Challah

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  1. According to Ashkenazim, some say that the minhag is to remove Challah with a bracha when making a dough that is 5 pounds or more and remove Challah without a bracha when making dough that is 3 pounds or more. [1] Others say that the minhag of Yerushalyim is to take Challah off without a Bracha if the dough is 2.65 pounds (1200 grams) or more and to remove Challah with a Bracha if the dough is 3.67 pounds (1666 grams) or more. [2]
  2. According to Sephardim, one should take off Challah with a bracha when making a dough that is 3.44 pounds (1560 grams) or more and it is a pious practice to remove Challah without a bracha when making a dough that is 2.65 pounds (1200 grams) or more.[3]
  3. It is forbidden to intentionally make less than the minimum amount which would require one in removing Challah, however, if one only has a smaller dough then there is no concern of making less than the minimum amount which would require removing Challah.[4]
  4. The mitzva of Challah is particularly relevant for women.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Rabbi Hershel Schachter on yutorah.org Parshat Shalach min 50
  2. ↑ Halichot Shlomo (Moadim vol 2 pg 338 note 54) writes that this was the minhag in Rav Shlomo Zalman’s house and that of Yerushalyim.
  3. ↑ Yalkut Yosef YD 324:6
  4. ↑ Yalkut Yosef YD 324:7
  5. ↑ Mishna Shabbat 2:6
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