Challah for Parashat Terumah

Every week, Julie Seltzer, artist and Torah scribe, bakes a challah depicting an aspect of the week’s Torah portion.

Often translated as “Show Bread,” it literally means “Face Bread.” (Exodus 25:30)

לחם פנים

The Israelites are told to construct a table with “show bread” as part of the mishkan. The twelve loaves represent the twelve tribes.