Challah-Making Workshop
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