Lesson Plan “Challah For Hunger”

and that the term was coined in Austria. Before that the bread was called “berches,” aname that is still used by Jews in some parts today. The bread became the Jewish ritualbread in Germany, Austria, and Bohemia and was taken to Poland, Eastern Europe, andRussia when the Jews migrated east. Housewives kneaded the dough on Thursday, let itrise overnight, and got up early on Friday to bake it. They often baked all the bread forthe week at the same time, so as not to waste fuel. The distinctive smell which emanatesfrom the oven and fills the house when it is baked is the Sabbath aroma that pervades thememories of the old Yiddish-speaking world.