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AT A RECENT Rosh Hashanah dinner, I was presented with what might have been seen as a skimpy first course - a single date sitting in the middle of my plate. Of course, there would be plenty more food to come, but first we would bless the "first fruit" as a symbol of the bounty of the harvest.
Many Jews serve apples as their first fruit, but in the hotter climes of Israel, fruits such as the pomegranate, tamarind, fig, carob, quince and date are more commonly used.See the full content of this document
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Syrian Jews regard dates as a symbol of sweetness for the year to come. And Sephardic Jews the world over treat the date as one of the seven fruits and vegetables that are blessed to start the New Year....
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