MUGI – My Unique Gift Idea

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year has many customs. The Shofar is one, and eating apples dipped in honey and other sweet foods is another.

Rosh Hashanah’s evening feast features a custom to eat an apple which has been dipped in honey and other sweet foods to symbolize a sweet new year.

A lovely custom growing in popularity is giving Rosh Hashanah Gifts to family and friends on the holiday. On the Jewish New Year sweets and items of Judaica are probably most appropriate.

One gift idea are Home Decor Accents made specifically for Rosh HaShanah, for example Hanging Pomegranates. The decorative pomegranates are made from a very fine quality and unique assortment of semi-precious stones, glass, brass, tin, copper and Swarovski crystals. The combination of materials creates special effects of color and light.

Why pomegranates for Rosh Hashanah, you ask?

Well, you see, on the second night of the holiday, it is a custom to eat a “new fruit” – that is, a fruit which recently has come into season but which we have not yet had the opportunity to taste. A pomegranate is often used to represent the new fruit.

Still a further explanation given for blessing and eating pomegranate on Rosh HaShanah is that we pray that our positive deeds in the next year will be as plentiful as the seeds of the pomegranate.

Other great Rosh Hashanah gift ideas are mezuzot, Shabbat candle holders and blessings for the home!