Food is an important part of Rosh Hashanah. Sweet foods are often eaten as they are intended to symbolise hope for a sweet and happy year ahead, such as honey cakes and apples dipped in honey.

The holiday, which also can be spelled Rosh Hashanah, marks the beginning of ... including special prayers, foods and gatherings. The celebration of the new year is the only Jewish holiday that ...

At Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year - dates are one of the foods used by many Jewish communities to symbolise blessings for the year to come. Image caption, Dates, along with pomegranates ...

Rosh Hashanah also marks the beginning of the Ten Days of Repentance ... and an etrog (a species of citrus fruit commonly found in the Middle East). Shemini Atzeret, or “The Eighth Day of Assembly,” ...

The emphasis on sweet foods means it can be easy to get young children excited about Rosh Hashanah. My husband and I love baking round challahs together with our girls, and we add in honey to make ...