The sound of shofar, the horn-shaped ceremonial instrument that appears in the Torah, marks the beginning Rosh Hashana. It is the day that the jewish new year. This year the event will take place from September 29 to October 1 and will welcome the year 5780. This is one of the most relevant festivities for the community and the dishes that are eaten during the two days have a huge symbolic load. Foods like carrots, pumpkins, dates, grenades, honey or apples are present on the tables of Jewish families during that date.
Each of them have a very definite meaning:
- El date, a very typical sweet Israel, represents the desire for the person's enemies to disappear.
- La pomegranate has genetically 613 seeds, just like the 613 precepts of the Torah.
- La carrot it symbolizes the desire to do more good deeds in the coming year.
- Eat pumpkin it alludes to the desire to destroy the bad actions carried out the previous year.
In addition to these ingredients, which can be taken as an aperitif, there are other traditional dishes to celebrate the jewish new year In Israel. Despite this, the tradition has adapted to the present day. Some of these stews have been adapted to the Vegetarian diet or even vegan, very much in vogue in Tel Aviv, city vegan friendly par excellence.
Apples with honey in the jewish new year
This incoming to start the jewish new year it is simple, tasty and representative in equal parts. It is enough to spread an apple wedge in honey to taste this appetizer that is taken in order to wish loved ones that next year will be sweet.
Challah agularound bread)
El pull is a braided seeded bread that is eaten weekly during the feast of the Shabbat. It is made with flour, butter, poppy seeds, saffron and agave syrup.
But in holding Rosh Hashana the tradition is that the bread is round, since this shape symbolically represents the desire to have a long and full life. The circular bread it also alludes to a crown, a symbol of divine representation.
Guefilte Fish
This one has White fish as the protagonist. It is completed with carrot, onion and parsley and can be cooked either baked or boiled. Fish is a key element in this festival, since it is also a tradition eat his head or have it plated in the table. It symbolizes leadership and the desire to do good deeds during the new year.
farfalaj
It is a toasted wheat pasta how much can be a side or the main ingredient. The simplest recipe is farfalaj seasoned with onion and vegetable broth. It can also be mixed with chicken.
leicaj
For dessert, it is typical to have a leicaj of honey. This sweet is made with honey, egg, sugar, cinnamon, tea and oil. The result is a dessert spongy, a sweet touch and a circular shape like that of a berlina. Like apples with honey, its sweetness symbolizes the overriding desire for a jewish new year candy.
Varenikes and knishes
Two usual snacks in celebration of Rosh Hashana, originals of Ashkenazi Jewish communities settled in Eastern Europe. The varenikes are a crescent shaped pasta which can be filled with onion, potato, cabbage, cheese or mashed potato. For its part, the mass of knife It is made of flour and mashed potatoes and they can be filled with cabbage, onion, spinach or walnuts, among others.
Although it is customary to celebrate it in the private home and with the family, there are some community dinners that are organized in various parts of the country, such as dinner at the international synagogue of Tel Aviv.
