The square shape of the bourekas tells us that they are filled with a potato filling One does not have to spend a long time in Israel to get your first introduction to a boureka. These savory stuffed pastries are everywhere You'll find them for breakfast in hotel dining halls, in countless bakeries and coffee shops, on picnics and even at restaurants that only serve bourekas. They are often eaten in Israeli homes as part of a 'light' or diary meal in the evenings. (Most households in Israel usually serve the large cooked meal at lunchtime.) More often than not, bourekas are also an integral part of the wonderful Friday or Shabbat brunch table. To be really honest however, you basically eat a boureka whenever you encounter one. They are that irresistible. If you stop to grab a quick coffee at a coffee shop, the comforting smell of the bourekas will convince you to upgrade to a 'café ve'ma afe' (coffee + pastry). Wandering through street markets, the sight of fres
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| Pomegranates are eaten at Rosh haShana to symbolize the wish that people's good deeds will be as plentiful as the seeds of a pomegranate. |
In Israel the new year is celebrated twice. On the eve of December 31st, like the rest of the world, and on Rosh haShana - the Jewish "Head of the Year".
But actually only secular Jews go and party on the 31st of December. And usually it is the kind of people who needs only half a reason for a party! The 1st of January is not a holiday, so the most of us just see the new calender year in by watching a few news reports from around the world.
The real Israeli new year takes place on Rosh HaShana. Usually in September, a few weeks after the children have gone back to school. The entire country takes a break for two days and one spends a LOT of your time eating food!
Many of the food stuffs that are eaten are sweet. To symbolize the hope that the coming year will be a sweet year. My favourite Rosh haShana dish is apples dipped in honey - this is amazingly delicious! One also eats honey cake, honey cookies, sweet challah and pomegranates.
Rosh haShana is festive time in Israel with a wonderful holiday feeling but it is actually a very serious Jewish holiday. According to Jewish religion God decides during the days leading up to Rosh haShana and Yom Kippur who will die and who will live in the new year. This is a time of looking carefully at your life, making amends and deciding where you can improve or work harder in the coming year.
Everyone wishes everybody a sweet and good new year. It is also the Jewish holiday that friends, family, companies, banks and businesses send you Rosh haShana greeting cards.
So here is my Rosh haShana greeting to you, wherever you are in the world:
But actually only secular Jews go and party on the 31st of December. And usually it is the kind of people who needs only half a reason for a party! The 1st of January is not a holiday, so the most of us just see the new calender year in by watching a few news reports from around the world.
The real Israeli new year takes place on Rosh HaShana. Usually in September, a few weeks after the children have gone back to school. The entire country takes a break for two days and one spends a LOT of your time eating food!
Many of the food stuffs that are eaten are sweet. To symbolize the hope that the coming year will be a sweet year. My favourite Rosh haShana dish is apples dipped in honey - this is amazingly delicious! One also eats honey cake, honey cookies, sweet challah and pomegranates.
Rosh haShana is festive time in Israel with a wonderful holiday feeling but it is actually a very serious Jewish holiday. According to Jewish religion God decides during the days leading up to Rosh haShana and Yom Kippur who will die and who will live in the new year. This is a time of looking carefully at your life, making amends and deciding where you can improve or work harder in the coming year.
Everyone wishes everybody a sweet and good new year. It is also the Jewish holiday that friends, family, companies, banks and businesses send you Rosh haShana greeting cards.
So here is my Rosh haShana greeting to you, wherever you are in the world:
"May God grant you a happy, healthy and sweet new year!"
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