{"id":2325,"date":"2018-09-03T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=2325"},"modified":"2018-08-31T03:05:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T07:05:21","slug":"jewish-new-year-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/jewish-new-year-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewish New Year Food"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2329\" style=\"width: 561px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ronalmog\/2898960550\/in\/photolist-5qaVYs-8RoUAi-dg4omd-8Rq4c2-dg4mBK-edhz2v-eFBdih-8Rs4yU-edhwkH-6aCuiB-8RpR24-ro7KGT-ar1WKr-bBg7Zg-8zxiRn-YJ8nS4-fJH36e-o79bF-8Rpxct-BFVoQD-8RoVfr-bHP7vM-8RpXu6-5tokUp-317x7-8RsQWf-dg4oQJ-dg4n2R-8Rt3mq-5tsJi3-edov4h-8Rq9Je-buUcUJ-qC4MmM-buUj3Y-frqT4h-c1UrcN-bAQa8U-8RpGq4-8Rsna5-h4Y8Na-dc26yW-dc25Q9-pS13Yd-p9c5vD-dnR3Np-pRFZZT-fF4hFy-8RrWRs-cmUHDq\" aria-label=\"2898960550 972bc1e1eb Z 350x266\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2329\" class=\" wp-image-2329\"  alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"419\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/09\/2898960550_972bc1e1eb_z-350x266.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/09\/2898960550_972bc1e1eb_z-350x266.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/09\/2898960550_972bc1e1eb_z.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05de\u05ea\u05d5\u05e7\u05d4 (A Sweet New Year) by RonAlmog from Flickr.com is licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rosh Hashanah (<strong>\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong>) is the Jewish New Year (its name means \u201chead of the year\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>As with any Jewish holiday, Rosh Hashanah is celebrated according to the Jewish calendar (this year on September 9<sup>th<\/sup>) and is full of traditional food. <strong>\u05de\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05db\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong> (Rosh Hashanah foods) are all symbolic. They are called <strong>\u05e1\u05c5\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong> (si-ma-nim, meaning \u201csymbols\u201d), because each symbolizes a wish or a blessing for the coming new year.<\/p>\n<p>The holiday dinner (<strong>\u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d2<\/strong>), although varying from house to house, is always festive. Every ethnic group has its own customs. Many Sephardic Jewish families hold Rosh Hashanah Seder (<strong>\u05e1\u05b5\u05d3\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong>), where a series of <strong>\u05e1\u05c5\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong> is eaten due to pun derived from Rosh Hashanah blessings. Jewish scholars started this custom two thousand years ago, as appeared in the Babylonian Talmud. Preceding the dinner, sitting next to a table full of tasty colorful dishes, they recited a list of prayers for the coming new year. Every blessing was followed by eating a specific food.<\/p>\n<p>Since it\u2019s only a custom, every family can add its own blessing, and serve different <strong>\u05e1\u05c5\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong>, but the most common blessings are the following nine:<\/p>\n<p>We eat date (<strong>\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05e8<\/strong>), for the blessing:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4&#8217; \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc, \u05e9\u05b6\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b7\u05de\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05de\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We eat pomegranate (<strong>\u05e8\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05df<\/strong>), for the blessing:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4&#8217; \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc, \u05e9\u05b6\u05e0\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05db\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05df.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We eat pumpkin (in modern Hebrew <strong>\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea<\/strong>, in Aramaic <strong>\u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0<\/strong>), for the blessing:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4&#8217; \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc, \u05e9\u05b6\u05ea\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e8\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d2\u05b0\u05d6\u05b7\u05e8-\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc, \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d6\u05b0\u05db\u05bb\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We eat pods bean (<strong>\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0<\/strong>), for the blessing:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4&#8217; \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc, \u05e9\u05b6\u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d6\u05b0\u05db\u05bb\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We eat leek (in modern Hebrew <strong>\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong>, in Aramaic <strong>\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9<\/strong>), for the blessing:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4&#8217; \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc, \u05e9\u05b6\u05d9\u05b4\u05db\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05de\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We eat beet (in modern Hebrew <strong>\u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05e7<\/strong>, in Aramaic <strong>\u05e1\u05c5\u05d9\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d0<\/strong>), for the blessing:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4&#8217; \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc, \u05e9\u05b6\u05d9\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05de\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc. \u05bc<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We eat carrot (<strong>\u05d2\u05bc\u05b6\u05d6\u05b6\u05e8<\/strong>), for the blessing:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4&#8217; \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc, \u05e9\u05b6\u05ea\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05d6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d2\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We eat fish (<strong>\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d2<\/strong>), for the blessing:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4&#8217; \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc, \u05e9\u05b6\u05e0\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b6\u05d4 \u05db\u05b7\u05d3\u05b8\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We eat a fish or a sheep head (<strong>\u05e8\u05ba\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05e9\u05c2, \u05e8\u05ba\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d2<\/strong>), for the blessing:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4&#8217; \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc, \u05e9\u05b6\u05e0\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05ba\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d6\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d1. