It is said that challah is torn rather than sliced because “knives symbolize violence.”
| Special to The Denver PostIn the year 70, the Roman Empire destroyed what was known as the Second Temple in Jerusalem and, with that, the ability of the Jewish people to continue their hallowed sacrificial system.
Those bread offerings originated in obeyance to the command from the Bible in Numbers 15:20: “From the first of your dough, you are to lift up a portion as contribution.” Putting aside that portion was called “taking challah,” as “challah” meant “bread” or “loaf.” The significance of these acts and gestures is heightened each year at the time of the High Holidays that commence each year on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. For 2022, that is the evening of Sunday, Sept. 25.
It is quite awe-inspiring to me, as a non-Jew, to see that the simple baking of challahs — each instance — is a calling back to the obeying of a simple command and the presentation of an original sacrifice holding profound meaning.At the Sabbath meal, two challahs are offered and blessed. They are a sign of the extra portion of manna given to the Israelites on the sixth day as they wandered the desert .
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