Challah-Making Workshop

Published:
January 03, 2010

On Saturday, Nov. 21, Chalutzim hosted a challah-baking workshop. Participants learned how to make challah, a braided egg bread served on the Jewish Sabbath. The challah baked at the workshop was given to the local foods Thanksgiving meal held the next day.

This article appeared as a web extra for The Grinnell Magazine, Winter 2009.

Liz Reischmann and Brendy Peralta (both ’12) mix up the yeast. By Aaron Barker ’11
Waiting for the yeast to bubble. By Aaron Barker ’11
Melanie Rockoff, Aude Bouagnon, and Max Calenberg (all ’12) measuring and mixing. By Aaron Barker ’11
Andrew Marcum, Rebecca Hughes, and Meryl Spencer (all ’12) make the dough. By Aaron Barker ’11
Carla Eckland ’13 works with the challah dough. By Aaron Barker ’11
Sophie Klein ’10 and Peter Macfarlane ’12 separate the dough before braiding. By Aaron Barker ’11
Preparing to braid the challah. By Aaron Barker ’11
Peter Macfarlane ’12, Eric Miner ’11, and Allie Greenberg ’10 have fun as they get ready to braid the challah. Courtesy of Rebecca Heller ’11
Erica Seltzer-Schultz ’12 and Sophie Klein ’10 braid the challah. By Aaron Barker ’11
Braiding the dough — students experiment with four braids. By Aaron Barker ’11
Debbie Stein (Rabbi Stein’s wife) (far left) helps Peter Macfarlane ’12 and Katie Queen ’11 braid the challah. By Aaron Barker ’11
Katie Hawley ’11 (left) and Lilith Ben-Or ’12 prepare the challah for baking. By Aaron Barker ’11
Emily Ullberg ’12 shows off the final product. Courtesy of Rebecca Heller ’11
Emily Ullberg ’12, Rebecca Heller ’11, Allie Greenberg ’10 proudly display the finished challah. Courtesy of Rebecca Heller ’11
Beautiful (and delicious)! By Aaron Barker ’11

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