Festivals

Rosh Hashanah

(Jewish New Year)

Two Day Festival

Commemoration

Time of remembrance when G-d recalls our thoughts and deeds of the past year Judges all people for the coming year

Description

The Jewish New Year

Observances

Foods for Rosh Hashanah

The table is set for the Sabbath with one additional feature; a plate of sliced apple and a dish of honey, symbolic of hope that the year ahead may be a sweet one, usually a new fruit from Israel, Pomegranate or a Date, etc.

Traditional Foods