#peysakh

Baking challah in the shape of a key (schlissel meaning key in Yiddish) is an Ashkenazi tradition the Shabbat after Pesach, and is said to represent the key to the promised land. I’m usually team poppyseed but sesame seeds are traditional for schlissel challah, because they are supposed to resemble the manna we ate in the desert.

I couldn’t find a technique I liked so I just made one up- I did a 5-strand braid for the stem, and a standard 3-strand for the teeth and the head.

Matzah distribution times in Suceava

The holiday of Peysakh (Passover) begins this evening! These two posters from the Suceava Jewish community are either from the late interwar period or immediate post-war years. The first one announces that those who wish to may bake their own matzah using the community's facilities and gives details in that respect. The second poster is the schedule for matzah distribution in the community according to last name.