Challah

Challah

Challah sprinkled with sesame seeds
Alternative names	Hallah, khale, kitke (in South Africa)
Type	Bread
Region or state	Israel, and Jewish communities worldwide
Main ingredients	Eggs, fine white flour, water, yeast, sugar and salt

Challah (pronunciation: /xɑːˈlɑː/, /ˈhɑːlə/ or /ˈkɑːlə/; Hebrew: חַלָּה‎‎ Halla [χa'la]), plural: challot /xɒloʊt/ or challos /xɒləs/, is a special Jewish ceremonial bread, from which a small portion has been set aside as an offering, usually braided, and eaten on Sabbath and Jewish holidays.

The name challah comes from the biblical requirement, hafrashat challah—separating challah. The etymology of the Hebrew root halal is uncertain. It may originally have indicated roundness ("circle") and then also came to denote hollowness ("space") or vice versa. The bread was originally called Yachov in Hebrew, since it was baked in the form of a round loaf. It is also now known as cholla bread.