Rosh Hashana
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allochkagТут вот некоторые товарищи поинтересовались зачем на НГ яблоки там, мёд, хала круглая, а не какая иная - решила себе тут записать, на будущее пригодится :)
Hallah
Hallah are baked in a variety of shapes for Rosh Hashanah
A ladder (or turban like shape) on the hallah bread expresses the wish that the family's prayers might ascend to heaven. Dough baked in the shape of a bird represents the same wish. It also stands for the words of the Prophet Isaiah: As birds protect their young, so will God protect Jerusalem. A hallah loaf might be topped with a baked, or plastic, crown, signifying the kingship of God. A separate loaf in the shape of a wing likens the goodness of the people around the table to the goodness of angels.
Yet another explanation is that hallah baked in a circle represents a wish that the coming year will roll around smoothly without unhappiness or sorrow
Apples and honey
Apples and honey symbolize the hope for a sweet year.
Pomegranate
A pomegranate is said to have 613 seeds. This number corresponds to the number of mitzvot, or types of good deeds, that Jews as a society must perform. A pomegranate on the holiday table announces to the heavenly court that as many seeds as there are, that's how many good deeds have been performed over the year.
Fish
Fish, because they are numerous, are used as symbols of fertility and prosperity and because their eyes are always open, and they see everything, they stand for knowledge. On Rosh Hashanah, the head of the fish is placed before the head of the family. And he or she says, on behalf of all those at the table: "May it be your will that we be like the head (leaders) and not like the tail (followers)."
Shofar
Rosh Hashanah is the day that commemorates the creation of the world and it is described as the "coronation" of Hashem (G-d). As it is customary to sound a trumpet at a king's coronation so we blow the shofer on Rosh Hashanah. By blowing the shofar we recognize the "purpose" of the creation.
Hallah
Hallah are baked in a variety of shapes for Rosh Hashanah
A ladder (or turban like shape) on the hallah bread expresses the wish that the family's prayers might ascend to heaven. Dough baked in the shape of a bird represents the same wish. It also stands for the words of the Prophet Isaiah: As birds protect their young, so will God protect Jerusalem. A hallah loaf might be topped with a baked, or plastic, crown, signifying the kingship of God. A separate loaf in the shape of a wing likens the goodness of the people around the table to the goodness of angels.
Yet another explanation is that hallah baked in a circle represents a wish that the coming year will roll around smoothly without unhappiness or sorrow
Apples and honey
Apples and honey symbolize the hope for a sweet year.
Pomegranate
A pomegranate is said to have 613 seeds. This number corresponds to the number of mitzvot, or types of good deeds, that Jews as a society must perform. A pomegranate on the holiday table announces to the heavenly court that as many seeds as there are, that's how many good deeds have been performed over the year.
Fish
Fish, because they are numerous, are used as symbols of fertility and prosperity and because their eyes are always open, and they see everything, they stand for knowledge. On Rosh Hashanah, the head of the fish is placed before the head of the family. And he or she says, on behalf of all those at the table: "May it be your will that we be like the head (leaders) and not like the tail (followers)."
Shofar
Rosh Hashanah is the day that commemorates the creation of the world and it is described as the "coronation" of Hashem (G-d). As it is customary to sound a trumpet at a king's coronation so we blow the shofer on Rosh Hashanah. By blowing the shofar we recognize the "purpose" of the creation.
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