Rabbi Julie Zupan serves as the director of learning and engagement for Audacious Hospitality at the Union for Reform Judaism , where her work focuses on supporting interfaith couples and individuals exploring Judaism. Affiliate Hat ReformJudaism. Usually challah loaves are plaited and adorned with different types of seeds, such as sesame or poppy seeds. However, when Rosh Hashanah comes around, round raisin challahs become especially popular as opposed to long, plaited variations.
Project Genesis , a Jewish education organisation, recommends substituting the raisins for dried cranberries or sour cherries as an alternative to the raisin loaf. Therefore, they would often have to resort to buying cheap, sweet wine that was sometimes made from raisins instead. Many Jewish people who make honey cake to celebrate the New Year will make batches that they will then give to friends and family to spread love and happiness during the festive occasion.
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. This is likely because of the scores of seeds that the fruits contain. They are likewise implied to represent the commandments in the Torah. The most common variety across the United States and even in Israel is the Wonderful variety, first propagated in California in and then popularized by Stewart and Linda Resnick with their Pom Wonderful juice.
But there are numerous other varieties, although most are not well-known like the Wonderful. They are pale-yellow and blushed with pink, with a very thin rind that can be peeled like an orange. We found a few in Los Angeles last year, so they are available, albeit in limited quantities through specific local farmers. Due to these characteristics, I actually prefer paper shell poms. I am usually able to source some from Nicholas Family Farms, an organic fruit grower in Central California.
Since ancient times, pomegranates have been employed for their numerous curative and preventive qualities. Their healing properties were well-known in ancient Egypt. And in traditional Asian medicine, it was used as a health tonic and to treat diarrhea, dysentery and diabetes.
Pomegranates contain potent antioxidants 3X more than wine or green tea , are rich in polyphenols and contain substances that reduce inflammation. Rome, features symbols that represent offerings brought to the Temple: the pomegranate for first fruits and the ram for animal sacrifice. Apples and honey are a traditional Rosh Hashanah snack, eaten in homes and synagogues through the holiday season. This fig, honey, and pomegranate spread spread combines this tradition with other significant foods of the holiday.
It works wonderfully as a sweet fall snack spread on toast, apples, or when combined with cheese. The pomegranate is depicted as an important symbol across the Jewish holiday calendar, as seen in this Hanukkah Lamp from the early s.
This combination of styles and imagery create a dense feast of Jewish symbols, from foods for fruitfulness to Israel to the high priests. Cheesecake is traditionally eaten on the Jewish holiday Shavuot. This combination chocolate and pomegranate cheesecake is sweet, dense, tangy, and a perfect compliment to a dairy meal for your holiday dinner.
The tang of the pomegranate seeds cuts the heaviness of the cheesecake, and the chocolate cuts the tang of the plain cheesecake. A museum in New York City at the intersection of art and Jewish culture for people of all backgrounds.
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