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This animated video for children display the \u05e1\u05c5\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e1\u05d9\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9 \u05d4\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 - Simanim for Rosh Hashanah\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DZoPgq6Y3UA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ashkenazi Jewish families don\u2019t strictly observe the custom of <strong>\u05e1\u05b5\u05d3\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong>, but all of them enjoy apples dipped in honey (<strong>\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05c5\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1<\/strong>). The common Israeli wish for happy new year is <strong>\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05ba\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong>, which literally means \u201cgood sweet year\u201d. While honey symbolizes the sweetness we wish for, the apple stands for the \u201cgood\u201d. According to Jewish philosophy, \u201cgood\u201d means to be filling the purpose for which a thing was created. The purpose of trees is to bear fruits, and the apple tree is known for yielding massive quantity of fruits in proportion to its foliage. Leaves shade us from the sun, but mainly produce energy from the sun in favor of growing fruits. The apple tree, hence, fills its purpose perfectly: relatively small number of leaves help produce many fruits. Therefore, in a wish for a fulfilling appropriate doing in the next year, we eat <strong>\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05c5\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The blessing on the apple dipped in honey is:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4&#8217; \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc, \u05e9\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d3\u05b5\u05e9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e9\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0\u05e9\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05e9\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ashkenazi Jewish families also eat fish heads, and some eat Gefilte fish (<strong>\u05d2\u05e4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d8\u05e2 \u05e4\u05d9\u05e9<\/strong>). The Yiddish name means \u201cstuffed fish\u201d, but nowadays it is actually a poached\u00a0mixture of ground deboned fish molded into balls or patties, topped with a slice of carrot. You can find it all year long in the supermarket \u2013 sold in glass jars and packed in jelly made from fish broth. Homemade \u05d2\u05e4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d8\u05e2 \u05e4\u05d9\u05e9 is usually cooked during holidays: Passover and Rosh Hashanah.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t by chance, that the Jewish scholar chose pomegranate as \u05e1\u05c5\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05df for their <strong>\u05e1\u05b5\u05d3\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong>. The fruit is typically in season in Israel around <strong>\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong>, and is eaten with delight by many. Pomegranate is the second fruit, after apple, to become part of the holiday. It\u2019s not only served as <strong>\u05e1\u05c5\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05df<\/strong>, it also decorates the dinner table, and appears on New Year cards. For example, on this interlude on TV from 2017:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wDkfUXKQqLg<\/p>\n<p>Or, for instance, in this funny animated video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 \u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d2\u05dc\u05d9\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KDAdIGTFgXE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The different <strong>\u05e1\u05c5\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong> above, as you have probably noticed, are varied: meat, vegetables and fruits. Many main dish recipes include these <strong>\u05e1\u05c5\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong>, but the dominant taste of this holiday is without doubt the sweetness. Weeks before <strong>\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4,<\/strong> the bakeries and supermarkets in Israel load their shelves with apple strudels, sweet breads, date cakes, and apple and nut jelly rolls. The most popular dessert is the honey cake (<strong>\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05d2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1<\/strong>). If you wish to bake your own <strong>\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05d2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1<\/strong> for the coming holiday you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.co.il\/food\/rosh-hashana-recipes\/1.4430390\">this article<\/a> (in Hebrew), that collected more than twenty recipes \u2013 classic, unusual, vegan, and some that originate from different ethnic groups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05ba\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Bon appetite and happy new year!<\/p>\n<p><u>Text vocabulary<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Year (feminine) = <strong>\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New year = <strong>\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Happy new year = <strong>\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05ba\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Food\u00a0 (masculine) = <strong>\u05de\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05db\u05b8\u05dc<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holiday (masculine) = <strong>\u05d7\u05b7\u05d2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holiday food = <strong>\u05de\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05db\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holiday dinner = <strong>\u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apple (masculine) =<strong> \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pomegranate (masculine) = <strong>\u05e8\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05df<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Honey (masculine) = <strong>\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cake (feminine) = <strong>\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05d2\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Honey cake = <strong>\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05d2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Keep Calm and Learn Hebrew<\/span><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h4><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/09\/2898960550_972bc1e1eb_z-350x266.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/09\/2898960550_972bc1e1eb_z-350x266.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018\/09\/2898960550_972bc1e1eb_z.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Rosh Hashanah (\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4) is the Jewish New Year (its name means \u201chead of the year\u201d). As with any Jewish holiday, Rosh Hashanah is celebrated according to the Jewish calendar (this year on September 9th) and is full of traditional food. \u05de\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05db\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 (Rosh Hashanah foods) are all symbolic. They are called \u05e1\u05c5\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd (si-ma-nim&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/jewish-new-year-food\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2325","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2330,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325\/revisions\/2330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}