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==General Guidelines== | ==General Guidelines== | ||
# The mitzvah of removing Challah is only Biblical in Israel and when majority of Bnei Yisrael reside in Israel. There is nonetheless a Rabbinic mitzvah of Challah outside Israel and in Israel when there is a minority of Bnei Yisrael in residence there. <reF>Rambam (Bikkurim 5:5-6) writes that The mitzvah of removing Challah is only Biblical in Israel and when majority of Bnei Yisrael reside in Israel. There is nonetheless a Rabbinic mitzvah of Challah outside Israel and in Israel when there is a minority of Bnei Yisrael in residence there. The Mitzvah of Challah is counted as one of the 613 mitzvot by the Rambam (Sefer HaMitzvot Asin #133) and Sefer HaChinuch (385).</ref> | # The mitzvah of removing Challah is only Biblical in [[Israel]] and when majority of Bnei Yisrael reside in [[Israel]]. There is nonetheless a Rabbinic mitzvah of Challah outside [[Israel]] and in [[Israel]] when there is a minority of Bnei Yisrael in residence there. <reF>Rambam (Bikkurim 5:5-6) writes that The mitzvah of removing Challah is only Biblical in [[Israel]] and when majority of Bnei Yisrael reside in [[Israel]]. There is nonetheless a Rabbinic mitzvah of Challah outside [[Israel]] and in [[Israel]] when there is a minority of Bnei Yisrael in residence there. The Mitzvah of Challah is counted as one of the 613 mitzvot by the Rambam (Sefer HaMitzvot Asin #133) and Sefer HaChinuch (385).</ref> | ||
# Any dough made from the 5 grains is obligated in the mitzvah of Challah. <ref>Kitzur S"A 35:1</ref> | # Any dough made from the 5 grains is obligated in the mitzvah of Challah. <ref>Kitzur S"A 35:1</ref> | ||
# If the dough or a part of the dough is going to be baked one should separate Challah with a bracha, however, if all of it is going to be cooked or fried one should separate Challah without a bracha.<ref>Kitzur S"A 35:6</ref> | # If the dough or a part of the dough is going to be baked one should separate Challah with a bracha, however, if all of it is going to be cooked or fried one should separate Challah without a bracha.<ref>Kitzur S"A 35:6</ref> | ||
==Who is obligated?== | ==Who is obligated?== | ||
# The mitzvah of Challah applies to the owner of the challah who is baking the dough, whether that is a man or a woman. However, the woman has preference over a man in fulfilling this mitzvah as it is particularly relevant for women.<ref>Mishna (Shabbat 2:6), Kitzur S"A 35:8, Yalkut Yosef YD 328:12</ref> | # The mitzvah of Challah applies to the owner of the challah who is baking the dough, whether that is a man or a woman. However, the woman has preference over a man in fulfilling this mitzvah as it is particularly relevant for women.<ref>Mishna ([[Shabbat]] 2:6), Kitzur S"A 35:8, Yalkut Yosef YD 328:12</ref> | ||
==Amount of dough necessary== | ==Amount of dough necessary== | ||
# 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. <Ref>Kitzur S"A 35:1 writes that the amount necessary in order to be obligated in Challah is 43.2 [[KeBaytzim]].[http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/777708/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Parsha_Shiur_-_Shelach_5772 Rabbi Hershel Schachter on yutorah.org] (Shiur on Parshat Shalach, min 50) states that the Ashkenazic minhag is to remove Challah with a bracha if the dough is 5 pounds or more and without a bracha if the dough is 3 pounds or more.</ref> 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. <ref> 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. </ref> | # 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. <Ref>Kitzur S"A 35:1 writes that the amount necessary in order to be obligated in Challah is 43.2 [[KeBaytzim]].[http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/777708/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Parsha_Shiur_-_Shelach_5772 Rabbi Hershel Schachter on yutorah.org] (Shiur on Parshat Shalach, min 50) states that the Ashkenazic minhag is to remove Challah with a bracha if the dough is 5 pounds or more and without a bracha if the dough is 3 pounds or more.</ref> 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. <ref> 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. </ref> | ||
# 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.<Ref>Yalkut Yosef YD 324:6</ref>However, some say that one should only remove Challah with a bracha for dough that is 5.29 pounds (2400 grams) and without a bracha for dough that is 3.67 pounds (1666 grams).<ref>Rav Modechai Eliyahu (comments on Kitzur S"A 35:2</ref> | # 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.<Ref>Yalkut Yosef YD 324:6</ref>However, some say that one should only remove Challah with a bracha for dough that is 5.29 pounds (2400 grams) and without a bracha for dough that is 3.67 pounds (1666 grams).<ref>Rav Modechai Eliyahu (comments on Kitzur S"A 35:2</ref> | ||
# It is forbidden to intentionally make less than the minimum amount which would | # It is forbidden to intentionally make less than the minimum amount of dough which would obligate one to separate Challah. However, if one only has a smaller dough, one needn't worry about making less than the minimum amount.<Ref>Yalkut Yosef YD 324:7</ref> | ||
==Procedure of removing Challah== | ==Procedure of removing Challah== | ||
