What is Hafrashat Challah (separating challah)?
Whenever preparing dough of more than 1.7 kg, a piece of dough is separated and a blessing is said
Source: Bamidbar 15:17-21
In detail
Hafrashat Challah: when making dough from any of the five grains (wheat, barley, spelt, oats, rye) using at least approximately 1.7 kg of flour, one must separate a small piece of dough and recite the blessing. In Temple times, this portion went to the Kohen; today it is burned. This mitzvah connects the Jewish kitchen to the Temple service and is traditionally one of three special mitzvot given to women.
Full study guide: Mitzvot of the Land of Israel
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