CHECKLIST
Rosh Hashana Checklist 2026 - Complete Preparation Guide
Shopping List
- Apples and honey
- Pomegranates
- Dates
- Fish (whole or fish head)
- Meat or chicken for main course
- Round challah (at least 4)
- Wine or grape juice for Kiddush
- Holiday candles
- Salads and side dishes
- Dessert (honey cake!)
Home Preparation
- General house cleaning
- Prepare festive clothing
- Set holiday table (white tablecloth, nice dishes)
- Arrange flowers
- Prepare candles and candlesticks
- Check if new clothes are needed (for Shehecheyanu blessing)
Cooking (1-2 days before)
- Honey cake or apple cake
- Soup (chicken soup, vegetable, or meat)
- Main course
- Salads and sides
- Symbolic foods (Simanim) preparation
- Rice or couscous
Day of Holiday
- Light holiday candles
- Kiddush + Hamotzi (round challah dipped in honey)
- Simanim ceremony (symbolic foods)
- Festive meal
- Shofar blowing (at synagogue)
- Tashlich (walk to water source)
- Prepare new fruit for second day
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