of flour is used. Many only recite a blessing if 16 1/2 cups of flour is used. Consult your rabbi.
    -The challah should be separated before eating the bread from which it was taken. Many say it should be burnt as soon as possible, but it is not required to burn the challah before eating the bread.
    -The challah and the bread from which it was taken should not be cooked together in the same oven.
    -The burnt challah should be disposed of in a water-proof wrapping.
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Комментарии • 84

  • @PhoebePhiloPhiliac
    @PhoebePhiloPhiliac 5 лет назад +11

    I'm not jewish (Korean american protestant guy in his 30s) but this video was beautiful. Who knew a loaf of bread had such a deeper spiritual meaning! The idea that you must pray into the bread so that it becomes sacred and holy when served at the Shabbat dinner was moving. I think the bread is a symbol for the bread of life, which is Gods provision. This video taught me that God wants us to work hard to harvest wheat during the work week but have a day to rest and observe God's day. I felt it was so deep for u to say that even if we give something our all and fail at something, that effort and intentionality is sufficient enough to God

  • @mckennapowell2911
    @mckennapowell2911 10 лет назад +36

    This looks like a wonderful recipe. Thanks so much. I really enjoy your RUclips videos. I'm a 'new' Jew (Grandmother was Jewish but my mother didn't practice) so I'm learning daily what it is to be a Jewish woman and your videos are excellent.

  • @PrairieStreetCo
    @PrairieStreetCo 11 месяцев назад

    Love that your girls were there to help out ! Also, thank you for teaching them (and us) the meaning of Challah - great video! 🔥

  • @eleanorerosanova7538
    @eleanorerosanova7538 7 лет назад +16

    I loved your explanation about where challahs came from and the Mother daughter team was adorable.

  • @shairagonzales09
    @shairagonzales09 7 лет назад +6

    I learned so much from this video. I'm a Pastry Arts student, we have this Bread Project to be presented in class, I choose Challah as my project. Can't wait to share the knowledge in class!

  • @DorfPiltsch
    @DorfPiltsch Год назад +1

    Thank you from Germany!

  • @jewinthecity
    @jewinthecity  10 лет назад +14

    thanks! not only is it not against tradition, it is an obligation. it's just that the woman gets first preference to do the mitzvah, but if she's not around/able, then the man must do it. (it's an easy recipe - give it a go! :)

  • @Julia-em4gb
    @Julia-em4gb 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for teaching us and being a blessing to our lives

  • @Kayin2626
    @Kayin2626 10 лет назад +1

    I come from a Jewish father and a Christian mother. I'm a practicing Christian but I love learning about and connecting more with my Jewish heritage. Your videos are one of my favorite ways to do that! Thanks so much for making Judaism come alive! And of course that Challah looks delicious!

  • @someguyonli
    @someguyonli 4 года назад +2

    I would like to try baking a challah. I've watched several recipes. It was such a pleasure to hear you pronounce the "CH" properly and not as an "H". Most importantly this looks delicious and I can't wait to try it. I wish you and your family a good shabbat.

  • @Jenniferhos
    @Jenniferhos 10 лет назад +2

    I am made this recipe and it turned out wonderful. Thank you!!!

  • @wsearp
    @wsearp 4 года назад +1

    Reminds me of the wonderful days when my children were small and we made Challah every Friday for dinner after sunset....

  • @emilyrose5282
    @emilyrose5282 9 лет назад +4

    This recipe was awesome! I've never made my own Challah before so i was greatly surprised by how well it worked out! I changed it up a little bit though. I left out the raisins and walnuts (sadly) and before I rolled them into cylinders I flattened the dough out, brushed with heavy cream and sprinkled in cinnamon sugar. I rolled them back up into cylinders and braided and baked the way you directed. This way I had cinnamon sugar on the inside as well as sprinkled on the outside. I even made glaze from butter and sugar. Next time I think I will add in the raisins too!

  • @rachaelmt2984
    @rachaelmt2984 8 лет назад +2

    Shalom. I love making Challah. HaShem bless you and your family.

  • @laurendrambis5511
    @laurendrambis5511 5 лет назад

    This was awesome!!! Thank you for the effort you put into making this video!

  • @shughl1
    @shughl1 10 лет назад +11

    Thank you so much for all the effort you have put into Jew in the City. I often recommend this to my friends as an example of a good Orthodox Jewish channel and also a sample of the Sephardic minhag. Are there any books you could recommend me to learn and understand more about the Sephardic minhag. I am an Arab but also fluent in Hebrew and can read it and enjoy studying different people. Thank you again for the excellent channel.

  • @VictorLepanto
    @VictorLepanto 10 лет назад +20

    No doubt the earthquake a 0;45 occurs b/c the children said yes when asked to help?

  • @hebrewprince4420
    @hebrewprince4420 7 лет назад +1

    I look at so many challah recipes another cames out very hard and the bread is impossible to cut etc, and this one is the best, thank you so much for the recipe, by the way you have a beautiful family;)

  • @thecrumbsybaker6119
    @thecrumbsybaker6119 4 года назад

    This is a great recipe! I just made my first ever challah (video on my channel), and it was so nice to learn more about it here -- thanks for the video!

