Rosh Hashanah Series: Apple dipped in honey

For this second cookie in my series on Rosh Hashanah, I will be featuring apples dipped in honey. While some Jewish holidays involve fasting, Rosh Hashanah involves a feast! Apples dipped in honey are one of the most recognizable symbols of Rosh Hashanah. The practice of eating apples dipped in honey symbolizes a sweet year ahead. I was curious about why apples and honey, so I did some research…it doesn’t seem like there is a consensus for why the two were chosen for this holiday, but there are definitely some ideas…

Why apples?
One theory is that apples grow differently than other fruit trees. On most fruit trees the leaves appear before the fruit, which provides a protective layer for the young fruit. The apple, however, appears before the leaves. The Jewish people are compared to an apple because they are willing to live out their jewish lives even if it seems to leave them unprotected.

Why honey?
There are a few different theories here… After all, Israel is known as “a land flowing with milk and honey” (Exodus 3:8).

Others suggest honey represents a symbolic bee analogy: a bee can inflict pain with its sting, yet it produces this delicious sweet honey. Life has the same kind of duality…it can sting and be sweet.

Another explanation is because of its association with the manna—described in the Torah as being "like honey wafers"—provided by God during the 40 years that the Israelites wandered the desert. It is supposed to remind Jews that any sustenance or material benefits that come their way are because of God’s grace and favor.

Yet another, and possibly simpler, explanation is that honey was the sweetener of choice in biblical times…neither sugar nor maple syrup existed for the ancient Israelites. Honey, on the other hand, is at least as old as written history: it has been mentioned in ancient texts going back 4,000 years.

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I asked u too how many time it spend to be completely dry 😚😚 ???