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When making Kiddush on Challa, when does one wash? Before, after or in middle of Kiddush?

Before Kiddush. The order is as follows: Wash, say al netilas yadayim, wipe hands, cover challah, put your hands over the challos under the cover throughout yom hashishi, make…

Is it our Minhag to make Shlissel Challah?

There is no official Chabad minhag as such. But it's perfectly ok to make the shlissel challah, and the minhag is based on holy sources. Note: If there…

Is there a source that states it is better to specifically use challos made from white flour for Shabbos?

Poskim do bring that one should make an effort to use kemach yafa (white flour) when baking challahs, in order to honor Shabbos. It is OK to use whole…

האם יש עניין לאפות את החלות דווקא ביום שישי, או העיקר שאופים לכבוד שבת, ואפשר גם באמצע השבוע?

יש ענין ללוש ולאפות בערב שבת דוקא ולפחות בליל ששי. אבל אם אין באפשרות לאפות בערב שבת, עדיף ללוש באמצע השבוע מאשר לקנות מהחנות. מקורות: שני טעמים נתנו…

What is the status of breakaway Challah in regards to considering it Shleima? Can two pieces of it be considered Lechem Mishna?

It’s fine. ראה: שו"ע סי' רע"ד במחצית השקל ס"ק א', ובארחות חיים (ספינקא) שם מהשו"מ המהרש"ם והמנחת פתים כמצויין שם, ועוד. וראה שד״ח ב שדמ, א. הנסמן בפסק״ת…

Warming Up a Challah in an Oven or on a Blech on Shabbos

Question: Can I warm up a cold Challah (or other dry baked foods) on Shabbos day by putting it in an oven that is on from before Shabbos? Or…

Making your own Bracha Homotzie or just answer Amen to Baal Habayis

Question: On Shabbos when we wash hands for Hamotzi, do we need to say the Bracha Hamotzi or just say Amen to Baal Habayis? Do we have to say…

May I participate in a party before a wedding of a Jewish woman who is not yet Frum, if there won’t be so much Judaism going on there, just fun party games?

The religious women are making sure everything is 100% kosher- made by us and everything is according to Halacha. Additional Question: At the party I want the Kallah…

I just read a question on your website that someone asked about making a Challah with milk, and the answer was that it is Mezonos because there was more other liquid than water. But isn’t standard milk sold in stores very watered-down? That should possibly make it that there is actually more water than other liquid, no?

The original question is here. Answer: Milk is highly regulated and there is a “standard of identity” that cows’ milk cannot include added water and be called milk.

I made Challah using a majority of milk with about half to a full cup of water. Is it Hamotzei or Mezonos?

It would be Mezonos, since there is more other liquid than water. However, besides the question of its Brachah, there is a serious Kashrus problem here. Chazal forbade baking…

What Bracha does one make on Babka made with homemade Challah dough?

Question: If I make Challah dough (with oil, eggs, and water) and then use the dough to make babka by adding a spread, cinnamon sugar mixture, chocolate or date…

May one sip Kiddush wine/grape juice after washing for Hamotzei, but before eating the Challah?

It is forbidden to eat or drink anything between washing the hands and eating the Challah. Sources: שו"ע אדה"ז סימן רעא סעיף כג. קצות השלחן סימן עט סעיף…

שכחה להפריש חלה

שאלה: הכנתי 2 קילו חלות ביום ראשון שעבר והקפאתי אותם. הבוקר נזכרתי שלא הפרשתי חלה. מה דין התנור והחלות? מענה: תפריש חלה עכשיו, והתנור בסדר. מקורות: ראה…

If I am making a cookie dough that has 5 lbs. of flour in it and the only liquid is honey (2 lbs), oil (1 3/4 cup), and eggs (10), do I separate Challah? If yes, with or without a Bracha?

Separate Challah with a Bracha. However, it is recommended to add some water, even a little bit, to satisfy the opinions that require water. Sources: או״ז הל׳ חלה…

Brachos For Children

Question: What is the Halacha regarding saying Asher Kedishanu and Birkas Hamazon. My kids don’t like to eat Challah, and I’m wondering if they don’t eat the shiur, do…

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