Challah (priestly portion)

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Judaism
mitzvah
gptkbp:appliesTo dough made from wheat, barley, spelt, oats, or rye
dough is at least 1.2 kg (approximate)
gptkbp:arabicName gptkb:חלה
gptkbp:blessingFormula Baruch Atah...asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu l'hafrish challah
gptkbp:category gptkb:Judaism
gptkb:Jewish_ritual_purity_law
Jewish priesthood
Jewish sacrificial law
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Talmud
gptkbp:commandmentNumber 613
gptkbp:foundIn Numbers 15:17-21
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Challah (priestly portion)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:minimumInvestment 1/24 for individuals, 1/48 for commercial bakers
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Jews
bakers
households
gptkbp:purpose to give a portion of dough to the priests (Kohanim)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Terumah
gptkb:Kohanim
Levitical gifts
Mishnah Tractate Challah
Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah 322
challah (bread)
gptkbp:rituals reciting a blessing
separating a portion of dough
gptkbp:statusInDiaspora burned or disposed
gptkbp:statusInModernTimes symbolic, not given to priests
gptkbp:statusInTempleTimes given to Kohanim
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kohen_(priest)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7