make Rosh Hashanah the sweetest holiday (literally and figuratively)
Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) is the one holiday intentionally built around sweetness. Apples dipped in honey, a round challah with extra sugar and honey in the egg wash, wishing others “shana tova umetuka” or “a good and sweet year.” That’s the literal part, and it’s everywhere on the table if you let it be.
The figurative part is the one I’ve spent years actually learning how to build. Because sweetness isn’t just what’s on the table, it’s whether everyone at that table feels genuinely taken care of. Some years my table is six people, other years it’s many more. What makes either version feel sweet has nothing to do with guest count and everything to do with intention: making sure the person with dietary restrictions knows they’ll have plenty to eat, making sure the kids' table feels like its own thoughtful part of the night instead of an afterthought, making sure there's always enough of everything, so that everyone goes home well fed, well cared for, and a little sweeter than they arrived.
I've spent years figuring out how to hold both kinds of sweetness together, at any size table, and this year I am excited to share what I’ve learned with you.
The Rosh Hashanah Hosting Guide covers how I scale a menu from 6 to 36 people without redoing the plan, how I build a table that works for different dietary needs course-by-course, the traditions and blessings that make the night feel intentional, my favorite challah recipe, and an editable planner built around your own kitchen.
Wishing everyone who celebrates a sweet and easy new year, literally and figuratively.
