Rosh Hashanah
Jewish New Year 5769
Crusted Fresh Petrale Sole
Topped with Caramelized Honeycrisp Apples
Israeli Couscous Medley
Honeyed Baby Carrots
Carrots represent our hope that we increase our good deeds, topped here with butter and honey, to symbolize the wish for sweetness in the coming year.
Wishing You a Sweet New Year
L’Shana Tova!
To observe Rosh Hashanah, traditional foods sweetened with honey, apples and carrots are served. They symbolize sweetness, blessings, abundance and the hope for a sweet year ahead. Fish is a part of the Rosh Hashanah meal, for it is an ancient symbol of fertility and prosperity and also represents knowledge since its eyes are always open. This is the time to reflect on our lives, values and relationships. The festive symbolic meal is an integral component of the Rosh Hashanah celebration.
L’Shana Tova Tikatevu
May Your Name be Inscribed in The Book of Life
For a Good Year
27 comments • Filed in: Entertaining
Wishing you a sweet new year too (a bit late!)
xoxox Amy
Happy belated New Year to your and your family. What an elegant dinner.
What a wonderful dinner!
Best,
Paz
Thank you EVERYONE for your good wishes for the New Year. May it be a SWEET year for you all as well. I truly appreciate your comments, and I am grateful for your friendship, and for sharing a bit of yourselves here. It has been and continues to be a pleasure to get to know you through your comments and your blogs.
L”Shana Tova!
Happy New Year, Lori Lynn!
I attended a Bar Mitzvah ceremony on Rosh Hashanah here in Vienna.
Love those carrots! And have a wonderful new year.
L’Shana Tovah to you too Lori Lynn!!
What a beautiful presentation and explanation of the foods. I think I’ll be eating lots of fish and honey butter this year!! Hugs to you..and a Rosh Hashanah prayer for you;
…Y’hi ratzon mil’fanekha Adonai eloheinu vei’lohei avoteinu sh’t'chadeish aleinu shanah tovah um’tukah.
“May it be Your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors that you renew for us a good and sweet year.”
Happy New Year to you! May you have a sweet year filled with good deeds!
The food looks just lovely!
Wow that plating is beautiful! Happy new year!
That looks incredibly delicious! Beautiful photos too!
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Thank you for opening my eyes a little
And a Happy New Year to you and your family too, dear one.
Thanks for sharing this special meal and time with us.
What a gorgeous job and I really love the carmelized apples on the top. Somehow I always think apple cake and don’t use the apples on the savory dish – I have to re hotwire myself.
Shana Tova.
Best wishes for a happy new year. I can’t quite take my eyes off of the carrots. How lovely are those?
I’m falling, falling for those carrots!!
I’m also reflecting on so many things as the leaves colour deeper and eventually fall.
Ronell
L’Shana Tovah! I had to copy the1st commenter as I never really knew what the salutation would be on this holy occasion.
I hope all the family and friends that you wished to be in attendance arrived, health and happiness in the coming year.
I’m definitely not a Jew, but I’m wishing you a happy new year anyways!;)
Also, maybe I’m crazy, but that dollop of butter in the picture of the carrots almost looks like a heart.
Those carrots! Love them. Happy new year.
Wishing you a very happy new year! Thanks for sharing the new year with us! I know Jewish celebrations are very lovely because they are full of beautiful symbolisms.
Lori Lynn – L’Shana Tova! Thanks for teaching me how to cook great food…and about Jewish culture. FA
Happy New Year!
I am loving those carmelized apples.
happy, happy new year! all these beautiful dishes is making me with I was Jewish today!!
Happy New Year my friend! Such a beautiful dinner.
So, I’m totally not Jewish. But I’d sign up if it means I could eat this!
-DTW
http://www.everydaycookin.blogspot.com
A very sweet new year to you too Lori Lynn!
Happy New Year!
L’Shana Tovah! I’m living vicariously through your symbolic meal since this is the first Rosh Hashannah I haven’t been able to get home in time for our holiday meal.