The Challah and the Ark

Stories We Tell

English - November 09, 2017 09:00 - 7 minutes - 7.32 MB - ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
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A baker decides that he wants to give a loaf of Challah to God on Shabbat. He leaves the challah in his synagogue’s ark before Shabbat begins on Friday, and to his surprise, the loaf is no longer there the next morning! Did God take the challah? Find out what happened in this story retold by Rabbi Marc Katz. To read this story, read “Challahs in the Ark” in The Jewish Story Finder by Sharon Barcan Elswit.