The mitzvah of separating the consecrated �challah� portion from dough is a symbol for a woman�s influence on the kashrut of the Jewish home.
Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin is the official Chabad emissary to downtown Brooklyn and rabbi of Congregation B�nai Avraham in Brooklyn Heights, New York. He is the author of the books "Letters of Light", "By Divine Design", and "Guardian of Israel", and the co-author of "The Rabbi & The CEO".