# L'Shanah Tovah!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lshanah-tovah/264580>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 15, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lshanah-tovah/264580 "2004-09-15T18:54:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lshanah-tovah/264580/1 "2004-09-15T18:54:22Z")

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Happy New Year to all of you Jewish dopers! Yes, a bit early, so you can actually see the message.

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2004, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lshanah-tovah/264580/2 "2004-09-16T01:18:37Z")

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Happy new year to you! Ditto the being inscribed, etc. (Wanders off to cut up apples.)

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2004, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lshanah-tovah/264580/3 "2004-09-16T04:31:01Z")

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A Jewish mate of mine told me that it was traditional to celebrate the New Year with apples and honey. Are they baked into some sort of cake?

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**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lshanah-tovah/264580/4 "2004-09-16T04:35:13Z")

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> [@Cunctator](#):
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> A Jewish mate of mine told me that it was traditional to celebrate the New Year with apples and honey. Are they baked into some sort of cake?

Nope, dip 'em in the honey and eat 'em up.  
(At least at my synagogue)

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lshanah-tovah/264580/5 "2004-09-16T04:35:31Z")

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Nope. Apple slices dipped in honey. Sweetness of a new year and all.

L’shana Tova, Dopers.