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Just reading this title, don't you want to sink your teeth into a dense, spongey, doughy texture, chomp on the egg-layered crust, and enjoy the taste of freshly made challah? Of course you do. Anyone who knows anything about Judaism knows that challah is one of the tastiest and most iconic foods of Jewish cuisine. But why do we eat challah and why did we land on this particular recipe for our rituals? Sarah Klegman, co-creator of Challah Hub, has probably made thousands of Challahs. She's a pro and she shares her recipes, experiences, and knowledge on the vast history of challah with Chaz Volk, host of Bad Jew. Sarah and Chaz bond over their love for various recipes while embracing Jewish holidays like Shabbat and Rosh Hashanah. Tune in to grow your appetites and knowledge of challah! 00:00 Introduction 04:10 Local Jewish business owner 06:57 The history of challah 11:23 Cutting vs. Ripping 13:13 Community connections 17:13 Rosh Hashanah challah vs. Shabbat challah 22:21 New challah recipes 25:13 Blessings around Jewish bread 26:26 The role bread plays in meals 30:05 Conclusion About Sarah Klegman: Sarah Klegman is a versatile creative professional who wears many hats—writer, international speaker, and strategic consultant. She helps businesses and individuals with brand strategy, growth initiatives, and various forms of writing, from creative projects to professional communications. Her dynamic career has spanned managing stand-up comedians, serving as Chief Happiness Officer for an AI startup, and co-founding a challah company. She facilitates writing workshops for Jewish women and has spoken at Limmud festivals worldwide, weaving vulnerability and Jewish wisdom into her approach. Sarah's work has been featured in The Huffington Post and The LA Times, and she's made appearances on Comedy Central, The Great British Baking Show (PBS), and KTLA. Connect with Sarah Klegman: YouTube @sarahkleg IG @SarahKleg X @SarahKleg LI: Sarah Klegman ChallahHub.com SarahKlegman.com Connect with Bad Jew: BadJew.co https://linktr.ee/badjew BadJewPod@gmail.com Ig @BadJewPod TikTok @BadJewPod
Welcome to the Woman in Tech Series from the Global Tech Leaders Podcast. Today we are speaking to Sarah Klegman Chief Happiness Officer & Head of Brand at Proper. A former comedy producer and creative marketing executive with over 15 years of experience leading creative content strategies, Sarah has spent the last four years shaping Proper's distinctive customer-facing brand experience and spirited company culture. We kick off by asking Sarah to share her career journey and what has led her to where she is today. Right after college became a talent manager and producer. The comedy world is a blast. Office Manager at a start-up. Social Media. Baking blog. Podcast: What's wrong with you? From 6 to 250. Having fun while working. Then we ask Sarah how she encourages others to learn from her journey. Protect yourself. Continuously check-in. Outcomes over appearances. Sacrifices. Authenticity and pride. Prioritizing your own health. Use your voice and don't strive for perfection. Next, we ask Sarah if should people be who they are at home, and at work as well. As much as possible. Time and a place. Make space for people to be themselves. Proper People. Diversity. Showing up as your full self. Thoughtfulness. Just launched the Calm App. Psychological safety in the workspace. Then we ask Sarah, how they find people who fit into their culture and company. Documenting and brainstorming qualities. Hiring Manager. Values Fit Interview. Theoretical Assignment with a panel. Next, we ask Sarah to share more about Proper. Provides tech-enabled accounting and bookkeeping services for the property world. Property accounting. Fully scalable. Standardise processes. Internal technology. Automating. Level of security. We ask Sarah to share about their adoption journey. Series B. Improving customer and people experience. How to use scale culture. We ask Sarah what a rockstar looks like in her world. Impact and value. See ways of making things better. Curiosity. Takes feedback well. Lastly, we ask Sarah if she has any productivity hacks or a tool she can't live without. Water and intentions. Jira. Time blocking. Focus. Meeting agendas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gloabl-tech-leaders/message
