Menus for Jewish High Holiday Meals:
The Jewish High Holidays, also called the High Holy Days, refer to the ten day period beginning on Rosh Hashanah and ending on Yom Kippur.
Traditional Ashkenazic Rosh Hashanah Menus and Recipes:
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. Special Rosh Hashanah food customs have developed over the centuries. Enjoy these traditional Ashkenazic Rosh Hashanah holiday dinner and lunch menus and recipes.
More Rosh Hashanah Menus and Recipes:
Are you trying to decide what to serve for the Jewish New Year holiday meals? These sites offer Sephardic, Ashkenazi, Turkish, Tunisian and even Grandma's traditional Rosh Hashanah meal menus.
Shabbat Shuvah:
The Sabbath that takes place between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, during the Ten Days of Repentance, is called Shabbat Shuvah (Sabbath of Return). This Sabbath is considered to be an important opportunity for Jews to reflect and repent before Yom Kippur. This autumn Shabbat menu and recipes can be used for Shabbat Shuvah.
How to Prepare for a Healthy Fast:
While hunger pains and weakness are an expected effect of the Yom Kippur fast, one need not dehydrate, faint or get sick while fasting. These are suggestions for ways to prepare oneself physically for a healthy fast.
Dairy Menu for Yom Kippur Pre-Fast Meal of Cessation:
Jews traditionally eat a Meal of Cessation - called Seudat Mafseket - before the Yom Kippur fast. These dairy menu and recipes for the Yom Kippur Pre-Fast meal includes egg souffle, whole wheat bagels with various spreads and fruit salad.
Meat Menu for Yom Kippur Pre-Fast Meal of Cessation:
These meat menu and recipes for the Yom Kippur Pre-Fast meal includes low-salt vegetable soup, breaded chicken, potatoes and dessert. The dairy menu includes egg souffle, whole wheat bagels with various spreads and fruit salad.
Yom Kippur - Break Fast Menu and Recipes:
At the end of Yom Kippur, Jews traditionally share a joyful Break Fast meal with family and friends. The Yom Kippur Break Fast is generally a festive breakfast menu consisting of foods such as eggs, cheese, bread. This Yom Kippur Break Fast menu and recipes might help you decide what to serve after the fast.