Bais Rivkah High Schoolers Bake Challah

This past Tuesday, Vov Tishrei, Bais Rivkah High School celebrated the 50^th Yahrtzeit of Rebbetzin Chana by dedicating numerous special programs to honor the three Mitzvos relating to her name: Challah, Shabbos Candles and Family Purity.

The students began the day by davening along with a recording of the Rebbe’s davening, and then watched an inspirational video of Rebbetzin Chana, with brilliant footage and information about her life. Following this, they had workshops discussing the Mesiras Nefesh of Rebbetzin Chana and the application of Mesiras Nefesh in our lives.

The lunchroom was decorated with pink tablecloths and rose petals, and pictures of Rebbetzin Chana were placed around as centerpieces.

The students were then honored to have a challah baking class with Rabbanit Eliyashiv. She and her team of five taught them all about the kabbalah behind the components of challah – each ingredient represents something far greater than its physical substance. They learned about the holiness in each step of the process of Challah baking, and the Brachos that we draw down at that time.

Rabbanit Eliyashiv helped them create a spiritual, yet real, atmosphere in the lunchroom. They listened, poured, kneaded and prayed. The inspirational atmosphere swept through them as each girl raised Hashem’s piece of challah, and recited the blessing in unison. Every girl in BRHS walked home with white, rising challah dough. The leftover dough was baked and given as Tzedaka to contribute to the seudos on Erev Yom Kippur.

“At the end of this day, we were humbled with the pride of being the granddaughters of Rebbetzin Chana, the Rebbe’s mother,” said one student after the event. “Wishing all those who arranged this program, as well as all the teachers and faculty members of Bais Rivkah, a gmar chasima tova and an incredible thank you,” said another.