Topekan Hannah Schifman had just finished graduate school in 2020 and, like for many others, finding a job was proving to be difficult for her. So while at a standstill in the job hunt, she decided to tap into her Jewish roots and start a business that would reconnect her with the Jewish community in Topeka. In October 2020, Schifman started Challah by Hannah, a business that she runs out of her home. Challah is a bread special to the Jewish cuisine and typically, but not always, eaten during special occasions, such as holidays and Shabbat. "I kind of used this as an opportunity to reconnect the community as well as offering a service for our older community members," Schifman said. "But of course now it has expanded to non-Jewish community members and sharing more about the Jewish heritage with people."