Brushed with a honeyed egg wash and formed into a circle after braiding, this challah is perfect for Rosh Hashanah. Serve it with honey for dipping. In a medium bowl, or in the bowl of a stand mixer, ...

Religious tradition is not handed down fully formed from God on high. It's made by people, and shaped by human factors — politics, faith, fear, geography, community. And, sometimes, how pretty ...

Diffident and self-conscious, Hannah Schifman hides behind a thicket of black curls. But ask her about her challah and she blooms with confidence, becoming, if not chatty, forthcoming. Why shouldn’t ...

Just as the history of hafrashat (taking) challah has had different chapters in its long existence, we find the same with challah, the bread served on Shabbat. We associate challah as one of the key ...

Challah, that braided Jewish bread that’s eaten during Shabbat and holidays. Its popularity has grown so much that it’s offered in bakeries around the world. Challah is a rich dough and a gorgeous one ...

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It began as an experimental baking project when I was a busy young mother with three young children and adorable little nieces and nephews. As pre-schoolers, every Friday my boys brought home ...

You know those recipes we hold near and dear to our hearts because they really are the greatest of all time? Well, our Greatest Recipe of All Time series is where we wax poetic about them. Today, ...