Kiddush & Challah Questions and Answers
The word “kiddush” has at least three meanings, each one
built on the one before it. Let’s start at the beginning.
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At first I thought it was just a flavor thing, but then I saw it done in multiple homes. What’s the reason for this?
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I noticed on Friday night at the meal that before you blessed the Challah, you made a small cut in one of the loaves. What is the meaning of this custom?
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A series of fascinating reasons culled from more than 2 millennia of Jewish scholarship.
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Although I have not seen it documented, it seems that this originated with the mystics of Safed.
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The long-standing Jewish custom is for Shabbat
breads to be braided. Here's why.
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