  • @ntmn8444
    @ntmn8444 3 года назад

    Still my favorite recipe! Thank you!

  • @dc003864
    @dc003864 10 лет назад

    This chanel is just plain in simple CUTE ! I love it !

  • @robwmckenna
    @robwmckenna 10 лет назад

    I'll try to get your challah into UT Austin's Challah for Hunger! It's amazing every week to see college age Jewish women getting to take on a new mitzvah. You really are changing the world!

  • @pika23
    @pika23 10 лет назад +1

    to honor my ancestor's and Jewish heritage, i'll be making some Jewish dishes during the next few weeks and next month. . I will try and make this challah recipe, and ask my mom or dad for my great grandmother's matzoh ball soup recipe.

  • @pika23
    @pika23 10 лет назад

    yes, I was raised the same! my husband and I are looking into finding a Temple near us, and go to Temple on Saturdays and then the next week go to Church on a Sunday...I crave to learn more.

  • @malibu64
    @malibu64 10 лет назад

    Can't wait to try this! Thanks!

  • @theneutralplatform4834
    @theneutralplatform4834 4 года назад +1

    Never tried it with walnuts and raisins, so I think I will give this a try!

  • @onerva.
    @onerva. 10 лет назад +1

    adorable! definitely trying this recipe for shabbos.

  • @user-dg1dw1ww8g
    @user-dg1dw1ww8g 6 лет назад

    I love this recipe my family loves it

  • @miklos.
    @miklos. 10 лет назад

    Thanks for the reply JITC! Maybe I will, my mom has made challah plenty of times but I think it's always been plain, because there's not been any large amount of sweetness to it, yours sounds delicious!

  • @nanak8128
    @nanak8128 8 лет назад

    Teehee this is almost the same as my mom's recipe. Though instead of choco chips she puts orange juice and zest (from a squeezed orange). It's amazing. ♡♡♡ Thanks for making me dream about challah as I'm so far away from home and without an oven hehe.

  • @billsparks25
    @billsparks25 7 лет назад

    I enjoyed your video. Really good.

  • @Brumle72
    @Brumle72 3 года назад +1

    This was beautiful👍💖

  • @organicgardenmamavictoriab2768
    @organicgardenmamavictoriab2768 8 лет назад

    I love your challah recipe.

  • @jewinthecity
    @jewinthecity  10 лет назад +1

    thank you! sephardic jews are strict about not having it be too sweet, but my LOR eats my challah with hamotzi! (but everyone should consult their own rabbi of course!)

  • @LEONFENG134
    @LEONFENG134 3 года назад

    Thank you for the message.

  • @czystekurestwo
    @czystekurestwo 10 лет назад +1

    love it! will definitely try it. and gurl, You're BEAUTIFUL!!!

  • @shahjehan
    @shahjehan Год назад

    This was such an awesome video.

  • @SandrineAnterrion
    @SandrineAnterrion 2 года назад

    I love your channel

  • @renee-mariekrugkrug3989
    @renee-mariekrugkrug3989 7 лет назад +1

    Shalom, nice job

  • @diannan8394
    @diannan8394 5 лет назад

    Beautiful cinnamon raisin walnut Challah recipe it looks delicious yummy ✌️✨💖🍀🙏🏼
    Hermosa canela con pasas de uva y challah, la receta se ve deliciosa y deliciosa ✌️✨💖🍀🙏🏼

  • @87Lenco
    @87Lenco 8 лет назад

    I would want to try this recipe but I think Id like a deeper cinnamon flavour. How much cinnamon do you think I should add to the dough mixture considering the volume this recipe yields?

  • @michaelmansoor7008
    @michaelmansoor7008 3 года назад

    you seem to be a very intelligent and well put together woman

  • @creativebeauty39
    @creativebeauty39 10 лет назад

    I work with jewish people and many are orthodox and your videos help me so much to learn about their religion more! So interesting! Plus I love jewish names!!!!!! Love the videos can't wait for more!!!!!!(:

  • @electricboogie709
    @electricboogie709 4 года назад +1

    Just watched, ‘the chosen’ which brought me here. :)

  • @iareediot
    @iareediot 10 лет назад +1

    Can the recipe be lessened if you don't want to make 6-8 loaves?

  • @CandidLynn
    @CandidLynn 2 года назад

    what size mixing bowl would you recommend for this recipe?

  • @ZyciewKanadzieAnitaBeataVlog
    @ZyciewKanadzieAnitaBeataVlog 3 года назад

    Hi Allison! This video is more that 7 years old, yet - you look so stylish. You have such a timeless style 😊 Love your belt. And the girls must be so grown up now. I love watching your videos. The old ones and the new ones. In the last few years - I also have an RUclips channel - if you want to have a look at some of my videos - you can find some cute ones there - I'm sure. I'm going to make that challah today. Best regards from Ontario 😘

  • @inadourado2317
    @inadourado2317 7 лет назад

    lovely! very clever video.

