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<font size=3>Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach: See-Through Challah Cover<br>
The Shulchan Aruch says (OC 271:9) that you need to cover the challah at
the shabbos meal. The Elya Rabba (OC 271:16) says that the cover
for the Lechem Mishna should be white, similar to the Mun in the
Midbar. At the very least, whatever color it is, it should be nice
and clean.<br><br>
Is a see-through clear plastic challah cover considered covering the
Challah? The Shemiras Shabbos KiHilchoso says (47 footnote 116) in
the name of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach that even though you can see
through it, it is considered covered. Since the Challah is covered
it is not an embarrassment to the challah that you are making Borei Pri
HaGofen first. Others hold, says the Piskei Tshuvos (271:4), that
you should be machmir even not to use woven covers that have holes that
let you see through. <br>
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