The Jewish New Year, Rosh haShanah, begins this Wednesday night, Sept 24th. In Jewish tradition, it is a time of spiritual introspection, for accounting of one’s relationship with God and others —forgiving and being forgiven. Two central images of this holiday are the blowing of a shofar (ram’s horn) and the Book of Life.
Honey is a sweet food which is obtained from several sources, the most prominent being bees’ production from flower nectar. Honey was used as a multifaceted, diverse symbol within the biblical text. The Bible’s well-known description of Canaan, as a “land flowing with milk and honey,” has often been interpreted as a testimony to the Land’s abundance and blessing.
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