  • @miklos.
    @miklos. 10 лет назад +1

    This looks delicious. Not that I ever really cook for myself, but this did make me wonder; would it be against tradition for a single Jewish man to prepare this bread in the same way?

  • @jewinthecity
    @jewinthecity  10 лет назад

    thanks so much!

  • @maggiereus4675
    @maggiereus4675 8 лет назад +43

    I make my own challah and I'm catholic and we eat it for Easter and I say my prayers on my bread as you do. I'm not Jewish but I respect your ways and also think its a good idea to say a prayer I say it for the family and those who need prayer ,also the sick and the people who don't know they even need a prayer . God is God there is someone looking down on us God Bless us all......

  • @tomjones2202
    @tomjones2202 5 лет назад

    2019,,,,,,,,,,,,,beautiful video!!!

  • @teresacabrera2086
    @teresacabrera2086 3 года назад

    The best recipe!

  • @jacobdesser6046
    @jacobdesser6046 8 лет назад +1

    your recepie is very kind and exotic. it's more like a raisin babka. uselly there shouldn't be add honey at all because it decreases the leavening of the dough. but I gotta tell you that it seems to be very delicious after baked

    • @jewinthecity
      @jewinthecity  8 лет назад +3

      this recipe was adapted from a raisin challah recipe. i added the honey, changed the amount of salt, sugar, added the walnuts and cinnamon. i don't know the rules of baking chemistry, but i'll tell you - it's AWESOME.

    • @jacobdesser6046
      @jacobdesser6046 8 лет назад +4

      and I forgot to mention that your kids are adorable

  • @tuyentube
    @tuyentube 9 лет назад +2

    Interesting !

  • @kingdavidcohen3935
    @kingdavidcohen3935 6 лет назад

    Shalom form from so cal

  • @maxslomianski3123
    @maxslomianski3123 5 лет назад

    Well done !

  • @jewinthecity
    @jewinthecity  10 лет назад

    thanks!!

  • @danielasoibelman7555
    @danielasoibelman7555 4 года назад +2

    Gorgeous challah, gorgeous religious ladies.

  • @jewinthecity
    @jewinthecity  10 лет назад

    which part of your family is Jewish? and good question - but the words are spelled differently: challah with a "chet" and kallah with a "caf."

  • @jewinthecity
    @jewinthecity  10 лет назад

    thanks!

  • @pika23
    @pika23 10 лет назад

    my father's side. His grandparents and mother. My great grand parents came over from Russia in in 1916 I think? Before 1920 anyway. My father's father didn't want to convert,to marry my grandmother, so the only one who really stayed practicing was my great gram and and great grandfather. She gave the soup recipe to my mom. I think my father has it too... I have a few memories of being 5 or 6, and having matzoh soup, and gefilte fish, and chopped chicken liver....

  • @freedomfighter3481
    @freedomfighter3481 3 года назад +1

    I wish I could break this down into 2 loafs.

  • @pika23
    @pika23 10 лет назад

    to honor my ancestor's and Jewish heritage, i'll be making some Jewish dishes during the next few weeks and next month. . I will try and make this challah recipe, and ask my mom or dad for my great grandmother's matzoh ball soup recipe.
    Also, an Orthodox girl who gets engaged is called a Kallah, does that term have any significance to making the Challah bread, since it's primarily a woman's task? Or do they just happen to coincidentally sound the same.

  • @zvilipchik1304
    @zvilipchik1304 10 лет назад

    Hi, the recipe sounds great, but I think it is mezonos, there is not enough water to balance out the sugar/honey/oil/raisins/eggs and walnuts, check with you LOR.

  • @samigami1538
    @samigami1538 10 лет назад +2

    how i get in here!? good video lol

  • @felicecasale4383
    @felicecasale4383 6 лет назад

    I enjoy these explanations of Jewish community

  • @CDGMR1
    @CDGMR1 2 года назад +1

    I am making it now with you guys for tomorrow Sabbath. 😀

  • @jewinthecity
    @jewinthecity  10 лет назад

    does your hubby have jewish ancestry too?

  • @adayakeesje
    @adayakeesje 10 лет назад +8

    Instead of burning the piece of bread, why can't you give it so someone in need? I understand the tradition, but It seems a bit wasteful to me.

  • @kc-wr1ui
    @kc-wr1ui 3 года назад +2

    I love being Jewish

  • @sootysammy7586
    @sootysammy7586 9 лет назад

    Is it really edible?

  • @eleanorerosanova7538
    @eleanorerosanova7538 7 лет назад +2

    I loved your recipe, however, I was a little unnerved that you made your video like Bewitched.

  • @dylanmosley6237
    @dylanmosley6237 5 лет назад

    Thank you for allowing us a look into your private, spiritual lives.

  • @meltzer28
    @meltzer28 10 лет назад

    Make the hebrew blessing a bit larger - hard to read it.

  • @Y0urMisterDirty
    @Y0urMisterDirty 3 года назад

    Damn, this is wholesome

  • @BiblicalSeekers
    @BiblicalSeekers 5 лет назад

    :)

  • @renauddechatillon245
    @renauddechatillon245 2 года назад +1

    This is the fanciest Jewish woman I've ever seen.