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Apples and Honey, foods that are integral to the customs and rituals of the Jewish holiday of Rosh HaShanah

Rosh HaShanah Blessings: On Apples and Honey to Celebrate the New Year

Pick up a slice of apple, dip it in honey, and say:

Rosh HaShanah Worship Services: Haftarah Blessings

The blessing after the reading of haftarah always sanctifies the day on which it is read. Throughout most of the year, that day is Shabbat, but haftarahis also read on the High Holidays. On Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur the text changes from the familiar Shabbat text to refer to the holiday.

Sukkot Blessings

It is a mitzvah to celebrate in the sukkah. While the Torah instructs us to live in the sukkah for seven days, many choose to only eat meals in the sukkah. When eating or reciting kiddush in the sukkah, recite this blessing:

Vegetarian Chopped Liver

Recipe by

Tina Wasserman

I was a child when Uncle Barney had his eightieth birthday party in a Jewish vegetarian restaurant. I still remember the mound of “chopped liver” on a bed of lettuce with some tomato slices.

Round Challah

Recipe by

Tina Wasserman

Normally, two loaves of elongated challah are served for Shabbat, but for the High Holidays a round challah, sometimes containing raisins, is customary.

Little bundles of fried dough balls with dried fruit and nuts in a shellacked syrup

Teiglach

Recipe by

Tina Wasserman

Three weeks prior to Rosh HaShanah, all the New York Jewish bakeries put up signs urging customers to place their teiglach orders, though most American Jews outside of New York are not familiar with this great desse