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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