The main Sabbath meal takes place every Friday night. For many families, this is the best meal of the week. After the entire day is spent cooking, tables are set festively, and the family sits down together. Often guests are invited, making it a real party. Because no cooking is allowed from sundown on Friday through noon on Saturday, every hot dish needs to be cooked ahead and kept warm.

Various soups, stews, roasted meats, baked vegetables, salads, cakes, and cookies, are typical Sabbath fare. Challah is the traditional Sabbath bread.

Challah Bread Pudding is traditionally made from leftover challah, but you can also use any other egg-rich bread to give the pudding its dense, rich texture.