We're struggling to make choices, dealing with overwhelm, and disappointing our parents with UK comedian, Matt Kirshen! You've seen him on Fallon, you've heard him on his Probably Science podcast, and he's written on Arrested Development and The Jim Jeffries show. In this episode, he talks about (almost) failing out of his very fancy college, and how the the most shameful part wasn’t even the almost failing part... Follow Matt Kirshen: IG: https://www.instagram.com/matt_kirshen/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattkirshen Follow Sarah IG: https://instagram.com/sarahkleg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahkleg
A passionate singer almost loses the ability to speak - let alone sing - forever. Meet Taali, a thriving artist and songwriter, helming her own NYC record label (Rainbow Blonde), while performing, touring, and creating epically beautiful music videos. Follow Taali: https://www.taalimusic.com https://www.instagram.com/taalimusic/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/5SkhihNXZNPmooUcbSVZho https://www.facebook.com/musictaali/ Follow Sarah: instagram.com/sarahkleg twitter.com/sarahkleg facebook.com/sarahklegman
Heather Thomson is a comedian from Los Angeles who has been in the game for over 10 years. In this episode, we get into the reality of dealing with anxiety, depression, and self-doubt. But like, funny. Most days, she brings the house down... but in this story, it was the house who brought her down. Follow Heather: https://twitter.com/CasualVelvet https://www.instagram.com/theheatness/ Follow Sarah: instagram.com/sarahkleg twitter.com/sarahkleg facebook.com/sarahklegman
Nik Rabinowitz is a South African comedian with knock-knees, herpes, and very little control over when to turn off the funny. And we wouldn't have him any other way. Taped in front of a LIVE audience at the Limmud Festival in Cape Town, South Africa. Follow Nik: twitter.com/nikrabinowitz instagram.com/nikrabinowitz/ facebook.com/nik.rabinowitz Follow Sarah: twitter.com/sarahkleg instagram.com/sarahkleg facebook.com/sarahklegman
Paul Root Wolpe is a bioethicist who struggled with ADHD in his childhood. Hear about how he's turned one of his greatest weaknesses into his greatest strength! This episode was taped LIVE at Limmudfest in Atlanta, Georgia. Watch Paul's TED talk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/paulrootwolpeitstimetoquestionbio_engineering?language=en Connect with host Sarah Klegman on social media! https://instagram.com/sarahkleg/ https://twitter.com/sarahkleg
A special episode for new and old listeners alike. Learn more about Sarah, the ways in which season 1 had an impact on her life, AND hear the REAL reasons she started this show! Follow Sarah IG: https://instagram.com/sarahkleg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahkleg FB: https://facebook.com/sarahklegman
If you're bi, how many of your friends have sort of felt like you aren't REALLY bi...you're just indecisive? But being bi, unlike for a lot of college kids, is not a phase. Sarah Klegman has always known she's bi. But sometimes it can feel like people just don't believe you. She found her authenticity and happiness in her orientation, maybe it can help you find yours! Find @SarahKleg on socials! And @ChallahHub! Your host is Levi Chambers, co-founder of Gayety. Follow the show and keep up with the conversation @LGBT, @LGBTQ, and @Pride. Want more great shows from Straw Hut Media? Check out or website at strawhutmedia.com. Your producers are Will Sterling and Ryan Tillotson. Have an interesting LGBTQ+ story to share? We might feature U! Email us at lgbtq@strawhutmedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you're bi, how many of your friends have sort of felt like you aren't REALLY bi...you're just indecisive? But being bi, unlike for a lot of college kids, is not a phase. Sarah Klegman has always known she's bi. But sometimes it can feel like people just don't believe you. She found her authenticity and happiness in her orientation, maybe it can help you find yours! Find @SarahKleg on socials! And @ChallahHub! Your host is Levi Chambers, co-founder of Gayety. Follow the show and keep up with the conversation @LGBT, @LGBTQ, and @Pride. Want more great shows from Straw Hut Media? Check out or website at strawhutmedia.com. Your producers are Will Sterling and Ryan Tillotson. Have an interesting LGBTQ+ story to share? We might feature U! Email us at lgbtq@strawhutmedia.com.
