September 8, 2007
Meme’s in the kitchen, making memories
Sephardic Rosh Hashana table blessings
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Leek or cabbageMay it be Your will, Hashem, our God and the God of our forefathers, that our enemies be decimated.
Beets
May it be Your will, Hashem, our God and the God of our forefathers, that our adversaries be removed.
Dates
May it be Your will, Hashem, our God and the God of our forefathers, that our enemies be consumed.
Gourd
May it be Your will, Hashem, our God and the God of our forefathers, that the decree of our sentence be torn asunder; and may our merits be proclaimed before You.
Pomegranate
May it be Your will, Hashem, our God and the God of our forefathers, that our merits increase as (the seeds of) a pomegranate.
Fish
May it be Your will, Hashem, our God and the God of our forefathers, that we be fruitful and multiply like fish.
Head of a sheep (or fish)
May it be Your will, Hashem, our God and the God of our forefathers, that we be as the head and not as the tail. (For the head of a sheep some add -- "And may it be Your will that the merit of our Patriarch Isaac be remembered for us.")
David Suissa, an advertising executive, is founder of OLAM magazine and Meals4Israel.com. He can be reached at dsuissa@olam.org.
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