EditorialA rack of challah bread, served on the Sabbath and Jewish holidays, but for Poles an every day bread called chalka, at one of the Charlotte chain of six bakeries, in Warsaw, Poland, Dec. 8, 2022. (Anna Liminowicz/The New York Times)
EditorialGuercot Ceus pulling challah from the oven at Zak the Baker, located in the heart of Miami's Wynwood neighborhood, Dec. 21, 2021.(James Jackman/The New York Times)
EditorialWomen at the Dubai Challah Bake, an event where guests gathered to socialize and make the traditional Jewish bread, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 17, 2022. (The New York Times)
EditorialJennifer Johnson, center, and Laurie Hanin, foreground right, celebrate the Sabbath with their sons by lighting candles before blessing the challah at their home in Queens, July 16, 2021. (James Estrin/The New York Times)
EditorialJennifer Johnson, center, and Laurie Hanin, foreground right, celebrate the Sabbath with their sons by lighting candles before blessing the challah at their home in Queens, July 16, 2021. (James Estrin/The New York Times)
EditorialChallah cover, to cover the traditional Jewish braided bread during the Sabbath dinner, the festive meal after the synagogue service. From Poland. Embroidery on velvet, with metallic silk thread, 69,5 x 54,5 cm.
EditorialChallah cover-on Shabbat, loaves of flat bread are covered with a special cloth during the " kiddush", the blessing of the wine which precedes the family dinner. From Germany, needlepoint,66 x 54,5 cm.
EditorialChallah cover-on Shabbat, loaves of flat bread are covered with a special cloth during the " kiddush", the blessing of the wine which precedes the family dinner. From Germany, needlepoint,66 x 54,5 cm.
EditorialChallah cover, to cover the traditional Jewish braided bread during the Sabbath dinner, the festive meal after the synagogue service. From Poland. Embroidery on velvet, with metallic silk thread, 69,5 x 54,5 cm.