The holiday, also spelled Rosh Hashanah, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days and leads up to Yom Kippur, the ...

The history: Rosh Hashanah is the only Jewish holiday that ... Challah bread with its round shape symbolizing continuity, and pomegranate seeds to symbolize fertility and abundance.

Rosh Hashanah means “Head of the Year,” observed ... in a round loaf to represent a cycle of the year. Pomegranate seeds also represent the 613 Mitzvot, or commandments, that are cited ...

Jewish communities across New Jersey are ready to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the welcoming of the new year. Rosh Hashanah — Hebrew for head of the year — is a two-day holiday that begins this ...

There are many foods associated with the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. One of the most beautiful, mythical and symbolic is the pomegranate. It's often part of the holiday meal as a symbol of ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year ... but it’s a lovely allegorical notion). On the table, a pomegranate-shaped dish might hold honey for apples to be dipped in. Yemenite Jews in Israel ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year ... but it’s a lovely allegorical notion). On the table, a pomegranate-shaped dish might hold honey for apples to be dipped in. Yemenite Jews in Israel might have a ...