Last night, Oct. 25, more than 2,000 local Jewish women converged upon Pimlico Race Course for the annual Great Challah Bake, which is part of the week-long Baltimore Shabbat Project.
An estimated 6,000 pounds of flour and 10,000 ounces of oil were used to allow participants to make two traditional challot from scratch (to be baked at home) in preparation for Shabbat. Providing Jewish music at the festive gathering was DJ Balagan as participants kneaded rolled and braided the night away.
Founded in 2014, the Baltimore Shabbat Project — observed Oct. 22-28 — is an independent, community-wide program to encourage observance of Shabbat and the celebration of Jewish identity and rituals. It is part of the International Shabbos Project, which takes place in more than 1,200 cities in 90 countries.
“Let us find Jewish unity in times of happiness rather than when the hatred of others is forcing us together,” said Rabbi Warren Goldstein, the chief rabbi of South Africa who founded the movement.
Photos by Steve Ruark
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