Daily Halacha - Is it Better to Bake Challah for Shabbat or Buy Tastier Challah from the Bakery?
Practical guidance for preparing Shabbat meals according to Jewish tradition
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Is it Better to Bake Challah for Shabbat or Buy Tastier Challah from the Bakery?
It is good for women to bake challah for Shabbat and separate the portion of challah
Even though the challah sold today may taste better to family members, there is still virtue in preparing it at home since "one's personal mitzvah is better than having it done through an agent." Additionally, it is more evident that challah baked at home on Friday is specifically in honor of Shabbat.
A woman who makes dough in the amount of 1,560 grams, even if she divides the loaves among her married sons and daughters, should separate challah with a blessing [if she divides the unbaked dough, she should not recite a blessing], [Chazon Ovadia Vol. 1, p. 14].
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