Rosh Hashanah entails a specific menu.
Rosh Hashanah is all about the food. Blessings are bestowed onto the traditional Rosh Hashanah feast by including a variety of unique dishes. We consume sweets to celebrate the coming of the "sweet new year." A fruit that has just entered season but that we haven't yet had the chance to taste this year is called "new fruit," and we like it (often a pomegranate). So as to remind us that we must lead, not follow, we offer up the head of a fish in our meals. Rosh Hashanah, which translates as "Head of the Year" in Hebrew, is also symbolized by a fish. Baked and braided into a circular form, challah is a beautiful and symbolic bread. Honey-dipped apples represent sweetness once again. Every one of these customs is significant because it aids in our understanding of the true meaning of the Rosh Hashanah festival.