{"id":488557,"date":"2023-09-15T16:58:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T11:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=488557"},"modified":"2023-09-15T16:58:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T11:28:41","slug":"jewish-new-year-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/lifestyle\/jewish-new-year-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosh Hashanah 2023: Traditional food items that you can relish during Jewish new year celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended his warm greetings to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, the people of Israel and all the Jews across the world on the occasion of  Rosh Hashanah, Jewish new year. He began his tweet with \u2018Shana Tova!\u2019, meaning have a good, sweet year. He prayed that this new year may bring good health, peace and prosperity in everyone\u2019s life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, here\u2019s how you can celebrate your Jewish new year with a few traditional food items. Take a look at some of these traditional Rosh Hashanah foods that you can relish while celebrating Jewish new year and the upcoming weekend. This occasion is celebrated with a variety of food that holds special significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apples and Honey: This is considered to be one of the most iconic Rosh Jashanah food. Slices of apples are dipped into honey to symbolise the hope for a sweet and prosperous year ahead. It is observed to be a gesture of wishing for a sweet New Year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Challah: This is a type of braided bread traditionally baked for Shabbat and holidays. On this occasion, it is shaped into a round loaf instead of the braided form, symbolising the cyclical nature of life and the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honey Cake: This is a sweet dense dessert made with honey, spices and often dried fruits or nuts. It is seen to be a classic Rosh Hashanah dessert emphasizing the desire for a sweet year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pomegranates: This fruit symbolises a year filled with numerous good deeds and blessings, just like pomegranate is filled with seeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gefilte Fish: A traditional dish consisting of groundfish like carp, whitefish or pike, mixed with a side of horseradish. The fish head symbolises the desire to be at the head or forefront of the year rather than the tail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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