... for in five ways. The house is cleaned and tidied by the children and the table is set with the best cutlery, crockery and candlesticks. Wine and challot (Shabbat loaves, which are plaited and represent the manna given to the people by God) are set on the table too. They are covered with a cloth ("decke") in order to represent the dew, which fell in the desert. However, there are different versions of this, as some believe it dresses the challot as a bride. This is because Shabbat is called a Queen in God's kingdom but is also the Bride of Israel. The last belief is that the challot mustn't see the wine being blessed first as it may be offended. The woman of the house would put all the previously prepared food on a blech, which is a sheet of metal over the cooker, to stop the food burning. ...

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