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While the dough rose, enthusiastic dancing and singing filled the hall.
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Jackie Bitton, the Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening, watched as Ruthie Klagsbrun demonstrated how to mix the challah dough.
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Penina from Richmond Hills and Tova from Far Rockaway …and some very colorful challah …at the entrance to last week’s Great Challah Bake Long Island Style.
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Miri Schuss and Basja Bender
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Susan Fruchter, who came to make challah for the first time, with Celia Weintrob of The Jewish Star.
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Colorful challah greeted women entering the Great Challah Bake Long Island Style.
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Tamar from Cedarhurst, Rikki from Lawrence, Bayla from Far Rockaway, Michali from Cedarhurst, Mikki from Cedarhurst and Rosie from Lawrence.
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A group of sisters and cousins came together to bake: Melanie from Hewlett, Eliana from Woodmere, Sharon from Oceanside, and Rebecca and Rachel from Woodmere.
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At “a HAFTR Middle School table” (top left): Chaya and Rivka from Far Rockaway, Beth from Baldwin, Randy from North Woodmere, Leora from Kew Gardens Hills, Esther from Far Rockaway, Alyson from Kew Gardens Hills, Tali from Far Rockaway and Chani from Cedarhurst.
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Rachel Leah Solow, Shira Becker, Rachel Krasnow, Esther Rena, Sarah Mindl Aidelson and Ruthie Fliegelman.
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Sima Gefen (second from right) and her granddaughters, all making challah together: Aliza, Elana, Chana, Tulia, Shaina, Rivkie, and Ariella.
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Naomi from Far Rockaway, Zeldie from Cedarhurst, Leah, Rachel and Bella from North Woodmere, Pearl and Esti from Cedarhurst, Shani, Sharon, Michaela and Rochelle from North Woodmere,
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Five friends from Woodmere Middle School: Elizabeth, Madison, Zoe and Rafi, all from Hewlett Harbor, and Alyssa from North Woodmere.
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Adina, Miri and Malkie from Lawrence, Atara and Ceil from North Woodmere, Elizabeth and her daughter Rachel from South Bellmore, and Judi and Gitty from Lawrence. Judi said, “This is my first time baking challah in my entire life, my friends brought me so I could learn how."
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Youra Lightman, Leah Lightman, Aliza Friedman, Rivky Kal, Yehirdis Yankelelwitz, Miriam Herskovits, Kayla Cohen and Deborah Taub.
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Rosie Genack, Rikki Belsky and Michali Goldfeder.
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Gitty from Far Rockaway and Yael from Lawrence.
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Riuky Kail and Sari Fein
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Melissa from Oceanside, Amy from Far Rockaway, and Heather from Long Beach.
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Celia Weintrob of The Jewish Star interviews participants in the Great Challah Bake Long Island Style.
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Dancing filled the Sands Atlantic Beach as the challah dough rose.
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Inspiration combined with mitzvot brought smiles to the faces of the 1,300 women and girls who participated in last Thursday night’s Great Challah Bake Long Island Style, at the Sands Atlantic Beach, a lead-up to last week’s international Shabbos Project.
Also see: Takin’ challah! 1,300 LI women celebrate the mitzvah at 5 Towns ‘great bake’
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