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  2. Challah - Wikipedia

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    Challah or hallah (/ ˈ x ɑː l ə, ˈ h ɑː l ə / (K)HAH-lə; [1] Hebrew: חַלָּה, romanized: ḥallā, pronounced [χaˈla, ħalˈlaː]; pl. [c]hallot, [c]halloth or [c]hallos, Hebrew: חַלּוֹת), also known as berches in Central Europe, is a special bread in Jewish cuisine, usually braided and typically eaten on ceremonial occasions such as Shabbat and major Jewish holidays ...

  3. Dough offering - Wikipedia

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    Packer of Passover Shmurah Matzah at the "Boro Park Matzah bakery" performing the Mitzvah of separating Challah from each basket (called "צירוף סל" in Hebrew). In Judaism, the dough offering (or mitzvat terumat challah, "commandment of separating challah" Hebrew: מצוות תרומת חלה) is an assertive command requiring the owner of bread dough to give a part of the kneaded dough ...

  4. Afikoman - Wikipedia

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    Mishnaic Hebrew: אֲפִיקִימוֹן. [1] The Greek word on which afikoman is based has two meanings, according to the Babylonian Talmud and the Jerusalem Talmud.Both Talmuds agree on the halakha (stated in the Passover Haggadah under the answer given to the Wise Son) that no other food should be eaten for the rest of the night after the afikoman is consumed.

  5. Bread and salt - Wikipedia

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    Bread and salt as a traditional greeting remains common in Albania, Armenia, and among the Jewish diaspora. This tradition has been extended to spaceflight. [2] [3] Additionally, in traditional Slavic folklore, consuming a combination of bread and salt as an offering is believed to be a powerful, last-resort method of wish-making.

  6. Rabbinically prohibited activities of Shabbat - Wikipedia

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    In Jewish religious law (), Jews are commanded to rest on Shabbat, and refrain from performing certain types of work.Some of the activities are considered to be prohibited by biblical law (the 39 Melachot), while others became prohibited later on, due to rabbinic decrees.

  7. Bread in culture - Wikipedia

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    Challah is a traditional Jewish bread eaten for Shabbat and holidays (except fast days), based on the ancient practice of the dough offering to kohanim (priests). In the Christian ritual of the Eucharist , bread is eaten as a sacrament either as a symbolic representation of the body of Christ or, as in the Catholic liturgy , as a real ...

  8. Why Do We Break a Turkey Wishbone? Here's Why It's a Tradition

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    Finding the turkey wishbone is a special Thanksgiving tradition. Here's everything you need to know, including the rules of play and how to find the furcula.

  9. Break fast - Wikipedia

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    A break-fast is a meal eaten after fasting. In Judaism , a break fast is the meal eaten after Ta'anit (religious days of fasting ), such as Yom Kippur . [ 1 ] During a Jewish fast, no food or drink is consumed, including bread and water.