Rosh Hashanah Family Activities
A festive meal shared with family and friends to celebrate the New Year is central to the Rosh Hashanah holiday. There are many Rosh Hashana food customs. The most common are the dipping of apples into honey, which symbolizes the sweetness and good fortune of the coming year, and eating a round challah which symbolizes the cycle of time, symbolize the sweetness and good fortune of the coming year.
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ROSH HASHANAH FAMILY ACTIVITIES:
TAKE THE FAMILY APPLE PICKING FOR THE APPLES TO USE AT YOUR ROSH HASHANAH DINNER TRY THESE LOCATIONS: UNDERWOOD FAMILY FARMS IN MOORPARK, OAK GLEN IN YUCAIPA, APPLE STAR ORCHARDS IN JULIAN
HONEY TASTING TO CHOOSE THE HONEY FOR YOUR
TABLE TRY: OUR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET BENNETT'S HONEY FARM IN FILMORE
BAKE A HONEY CAKE
3 eggs 1 c. sugar ¾ c. honey 2 Tbsp. baking powder 1 tsp. soda 2 ½ c. flour 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. allspice ¼ tsp. salt
1 c. lukewarm coffee ½ c. oil In large bowl, beat eggs for 5 minutes until thiCk. Add sugar and beat for 5 minutes. Add honey and beat for another 5 minutes. Add mixture of dry ingredients alternating with lukewarm coffee. Add oil at the end and beat 5 minutes. Bake in greased loaf pan for 50 minutes in a 325 degree oven. Cool on rack. (Adapted from Temple Har Zion)
Dry Some Apples
Here's a great way to use up any leftover Rosh Hashanah apples that didn't get eaten. What You'll Need: Apples, Knife, String, Coat hangers, Tape Children can learn that long ago, people preserved their food without refrigerators. With your help, children can peel, core, and slice the apples. Then loop pieces of string through the circular apple slices. Tape or tie the other ends of the string to a coat hanger and hang in a warm, dry place. In two weeks, the apples will have dried out and will be a sweet and chewy treat. These dried apple slices can be enjoyed for weeks into the NewYear. Put them away for your Sukkah and/or bring them out for Thanksgiving.
TAKE THE FAMILY APPLE PICKING FOR THE APPLES TO USE AT YOUR ROSH HASHANAH DINNER TRY THESE LOCATIONS: UNDERWOOD FAMILY FARMS IN MOORPARK, OAK GLEN IN YUCAIPA, APPLE STAR ORCHARDS IN JULIAN
HONEY TASTING TO CHOOSE THE HONEY FOR YOUR
TABLE TRY: OUR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET BENNETT'S HONEY FARM IN FILMORE
BAKE A HONEY CAKE
3 eggs 1 c. sugar ¾ c. honey 2 Tbsp. baking powder 1 tsp. soda 2 ½ c. flour 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. allspice ¼ tsp. salt
1 c. lukewarm coffee ½ c. oil In large bowl, beat eggs for 5 minutes until thiCk. Add sugar and beat for 5 minutes. Add honey and beat for another 5 minutes. Add mixture of dry ingredients alternating with lukewarm coffee. Add oil at the end and beat 5 minutes. Bake in greased loaf pan for 50 minutes in a 325 degree oven. Cool on rack. (Adapted from Temple Har Zion)
Dry Some Apples
Here's a great way to use up any leftover Rosh Hashanah apples that didn't get eaten. What You'll Need: Apples, Knife, String, Coat hangers, Tape Children can learn that long ago, people preserved their food without refrigerators. With your help, children can peel, core, and slice the apples. Then loop pieces of string through the circular apple slices. Tape or tie the other ends of the string to a coat hanger and hang in a warm, dry place. In two weeks, the apples will have dried out and will be a sweet and chewy treat. These dried apple slices can be enjoyed for weeks into the NewYear. Put them away for your Sukkah and/or bring them out for Thanksgiving.
