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Everything You Need To Know About Apple and Honey Dishes and Pots for Rosh Hashanah
Judaica.com carries a wide variety of honey dishes to help you celebrate the sweetness of Rosh Hashana and the whole year. They come in many styles from glass to metal to ceramic, as well as a multitude of patterns and colors.
Why do we dip Apples in Honey on Rosh Hashanah?
One of the most well-known Rosh Hashanah customs is dipping apples in honey on Rosh Hashanah. The idea was started by Ashkenazim in medieval times; eating sweet foods was meant to express our hope for a sweet new year.
In addition, some say that the apple represents the “Shechinah,” the feminine aspect of God, which some Jew believe is watching us and evaluating our actions of the previous year. We eat apples with honey on Rosh Hashanah with the hope that the Shechinah will look down on us with sweetness.
When we dip apples in honey, we say the blessing over fruit - “Blessed are you, Lord our God, Ruler of the world, Creator of fruit of the tree”. Many will also add the special prayer - “May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our forefathers, that You renew for us a good and sweet year.”
It is also tradition to dip the challah in honey during Rosh Hashanah feasts, instead of dipping the bread in salt, as is customary throughout the rest of the year.
Honey During the Jewish Month of Tishrei
Some people continue dipping their bread in honey after Rosh Hashanah and through the end of Sukkot, as a sign for a sweet year and a year of blessing and peace.
Apple and Honey Trays
Sometimes it is easiest and prettiest to serve your apples and honey on a special apple and honey tray. For this purpose, Judaica.com offers lovely options.
Among our most popular is the Large Variegated Apple & Leaves Honey Dish Set with Spoon By Quest. Although it is made of glass and pewter, the colors on the apple look almost textured and alive.
Another special dish is the Patina Honey Pot & Apple Dish Set By Renee Vichinsky. The turquoise hues and golden honey waves infused in this stoneware clay jar gives it a feel of now-and-then, ancient and modern.
Honey Jars, Pots and Bowls
Judaica.com also maintains a collection of honey jars, pots and bowls for Rosh Hashana and year-round. These come in handy throughout the whole month of Tishrei and can be lovely in a home’s display case during the rest of the year.
- Golden Apple Honey Pot with Spoon by Michael Aram, a small hand-crafted apple made of gold plating and nickel-plated oxidized bronze.
- Mini Beehive Honey Dish Set - Simply cute! This set of four detailed beehives is ready to be filled with golden honey. The dishes come with matching flower spoons, each one with a bee on the end. Inspired by nature and tradition with a modern twist.
- Red Aluminum Pomegranate Honey Dish By Yair Emanuel - It is pomegranate red - deep, dark and luscious. It features a red bowl accompanied by a pomegranate-shaped cover.
The Blessings over the Apples and Honey on Rosh Hashanah
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ
Barukh Ata Adonai, Eloheinu Melekh Ha’olam, borei p’ri ha’etz
Blessed are you, Lord Our God, King of the universe, Who creates fruit of the tree.
Many have the tradition to add:
יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְפָנֶיךָ,יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ ואֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, שֶׁתְּחַדֵשׁ עָלֵינוּ שָׁנָה טוֹבָה וּמְתוּקָה
Y’hi ratzon mil’fanekha, Adonai Eloheinu V’Elohei Avotanu, shet’chadesh aleinu shanah tovah u’m’tukah
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, that you renew us for a good and sweet year.