This article from Chabad.org provides biblical, Talmudic and halachic reasons for the custom of covering the challah before and
This thorough excerpt from "Friday Night and Beyond" by Lori Palatnik includes spiritual explanations for many of the
This excerpt from "The Way Into Jewish Prayer (Jewish Lights)" by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman explores how the
The following responsum, written by Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld for Aish.com’s Ask The Rabbi, column, describes how to
This thorough article, written by Rabbi Aryeh Citron of Chabad.org, discusses both the meaning behind the two
The following excerpt from "Shabbat Customs," published by ReformJudaism.org, describes the various customs pertaining to the
This excerpt from “Sabbath: Day of Eternity” by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan describes the deep spiritual connection
This article, written by Halacha Yomit (Daily Laws), describes the women’s obligation to participate in the
This article from Chabad.org discusses the halachic (legal) and Kabbalistic (mystical) explanations for ‘scratching’ the Challah before the
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