It's almost time for Rosh Hashanah, the sweetest holiday of the year. In case you need a little easing into the holiday spirit, here's culinary columnist and author of 1,000 Jewish Recipes Faye Levy to remind us of the significance of the holiday table and share a few of her favorite dishes. Shana Tovah! What is the significance of eating apples with honey? It's simply that you dip apples in honey to symbolize a sweet New Year. "Have a good and sweet New Year" is the traditional Rosh Hashanah greeting. According to Biblical scholars, the "honey" available at the time of the Bible was date honey, not bee honey, and so in our family we also use date honey (also called silan or date molasses) for dipping apples, in addition to regular bee honey. Is there significance to some...

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