http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/09/why-honey-is-eaten-for-rosh-hashanah-and-other-burning-questions/ A Heaping Helping of Food News, Science and Culture Sat, 18 May 2013 18:34:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/09/why-honey-is-eaten-for-rosh-hashanah-and-other-burning-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 bonnie Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:31:31 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3027#comment-1033 Coffee may be used for three reasons: to give the cake a rich deep color, to undercut the sweetness of the honey and to provide a liquid for the batter that is pareve. Coffee may be used for three reasons: to give the cake a rich deep color, to undercut the sweetness of the honey and to provide a liquid for the batter that is pareve.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/09/why-honey-is-eaten-for-rosh-hashanah-and-other-burning-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1011 Susan Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:35:13 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3027#comment-1011 I appreciate you providing this information to the community and helping to explain some of the Jewish customs. I appreciate you providing this information to the community and helping to explain some of the Jewish customs.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/09/why-honey-is-eaten-for-rosh-hashanah-and-other-burning-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1010 DoubleM Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:43:09 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3027#comment-1010 Great article, thank you for giving some press to jewish traditions. Great article, thank you for giving some press to jewish traditions.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/09/why-honey-is-eaten-for-rosh-hashanah-and-other-burning-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 Lisa Bramen Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:31:25 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3027#comment-1008 Good question, Brian! I found a possible explanation here: http://www.biu.ac.il/JH/Parasha/eng/rosh/man.html It says that the prohibition actually has to do with the blowing of the shofar (saliva again), so it's OK to have nuts the night before, or later in the day after, blowing the shofar (the ceremonial ram's horn). Good question, Brian! I found a possible explanation here:
http://www.biu.ac.il/JH/Parasha/eng/rosh/man.html
It says that the prohibition actually has to do with the blowing of the shofar (saliva again), so it’s OK to have nuts the night before, or later in the day after, blowing the shofar (the ceremonial ram’s horn).

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