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Rosh Hashanah symbols

A field of pomegranate trees in Moshav Kfar Achim, south-central Israel, September 8, 2019. (Mila Aviv/Flash90)
September 23, 2025, 9:21 am
Why pomegranates, a Rosh Hashanah staple, are disappearing from Israeli farms
Loved by King Solomon, the fruit is valued for its beauty and health benefits. But farmers of this ruby-red member of the Seven Species complain that growing it is overly expensive
By Sue Surkes
Barhi dates. (Oren Levy)
September 14, 2025, 6:00 pm
Facing US tariffs, flooded EU markets, Gaza closure, Israeli date growers issue SOS
With predictions of a bumper year for fresh Barhi dates, popular on Rosh Hashanah, growers expect prices to fall, ask Israelis to buy
By Sue Surkes
Flowers and notes are left outside of the US Supreme Court to mourn the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, September 21, 2020. (Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images/ via JTA)
September 22, 2020, 2:52 pm
Does RBG’s Rosh Hashanah death really make her a ‘tzadik’?
Viral tweet by NPR reporter Nina Totenberg hours after beloved Justice’s death Friday claims ‘God held her back until the last moment.’ But does this runaway idea have Jewish legs?
By Ben Harris
Daniel Shorr, far right, and other members of Stanford’s Student Space Initiative escort a rocket he built. (Courtesy of Shorr/via JTA)
October 30, 2019, 6:27 am
Students blast a Rosh Hashanah custom sky-high, sending misdeeds into space
Thanks to Stanford University Hillel and Stanford’s Student Space Initiative, in November you can send your sins into orbit with an out-of-this-world tashlich ritual
By David A.M. Wilensky
(Illustration by Charles Dunst/JTA; photo: Wikimedia Commons)
September 9, 2018, 11:36 am
Rosh Hashanah needs a little preparation – we have a digital solution
Elul Unbound provides a gradual ascent to the High Holidays direct to your inbox
By Wendie Lash, Lex Rofeberg and Estee Solomon Gray
Erica Brown
October 6, 2017, 10:06 am
Erica Brown
A monumental problem
How to redirect the evil inclination for idol worship that still dances among us
Rachel Sharansky Danziger
September 19, 2017, 2:25 pm
Rachel Sharansky Danziger
New meanings to the ‘simanim’ of old
What it means to craft personal symbolic tokens of longing and worry and hope for the coming year
Apple and honey pie pops. (Sherri Silver/via JTA)
September 18, 2017, 12:24 pm
Portable apple and honey pie pops for Rosh Hashanah
These hand-held desserts are as easy to nosh as they are to bake — and they cover all the traditional New Year’s tastes
By Sherri Silver
Pomegranate and honey glazed chicken. (Liz Rueven/via JTA)
September 17, 2017, 6:38 pm
Prosperity chicken for your Rosh Hashanah table
Pomegranate seeds symbolize merit, fertility, and bounty, while honey augurs a sweet new year
By Liz Rueven
Adin Steinsaltz
September 27, 2016, 3:45 pm
Adin Steinsaltz
Rosh HaShanah: The head of the year
Why use a body part to denote a fresh start? A study in how people improve themselves
Carol Ungar's Shofar Challah, baked and styled by her assistant, Batya Lieberman (Courtesy Carine Gracia)
September 13, 2015, 11:33 am
A traditional look at the Jewish table
Carol Ungar draws on her family’s recipes and historical references in her cookbook, ‘Jewish Soul Food’
By Jessica Steinberg
Tons of holiday foods ready to be shipped to IDF bases across the country (photo credit: courtesy IDF)
September 16, 2012, 2:26 pm
IDF ready for Rosh Hashanah with tons of food for the troops
Fish, meat, chicken, and turkey by the truckload, a mountain of apples and a flood of honey to give soldiers a sweet start to the Jewish year
By Stuart Winer
A catch of white sea bass at Ensenada fish market, Baja California, Mexico, 1 May 2012 (Photo credit: Tomascastelazo/Wikimedia Commons/CCA-SA)
September 14, 2012, 5:56 am
Pomegranate molasses, honeyed breads and paleta popsicles: the ingredients of a sweet season
Top five ways to ensure good eats during the High Holiday festivities
By Jessica Steinberg
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