A textile cover for the hallah (bread) before it is blessed and consumed.
Translations
Hebrewכיסוי לחלה
GermanChalla-Decke
RussianСалфетка для халы
FrenchNapperon pour les ‘Halot
DutchChallekleedje
ItalianCopertura per la challah
CzechPokrývka na barches
HungarianKalácstakaró
SpanishCubierta de jalá
GreekΚάλυμμα για τη χαλά
PolishSerweta na chałę
Arabicغطاء رغيف الخبز (حالاه)
Yiddishחלה־דעקל
LadinoMasero para kuvrir el pan de Shabat
Image information
Jerusalem, ca.1915. Silk, satin, ink, letterpress, 45,2 x 60,2 cm. Gross Family Collection Trust, Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: Ardon Bar-Hama
Germany, ca.1875. Silk, cotton and wool thread, beads, 42 x 51 cm. Gross Family Collection Trust, Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: Ardon Bar-Hama
Vienna, ca.1875. Silver and gold thread, carton, silk velvet, sequins, beads, 54 x 54 cm. Gross Family Collection Trust, Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: Ardon Bar-Hama
