Every year on Rosh Hashanah, I make challah. And year after year, everyone tells me they’ve never had this kind of challah. I could never understand what made my challah so unique — it’s round and has ...

I was the kind of kid who rushed out to buy round corn chips and orange Gatorade and square-pan pizzas. Any food with the bold word NEW! on the label sang to me. I wasn’t dumb. I knew that ...

For novice challah makers, the braid can seem like the hardest part of the bread recipe. Follow these simple steps to make a six-strand challah round. Scroll all the way down for a how-to video on the ...

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 ...

Chefs say challah is one of the most underrated breads because it's soft, versatile, and works for both sweet and savory meals. Look for challah at a local bakery whenever possible, or try baking your ...

Meticulously rolling, twisting and weaving the dough, about 20 young bakers prepared for the Jewish new year by making sweet round challah bread Sunday during Torah school at Congregation Kneseth ...

Approximately 14,400 years ago, a Natufian baker burnt a round of unleavened bread. In 2018, it was found — charred and initially unidentifiable — in an ancient fireplace in Jordan. Up until this ...

A circular loaf of challah bread isn’t just a slightly sweet treat to be dipped in honey and devoured during Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year celebrated this year from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1. The round ...

For Dolly Meckler, founder of Challah Dolly, the Jewish High Holiday season that includes Rosh Hashanah (which is the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), can essentially be ...

Challah is a rich, eggy bread baked every week for the Jewish sabbath, or shabbat. But for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year that starts tomorrow at sundown, it gets a few tweaks. There's a little ...

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 ...