Ruby grapefruit and pomegranate salad for Rosh HaShanah

One of our favorite Rosh HaShanah foods is pomegranate. I personally think it is one of the most beautiful fruits and my girls love eating the red, juicy seeds straight out of the bowl. We always have pomegranate seeds at our Rosh HaShanah table and try to add them to a dish or two.

In the Bible, the Land of Israel is praised for its pomegranates. It is also said that this fruit contains 613 seeds just as there are 613 mitzvot. Another reason given for eating pomegranate on Rosh HaShanah is that we wish that our good deeds in the ensuing year will be as plentiful as the seeds of the pomegranate.

The following recipe features pomegranate seeds and ruby grapefruit. It can be a good addition to any holiday table. The recipe is taken from Haim Cohen & Eli Landau's Cook Book.

Ruby grapefruit and pomegranate salad

1lb fresh green leaves (lettuce, arugula, ...)

Seeds from 1 pomegranate

1 ruby grapefruit, peeled (including the inside membranes) and chopped coarsely

1 bunch of radishes chopped coarsely

1 Tbsp capers

1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

salt

olive oil

Combine all salad ingredients in a bowl. Season with olive oil and salt. Enjoy!

What are your favorite Rosh HaShanah recipes?

Cards for Rosh Ha Shana

Rosh Hashana is almost here and some of us still mail some cards.. Some- like me- just make those phone calls /txt  msgs or even this FB page post on the wall.
But here, on Crafting Jewish Style , we do craft our handmade cards and this is great, as some folks just love to get a real card in their mail box.

So here is my card,  using CJS Rosh Ha Shana line- papers and stickers and in  " not my style"  at all...

Everyone who knows me, knows that I am a  messy, too much things on my  projects, crafter...

But after I made this clean and simple card I am very pleased with a result.  Hope you like it too!

And here  another card , crafted by Aliza- so very cute  one, made with a very same Rosh Hashana kit..

 ראש השנה שמח

לנו ולכל עם ישראל!!!! 

Gift card holder

I was asked to make a post with a small craft or a recipe.. O- as for the recipe- not me, no way. My DH

is our family cook and I hardly eat- lol.. So craft it is and a very small, but a cute one

I made this  gift card size  altered  box to fit a gift card you can give to your family or friends for any occasion, and  also this one was done with Rosh Ha Shana line and stickers,you can use other paper line and stickers from CJS  and to fit it to any possible occasion too

Hope you like this small project and see your soon again