Challah: A Time-Honored Blessing That Brings Miracles

Challah - A Legacy of Our Ancestors, says the holy Zohar, and every time you engage in this special mitzvah, ancestors, mothers, and righteous ones shower you with blessings. Have you ever thought about what other people in the world celebrate with flour, yeast, and water? In which nation do women’s eyes shine with tears as they knead simple bread dough? Only in the Jewish people, do you know why? Because two thousand years ago, they ascended with hearts full of joy and excitement to give the challah to a priest in the Temple... And today? Today, when there is no Temple or priest, they elevate it to the Jerusalem in their souls...

I write with tears at the end of a year that has seen its challenges, yet I’ve had the honor of leading dozens of challah separation and thanksgiving evenings. I've seen brides filled with joy, kneading in white dresses... I've witnessed them kneading in their ninth month as tears of anticipation flow with happiness... I have experienced the joy with them as we sifted together in a sparkling kitchen in a new home, and I cried with them in their sorrow and pain. We cried out together, prayed and opened the gates of Heaven - and we saw miracles! Because challah is a blessing, challah weaves strands of dough instead of the difficult and painful ropes of redemption we are going through; challah is protection, it is safeguarding and it brings miracles. You can’t understand how flour, yeast, and a bit of salt can yield miracles beyond nature. Yes, many women have experienced miracles—singles found marriage, countless wonders in livelihood and health we have witnessed due to this amazing women’s mitzvah... It’s unbelievable!

For years, the women of the Hidabrut organization have been dedicated to outreach, and the phones never stop ringing... Women express their gratitude in tears and celebrate the moment they invited us, sharing that it was worth every second, gaining incredible strength and energy to continue their life journey. Yes, the women of Hidabrut are already seeing thousands of thanksgiving evenings due to miracles that have happened from previous gatherings... And you too can experience this! To invite women to such an evening is to empower them... Furthermore, your merit, as the host, is greater than that of the rabbi who comes to you. You hold the merit of every woman who has been uplifted and empowered. Every blessing, every response of Amen - it’s yours! Do you understand? You instantly become a bearer of blessings, and thus Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai wrote in the holy Zohar: whoever merits the masses will see children to their children... Merits in this world and merits in the next world... Wealth and prosperity in their home, and their righteousness stands forever... He further adds: a heavenly proclamation goes forth and declares: who is the one that brings souls to life and merits the masses? They are worthy of being crowned with a royal crown on their head, worthy of entering before the king... Who is this bearer of blessings who, in just one phone call, at one moment, opens her home to this blessing... Rabbi Shimon assures: whoever merits the masses - the Holy One, blessed be He, engraves their likeness under the throne of glory and blesses them. Amazing!

Sister, the time is right! Right now, every evening is like a diamond in the sky. Yes, these evenings, when we all have masks and our lips whisper beneath... when everyone stands a little distanced yet so close... when the thirst is great and each evening is one of self-sacrifice... Right now, let us bring joy to the Creator of the Universe, let us ask, let us plead, for truly we have no one to rely on!

Invite a sacred evening to your home following all health guidelines, and we will come to you with full hearts of love and desire – for Hidabrut is a blessing in every home.

To book a gathering call: 073-222-1290