Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year ... but it's a lovely allegorical notion). On the table, a pomegranate-shaped dish might hold honey for apples to be dipped in. Yemenite Jews in Israel might ...

The holiday, which also can be spelled Rosh Hashanah, marks the beginning of ... in a round loaf to represent a cycle of the year. Pomegranate seeds also represent the 613 mitzvot, or commandments ...

During Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish Challah bread comes as a round loaf rather than a plaited loaf, to symbolise the continuation of life and the year ahead. There's also often a pomegranate on the ...