Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

A Challah

A challah is a braided bread -
With butter, it’s delish.
It looks impressive when it’s whole
And waiting on a dish.

But when it’s time to eat it,
Many raise a bread knife - but,
It’s so much better with a piece
Ripped from the loaf - not cut.

I always grab a hunk this way;
Its texture, so enticing,
Is pillowy and soft and doesn’t 
Taste the same with slicing.

Here’s one more tip - some bakers 
Overstep and are quite brazen,
But to me, it is a shonda*
Eating challah filled with raisin.

*a disgrace

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Hilda Greenhough October 14, 2024 at 9:18 PM It does sound delightful. Sorry, but I have a fondness for raisins. Thanks for this homespun poem.

Jan Allison October 13, 2024 at 12:26 PM ooh Ilene you brought back such memories from when I was a private nanny to a Jewish family and i used to love the challah bread - would love to break a loaf with you one day and see how much of the saying I can remember when the candles were lit on a Friday! hugs jan xx