36 Recipes Perfect for Your Rosh Hashanah Celebration

Rosh Hashanah (or the Jewish New Year) is celebrated over the course of two days, the first and second days of the month of Tishrei on the Jewish calendar, which usually lands in the early fall. Rosh Hashanah is one of the holiest holidays of the year. It is celebrated by blowing the shofar (ram’s horn trumpet) and gathering for meals that symbolize the wish for a sweet and prosperous new year. Traditional feasts include foods like apples dipped in honey and round challah bread along with other classic holiday staples, like braised brisket. This version is juicy, tangy and slightly sweet. It's perfect for special occasions and holidays. Our low-and-slow cooking method and flavorful braising liquid make this tough cut incredibly tender. Just be sure to ask your butcher for a first-cut brisket, which is meatier than the fatty second cut.

An essential part of any Rosh Hashanah tradition is a challah loaf that’s round instead of long. The round shape represents the circular nature of the repeating seasons and hope for goodness all year with no end. Raisins, like apples and honey, are there to sweeten the New Year.

No Rosh Hashanah celebration is complete without a serving of tzimmes, a dish of root vegetables and dried fruits. The fruit and honey in the mix symbolize the sweetness of the New Year. The carrots and sweet potatoes are cut into rounds to honor the tradition of hope for goodness and sweetness without end. This version of the classic dish gets a savory undertone from a full cup of vegetable broth, making it all the better to pair with a slice of brisket or roast chicken.

This baklava was created to honor the delicious combination of apples and honey. The syrup is honey-forward and the filling has less nuts than a classic baklava so the apples can really shine. Breadcrumbs between the bottom layers of phyllo help absorb any excess moisture from the apples and keep the phyllo crisp, even after being soaked in syrup.