09/06/2026
During Rosh Hashanah, many Jewish families prepare 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵 rather than the traditional elongated braided loaf.
The round shape has come to represent:
- The cycle of the year
- GOD’s kingship
- New beginnings
- Continuity and completeness
Many Jewish believers in YESHUA and Christians who embrace a Jewish or Hebraic lifestyle continue this tradition while keeping CHRIST at the center of their celebration.
Bread carries particularly meaningful symbolism for believers in YESHUA.
𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝟲:𝟯𝟱 𝗞𝗝𝗩
“And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life…”
And Scripture reminds us:
𝗗𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝟴:𝟯 𝗞𝗝𝗩
“…man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD…”
𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬’𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗘: 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗛
Ingredients
• 1 cup warm water
• 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
• ⅓ cup honey
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup oil
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 3½–4 cups flour
• 1 egg + 1 tablespoon water for egg wash
𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
1. Combine water, yeast, and 1 tablespoon honey.
2. Rest 5–10 minutes.
3. Add remaining honey, eggs, oil, and salt.
4. Gradually mix in flour.
5. Knead about 8 minutes.
6. Allow dough to rise until doubled.
7. Shape into a long rope and coil into a circle.
8. Rise again 30–45 minutes.
9. Brush with egg wash.
10. Bake at 350°F for 25–30 minutes.
Optional: Add raisins for extra sweetness.
𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬’𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
As you enter another season, remember:
𝗬𝗘𝗦𝗛𝗨𝗔 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲.
