Jewish New Year - food and tradition by Sharon Levy https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2 Please add a pic or text or video that gives an insight to traditional Jewish food for the New Year en-us 2016-10-03 07:39:03 UTC 2025-11-21 00:38:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecookie.png sharonlevy https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/127796521 2016-10-03 07:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/127796521 Happy New (Jewish) Year sharonlevy https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/127796568 Apple in honey is a classic!
 The round apple symbolises the year and dipping it in honey suggests the entire year will be sweet and successful. 
 

]]> 2016-10-03 07:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/127796568 Pomegranates https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/188938299 These are traditionally seen as a 'new fruit' for the new year. They are also full of seeds, as it is hoped that your new year will be!(seeds = good things)]]> 2017-09-19 15:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/188938299 "Kiddush" over wine or grape juice. Kiddish is a blessing that demonstrates the sanctity of the festival. https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/188938609 2017-09-19 15:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/188938609 Tashlich https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/189248314 A traditional prayer said over the two days of 

New Year  intended to cast away sins to start the year fresh  

]]> 2017-09-20 10:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/189248314 Blowing the Shofar https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/189262173 Blowing the shofar or ram's horn, is a significant Rosh Hashanah ritual. It is used a call to repentance. ]]> 2017-09-20 11:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/189262173 A Shofar https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/189398796 A Shofar is a hollowed out rams horn that is blown during Synagogue services to symbolise a call to repentence]]> 2017-09-20 15:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/189398796 Happy New Year! https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/189485411 "Shana Tova" (meaning 'A good year' ) is the traditional way to wish someone a Happy New Year in Hebrew. "Shanah Tovah Umetukah" meaning 'A good and sweet year' is an alternative phrase used.

]]> 2017-09-20 18:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/189485411 Reflecting https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/189488173 Although the new year brings celebration, people are encouraged to reflect on the previous year and ask for forgiveness for any wrongdoings.
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]]> 2017-09-20 18:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/189488173 Fish https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/190377890 Traditionally, during dinner, foods with a symbolic meaning are served. Fish is used as it signifies fruitfulness and abundance. It also relates to a Jewish prayer which states in the coming year 
"we should be the head and not the tail"]]> 2017-09-23 11:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/190377890 Yom Kippur https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/190587229 The day following the 10 days of repetance for sins is known as the 'Yom Kippur' - Day of Attonement. This is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar that is spent in prayer and fasting.  ]]> 2017-09-24 17:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/190587229 Lighting Candles https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191188546 Prior to Rosh Hashanah candles are lit. The flame of the candle can represent God's presence and during this Jewish holiday serve as reminders that the occasion is holy and distinct from day-to-day life

]]> 2017-09-26 11:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191188546 Beets https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191189940 Beets are used in cooking and to decorate tables. They are used to express hope that our enemies will go away.]]> 2017-09-26 11:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191189940 Sukkot https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191192558 Sukkot commemorates the years that the Jews spent in the desert on their way to the Promised Land, and celebrates the way in which God protected them under difficult desert conditions.
Sukkot is also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, or the Feast of Booths.

You shall dwell in sukkot seven days...in order that future generations may know that I made the Israelite people live in sukkot when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I the Lord your God.
Leviticus 23:42





Sukkot is also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, or the Feast of Booths.

]]> 2017-09-26 12:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191192558 Challah https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191203178 Challah is a traditional Jewish bread that for the majority of the year is braided. However, during Ross Hashanah is it round to symbolise the cycle of the year. ]]> 2017-09-26 12:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191203178 Teshuvah (repentance) https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191212492
Rosh Hashanah is a time to apologise and repent for any incidents during the past year that they might regret and to make promises for the coming year. ]]> 2017-09-26 12:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191212492 Mahzor https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191214243 The mahzor is a special prayer book used on Rosh Hashanah. Mahzor means 'to return' and is applied to the festival as it occurs annually.]]> 2017-09-26 12:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191214243 Tashlikh https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191241879 This Jewish practice involves walking to flowing water (e.g. a river) and emptying your pockets into the water to symbolize casting off your sins. ]]> 2017-09-26 13:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191241879 Rosh Hashanah Cards https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191255843
There is a tradition of sending Rosh Hashanah cards to loved ones.  Children often draw on the cards and write personal messages inside]]> 2017-09-26 14:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191255843 Addamah https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191398097 The hebrew word 'Addamah' translates as soil/earth. Rosh Hashanah highlights the centrality of soil in human life.]]> 2017-09-26 18:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191398097 Liturgy... https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191408862 No work is permitted on Rosh Hashanah. Much of the day is spent in synagogue, where the regular daily litergy (pray) is expanded and a special prayerbook called the machzor is used.]]> 2017-09-26 18:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191408862 Clothing https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191410088 It is a tradition to have new clothes to wear to the occasion which are normally white, as this symbolises purity. ]]> 2017-09-26 18:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191410088 Mikveh https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191426283 On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, some Orthodox men will honor the coming new year and immerse themselves in a 'mikveh' - a bath to purify themselves.]]> 2017-09-26 19:00:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191426283 Casting Off https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191471839 The practice involves walking to flowing water, and emptying pockets into the river, symbolically casting off sins. Pieces of bread are often put in the pocket to cast off. This practice is not mentioned in the Bible, but is a long-standing tradition. ]]> 2017-09-26 21:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191471839 Honey Apple Cake https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191479307 I have made a honey apple cake to combine the ideas of dipping apple in honey (mmmm) and a honey cake (which is supposedly normally very dry and remains untouched). Honey cake is a celebratory kosha cake which contains cloves and allspice and is dense and sweet. It represents hope for the good things to come! ]]> 2017-09-26 22:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191479307 Shanah Tovah https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191488254 "L'Shanah Tovah Tikatevu" usually shortened to "Shanah Tovah" is a traditionally used greeting on Rosh Hashanah meaning "good year". ]]> 2017-09-26 23:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191488254 Leeks https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191490974 One of the symbolic foods eaten at Rosh Hashanah is leeks. The word for leek is related to the word kareyt, meaning to cut. This symbol is linked to the prayer that those who wish to hurt us will instead be cut off.]]> 2017-09-27 00:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonlevy/93zwdkuj95u2/wish/191490974