Sarah Klegman sits down with Niko and Monique to tell the tale of the first time she had sex with another woman. Was the experience as smooth she thought? Just another juicy conversation here on #MyFirstTimePod For more of the lovely and talented Sarah Klegman, follow her on Instagram or visit her website. Do you have a first time story you want to share?! Reach out to Niko and Monique on www.strawhutmedia.com/myfirsttime Or call and leave a quick message on the My First Time hotline 833-4114-SHM Follow Straw Hut Media for updates on My First Time or some of their other shows @strawhutmedia Tune in with Niko and Monique on instagram! Check out more great shows from Straw Hut Media @ www.strawhutmedia.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sarah Klegman sits down with Niko and Monique to tell the tale of the first time she had sex with another woman. Was the experience as smooth she thought? Just another juicy conversation here on #MyFirstTimePod For more of the lovely and talented Sarah Klegman, follow her on Instagram or visit her website. Do you have a first time story you want to share?! Reach out to Niko and Monique on www.strawhutmedia.com/myfirsttime Or call and leave a quick message on the My First Time hotline 833-4114-SHM Follow Straw Hut Media for updates on My First Time or some of their other shows @strawhutmedia Tune in with Niko and Monique on instagram! Check out more great shows from Straw Hut Media @ www.strawhutmedia.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sarah Klegman talks about Challah Hub - the cornerstone of her blossoming gluten empire - her experience as a creative entrepreneur, and what she has learned from trying to fail on as grand a scale as possible.
Recorded live at at the Limmud Festival, an international celebration of Jewish learning and culture, in Birmingham, U.K. over Christmas. Mark hosted the show with writer and challah maven Sarah Klegman. Our guests are Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell, a vocalist, composer, and arranger specializing in Yiddish art and folk song, and Gabby Edlin, the founder of Bloody Good Period, which provides sanitary supplies to asylum seekers, refugees & those who can't afford them. Tablet is conducting a reader survey, and we'd love to hear from Unorthodox listeners (even if you don't read Tablet and only listen to Unorthodox). Plus, you'll be entered to win a $250 Russ & Daughters gift card! Take the survey here. Upcoming events: Stephanie will be moderating a discussion between Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler about their relationship and how Judaism figures in it on Thursday, February 15th at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City. It's free—RSVP here. Our next live show is Wednesday, March 21 at the JCC Manhattan. Buy tickets here. Want more Unorthodox in your life? Join our Facebook group to chat with the hosts and see what happens behind-the-scenes! Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. We love hearing from our listeners. Email us or leave a message at our new listener line: 914-570-4869. We may share your note on the air. This episode is sponsored by Harry’s. Get a free trial shave set when you sign up at Harrys.com/Unorthodox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Storyteller and Challah Maker Sarah Klegman talks to Alex Stein about Judaism, holistic spirituality, and the meaning of life. Learn about Challah and get some of Sarah's amazing Challah at Challah Hub. Learn More about At the Well. Follow Sarah Klegman on Twitter. Listen to successful people talk about their failures on Sarah's podcast "What's Wrong With You?" Special thanks to the glorious humans at Awkward Human for loaning us their fantastic podcast studio. This week's Pairings: This episode pairs very well with Andante A Cappella Round Cheese, Blood Orange Wit from Refuge Brewing Company, and the song "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" by Darlene Love.
Successful people telling true stories of failure. Guests include: Entrepreneurs, authors, music producers, comedians, advanced wine sommeliers, top YouTube creators, and more. Join host Sarah Klegman on a journey to humbly, honestly and playfully examine the human condition. Welcome to "What's Wrong With You?"
Sarah Klegman (@sarahkleg) Is a writer, a former talent manager, and the co-owner of Challah Hub - your only source for custom Challahs (technically Challot). How will pop culture change in Trump’s America? With the release of “Fantastic Beasts,” the Potterverse has entered a new phase. Are we ready for more magic? Will found himself in a nightclub and he’s got some thoughts about it. Be careful, the squirrels are listening.