Challah is a braided Jewish ritual bread traditionally served on Shabbat (the sabbath) and holidays. For me, making challah acts as a meditative practice, an exercise in re-centering. Over the years I’ve returned to challah as a medium many times, using the dough as a material for object-making, and hosting workshops on mindfulness and sustainability through the lens of baking. Included here are a few samples of challah-centric work from the last 10 years.
Photos from “Sculpture and Symbolism Through Baking” a workshop held at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. 2024
Photographs by Shaina Weintraub
Photos from artist-baking workshop at the Women’s Center on campus at the University of Pennsylvania. 2019
Details of recipe cards. Risograph prints on cardstock. 2019
An interview conducted for the all-about-challah film, Around. 2019
Breast Bread, 2015
Mini challahs baked in custom silicone molds. Individually wrapped in brown paper and baking twine, Served warm.