The halachah is that a person who separates challah many times a day, such as a baker or a mashgiach, should make the brachah of hafrashas challah (the blessing…
The halachah is that a person who separates challah many times a day, such as a baker or a mashgiach, should make the brachah of hafrashas challah (the blessing…
One of the rules of hafrashas challah is that if different batches of dough are placed in the same bowl, even if each individual portion is less than the…
When one separates challah in Eretz Yisroel, all the individual parts of the dough from which challah is to be taken have to be min hamukaf (nearby); according to…
Separating challah from dough is the mitzvah, the obligation, of the woman. It is specifically her mitzvah, and she has priority to do it over her husband. In fact,…
Question: Is it preferable to bake challah every week for Shabbos even if it’s less than the shiur (minimum requirement) for taking challah, or to bake a large batch…
There is a minhag brought down in Shulchon Oruch that on Erev Shabbos and Erev Yom Tov a woman should bake challah out of respect for Shabbos and Yom…
On a previous occasion we discussed the halachic issues involved in challah-baking events, noting that challah may not be separated with a brachah if the dough is then divided…
שריפת חלה בחוץ לארץ
בישוב מנהג כו״כ בחו״ל שלא לשרוף החלה ועוטפים בנייר ופוגמים ומכניסים לאשפה: הנה, ת״ח חשוב שליט״א פירסם קונטרס בנושא, ועיקר דבריו שמצותו בשריפה. ואף שבקונטרסו הב״ד כמה אחרונים בישוב…
Question: I once was listening to a shiur by a Sephardic rav and He mentioned that when we are making challah we should NOT delay in the mitzvah of…
Question: We already made dough in the shiur of having to take challah but without a bracha. But: we baked some of the dough, and the remainder is in…
Question: I'm trying to calculate the correct measurement for Hafroshas Challah, in this article you convert the volume measurement of kabeitzah into weight, but if we stick with volume,…
According to the Tzemach Tzedek (YD 236) If the dough is mostly honey, it is exempt from the Mitzvah of Challah. If it is a very sweet dough (but…
Question: If a Challah dough is made, but the recipe doesn't come out well and it won't be eaten, can one/must one still make a Bracha, and perform Hafrashas…
Brachos: The brachos recited before and after eating doughnuts fried in oil are mezonos and al hamichyah, respectively. This is because the brachos for any of the five types of grain (wheat, barley, oats, rye and…
Question: If a recipe calls for enough flour to be chayav in Challah, but the only liquid present is almond or oat milk, is there still a need to…
The bar mitzvah boy. If the girl did do it, it is certainly kosher after the fact. Nonetheless, if the dough doesn’t belong to her, some opinions maintain it…
Question: We made 8 batches of challah. Our non-frum helper who usually does hafroshas challah asked a non halachik Jew to do it on one of them. Now they…
Question: I recently heard that when one makes Hafrashas Challah on a dough, they should be careful to only use this dough for one purpose. Meaning, if one is…
The requirement to separate Challah (and recite a blessing) from a dough is only when it contains the volume (not weight) of at least a tenth of an Aifah…
Since today the Challah is not given to the Cohen, any size portion is adequate. it is customary to separate at least a "kezayis". עיין רמ"א יו"ד שכב…
Question: If I buy frozen dough from a goyishe store, which is the shiur of hafrashas challah. Do I need to take challah even though I didn’t make the…
Answer: Yes, it is the Minhag to say הרי זו חלה (after separating). Sources: בענין קריאת שם לחלה: ראה ברמב"ם הל' טומאת אוכלין (ח, טז) ובהל' ביכורים (ה, יא) ובראב"ד…
You don't have to (though some are particular about this). Sources: ראה יו"ד סימן שכ"ו סעיף ב בפת"ש סק"ב, אף שהביא חולקים, אבל ראה שם מה שהביא בשם…
Yes. They should have in mind when separating Challa that it should include also the flour that will be added, and only burn the Challa after that flour has…
Question: I bake large batches of different cakes. (For example marble cakes, sponge cakes, chocolate cakes etc.) And each batter has shiur challah, however I bake each type of…
