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A Shabbat challah cover is a decorated piece of cloth that is placed over the challah, covering the bread until the Kiddush has been recited on the Sabbath and Jewish holidays. In the tradition that has been passed down from the Sages, the blessing of the bread should actually precede the blessing of the wine. In order for us to help preserve the priority of the wine, and to avoid causing "shame" for the bread which should be blessed first, the bread is considered “removed” by concealing it from our view with the challah cover.