Why are Challahs (Hallos), the traditional Sabbath loaves, braided?
I suggest two possible reasons, although there may be others. Firstly we are required to make Sabbath special, so the bread we eat on the Sabbath has to be extra special. Secondly, it has been suggested that Challah represents the Sabbath bride, and the Jewish people represent her bridegroom, so plaiting them intertwines the two.   • Why do some Hassidic sects wear style of clothes dating back to the 18th Century? When the Israelites were slaves in Egypt they didn’t change their mode of dress and become exactly like their captors. It is thought that this factor merited them being saved in the Exodus. So the Hassidim believe that if they wear the same clothes as centuries ago, it will protect them against assimilation. Even modern Jews do this to a modified extent, by wearing different clothes from non Jews; the yarmulke, the hat, the more conservative and modest attire. • How did the custom of Jewish married women wearing wigs come about? Jewish married women have always been requi
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