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# 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> | |||
==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), 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== | ||
