Not only is Rosh Hashanah a time for Jewish self reflection, but it is the marks theRub refers to a vegetable called the fenugreek that is no longer readily available today.

K'ra refers to gourds." So by eating dates, we ask G-d that our enemies be consumed. Honey represents the sweetness, and we try to incorporate honey and sweet things into the entire meal.

Sweet Carrot recipes: Roasted Honey Carrots, Glazed Carrots, Carrots with Ginger and Honey

The Five Foods reccomended by the Gemorah

The following foods are a bit less traditional than some of the others highlighted thus far, partly due to the inaccessibility of some of these items today.

Bistro Challah Bread (made in a round pan)

Honey

Dipping apples into honey is probably the most well-known Rosh Hashanah tradition. The abundance of seeds inside the pomegranate represents the abundance of merit Jews hope for in the coming year. There are not only many variations of this list, but many different interpretations of each of these foods. According to Rabbi Yehuda Prero, because of this, it is important to ask for good things at this time." By eating leeks or cabbage, we ask G-d to destroy our enemies. L'shanah tova u'metukah! Translation: Have a good and sweet year!

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Torah. The most traditional dessert for a Rosh Hashanah meal is honey cake, a dark brown sweet honey bread.com

Bessie Krapfman

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According to an article on Rosh Hashanah foods written by Bessie Krapfman, it's not what we eat on Rosh Hashanah but how we eat it. The word decree has the same hebrew root as the word carrot; they both come from gezer.

Fish recipes: Baked Lemon Sole, Baked Salmon with Tomatoes, Spinach and Mushrooms, Sauteed Tilapia Fillets with Lime

Pomegranate

Speaking of abundance, pomegranates are often present at most Rosh Hashanah dinner tables.

Silka refers to beets. Often challah is a braided loaf, but on Rosh Hashanah the challah is round. The word's root also means "to cut or destroy.

Recipes: Beet Salad, Karila Bitter Gourd Chips (try and switch the recipe to sweet!), Dried Apricot and Date Jam, Orange Date Squares, Harvard Beets, Cabbage Soup, Wholesale disposer Leek Pies