page_title: Challah cover
hierarchical_section_title: Challah cover
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of two homemade whole-wheat challos placed on a decorative olive-wood cutting board and covered by a traditional embroidered Shabbat challah cover. Photo taken on March 31 2006 by Yoninah.
context_page_description: A challah cover is a special cloth used to cover the two braided loaves set out on the table at the beginning of a Shabbat or Yom Tov meal. While its appearance lends a decorative and ceremonial aspect to the set table, its presence serves both a halakhic and symbolic function.
context_section_description: A challah cover is a special cloth used to cover the two braided loaves (challah) set out on the table at the beginning of a Shabbat or Yom Tov meal. While its appearance lends a decorative and ceremonial aspect to the set table, its presence serves both a halakhic and symbolic function.
caption: Two homemade challot placed on cutting board covered by an embroidered challah cover
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