Is there a custom to bake challah at home for Shabbat, and is it obligatory?
Synopsis
The Rema records the Ashkenazi custom to knead enough dough to be obligated in the mitzvah of challah and bake bread at home for Shabbat and Yom Tov. He rules one must not deviate from this custom. The Mishnah Berurah adds that buying from a baker diminishes Shabbat honor.
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