On a recent Friday morning, four members of The Kitchen, the independent Jewish community in the city’s Mission District, were braiding dough in the basement kitchen of Glide Memorial United Methodist Church. They form the core of a group that shows up faithfully every Friday to bake more than 50 challahs for the church’s staff.…
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Recipe
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Recipe
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