[Avodah] See-Through Challah Cover

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Micha Berger wrote:
> Did MRAH really have to worry about hakaras hatov to the Nile and
> the Egyptian sand? Of course not. Yet Rashi on Shemos 7:19 quotes
> Chazal that this is why Aharon was the one to do the acts that
> initiated the first makkos.

R"n Lisa Liel responded:
> Oh, come on.  That's midrash.  We don't pasken from that.

Good point.

But if you're going to distinguish between midrash and paskening, then I will say this: We're not paskening a halacha. I'm not aware of any *halacha* that *requires* us to cover the challah. This is "merely" a minhag, and midrash is quite capable of being the source for defining the parameters of a minhag.

Akiva Miller

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