After a long time away from the blog, I have decided to try to get back into it. So, I am welcoming the new Hebrew year of 5772 with a new drink!
Many people consider Rosh Hashana to be a time for reflection on the past year. During the month right before Rosh Hashana, it is a time to ask others for forgiveness for wrongdoings of the past. There is a lot of preparation for this holiday, soul-searching, reflection on past wrong-doings, not to mention the food and drink preparation! Some of us reflect and soul search while we prepare food, so this holiday is perfect for that! There are a lot of foods that are served during Rosh Hashana to help to introduce sweetness, peace and other elements to the upcoming year. For instance, apples and honey, the typical Rosh hashana food, are meant to bring sweetness to the year. Pomegranates, my favourite fruit, is supposed to represent the many many mitzvot, or positive commandments that we are hoping to do in the new year.
Not only are there a lot of tastes to Rosh Hashana, but there are also a lot of sounds to Rosh Hashana, in particular the sound of the shofar. If the food that we eat is supposed to help with bringing a taste of the positive elements of the coming year, then the sound of the shofar is supposed to be like an alarm, reminding us all to do the work of reflection and soul-searching. It can be a bit of a piercing, sour sound to some, but still an essential part of feeling the holiday.
So, I thought that a drink that has both elements of the sweet and sour would be fitting for this holiday to help with reflection and for preparation for the new year.
Introducing...
The Tekiyah Shot
-honey (enough for a squirt on the wrist)
-slice of apple
-shot of tequila
-teaspoon of lime juice
1) pour tequila into a shot glass and leave a bit of room in the glass for the lime juice
2) add lime juice
3) for the shot...first squirt the honey on wrist, lick it!
4) drink the shot
5) eat the apple slice
And as for my reflection, I hope that you all forgive me for abandoning this blog for so long. I am excited to be a part of this again, and I would like to remind you all that if any of you would like to contribute to the blog, just let me know.
Shana Tova U'Metukah/Have a Sweet New Year!
