Almost every self-employed person has financial ups and downs. For me, last year was one of the downs — not a calamity, but business was slow. And when you have the expenses that come with a young and ...

Sourdough isn’t the only loaf worth obsessing over.

A group of Jewish organizations in New York baked a 35-foot-long loaf of challah last week in the hope of setting a new world record. Challah, a braided bread, is traditionally served on Shabbat and ...

We will be watching Shtissel. We will probably be frying schnitzel. And, on social media, we’ll be keeping a keen eye out for all the fabulous Shlissel Challahs. This first Shabbat after Passover is ...

Ernie Murphy reviews challahs through her Instagram account, “Shiksa Challah Review,” with her Jewish boyfriend behind the ...

With his cottage challah bakery Bread of Idleness, Cody Butler is bringing top-notch Jewish breads and a bit of yiddishkeit to a diverse Western Queens community. (New York Jewish Week) — Cody Butler ...

“It’s just really good bread, all religion aside,” says the New York-based entrepreneur. (New York Jewish Week) — Dolly Meckler did not grow up making challah — the sweet, pillowy bread that is the ...

A deliciously rich, buttery smell emanated from the kitchen at the back of Temple Israel one recent Friday morning. Inside, there was a bustle as a handful of women chatted while they braided dough, ...

“Maman, where’s the challah?” my sister asked one Friday evening when she was a senior in high school (and I was a freshman). “Maman!” my sister yelled. “My friend is coming for Shabbat dinner, and we ...

For Dolly Meckler, founder of Challah Dolly, the Jewish High Holiday season that includes Rosh Hashanah (which is the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), can essentially be ...

(JTA) — This article originally appeared on The Nosher. Challah baker Katharina Arrigoni lives in a town in northern Switzerland with 3,000 residents, none of whom — including Arrigoni – are Jewish.