God said to His people”Go forth to this land flowing with milk and honey. But I shall go with you, for you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you along the way.” This excerpt is taken from the Bible, in Exodus chapter 33 verse 3. If you have never read the aforementioned chapter, then I would recommend that you do so, for it gives us great hope. God certainly seemed to be quite serious about His food.
God’s acts toward His people were not necessarily about surprising us with a complex mystery, but rather, it was more a matter of following through on the explicit instructions that He had given through Moses. The meals that were eaten by the Israelites were not onlyritionary, but also healing. The tradition of baking bread for Passover had not yet been invented, but even the itinerant Jews had the tradition of fasting. The people were required to make three courses a day, the first course being the Passover bread, the second the bitter herb lamb, and the third the unleavened basically the same as the bread, but dipped in wine and honey. This is when the tradition of Passover food preparation was begun, and it is still continuous today. Custom says that whoever goes to Israel without having eaten the Passover food must never partake of the land of Israel.
The only difference between the unleavened bread and the bread that had been prepared by the Children of Israel was that the former was hung in the windows of the ovens, while the latter was consumed by all the people, similarly the Children of Israel ate the unleavened bread. It is not known when the custom of eating the bread became widespread, but we can be sure that it was not due to a desire for a tasty loaf, but instead, because it was a symbolic act of embracing death by giving glory to God.
The bread is also known as pietron, dream dough, gefilte loaf, and zluah fillet. dilemaea is a laden dish of somewhatparable proportions. In most diaries of rabbinic scholars, the term dilemaea is used to refer to the wedding cake, a type of Shabbat food, or perhaps a Twieta. If we take leave of the fantastic Hebrew word and apply it to this English dessert we are dealing with a kosher food bake, or at least we think so. Wedding cakes are not baked everyday, and in fact were not meant to be eaten everyday. This especially true when the cakes are not bread based.
At a religious ceremony, the cake is usually brought to the table, sometimes sliced, sometimes when the guests come in marriage order. When we eat at a religious facility, or if we are taking a holiday along with my religiously-mentioned friends, I make sure that the cake is present, too. The cake has to be cut by the spiritual medium I am leading, and it has to be prepared in a certain way that it resembles a certain type of cake that is traditionally used on the Jewish holidays.
My spiritual medium is pleasant, inspiring, and she is always happy to please me. The cake helps ensure that the meal is a success. No matter how many times I return to the challah, I am still a child when it comes to this special food. I am still a child who believes that He wants me to be happy. Even though this is a relationship that has existed for such a long time, I still feel that my spiritual home is far from this place.
Every year on Rosh Hashanah I spend a whole lot of time at the kosher shop. I buy a number of the serious lifts and important items that are needed for the challah. The most important purchase is usually the homemade Marzipan that adds a special touch of Ashkenazi flavor to the challah. The shop purchases a lot of the special ingredients, and every year we plan in advance what we will be making for the challah. As you can imagine, it can be a difficult chore to buy a fifty-pound bag of marzipan on a Saturday, and more than likely we will be making more than one or two different challahs.
The best part of the challah making process is that for the most part it is a very simple and uncomplicated process. You do not have to be a veteran, and you do not need to be an expert baker either. You do not even have to understand Hebrew or ancient history to bake a challah. You just have to have the desire and the know-how.
Once you perfect your challah recipe, you can feel free to bake it at home. If you make two cheesecakes, you will have challah and cheesecake in your home. When you bake the cheesecake, add a pat of butter and a heavy cream topping.
