Rosh Hashanah lists, ready to clone
The grocery list with the simanim that sorts itself by aisle, who-brings-what for the family, a hosting checklist, and a honey cake that stays soft. Clone one, make it yours, and your phone rings when you get to the store.
Hosting this year? Open an Event
One link for the family group. Everyone claims what they bring, with no app and no account, and you see who is bringing what in real time. There is a Rosh Hashanah look for the guest page, too.
Create an EventRosh Hashanah grocery list: the simanim, the dinner, and the stuff you forget
Clone this list- Apples (something crisp, like Pink Lady or Gala)
- Pomegranates
- Medjool dates
- Beets
- Leeks
Who's bringing what to the holiday dinner (so nobody brings three eggplant salads)
Clone this list- Round challahs —
- Wine for kiddush and grape juice —
- Apples and honey —
- Pomegranates —
- Fish head or a fish for the simanim —
The Rosh Hashanah simanim, and what you say over each one
Clone this list- Dates (tamar): "May our enemies and those who hate us be consumed"
- Black-eyed peas or fenugreek (rubia): "May our merits increase"
- Leek (karti): "May our enemies be cut off"
- Beets or beet greens (silka): "May our adversaries be removed"
- Gourd or pumpkin (kara): "May the harsh decree be torn up, and may our merits be read before You"
Rosh Hashanah hosting checklist: everything that falls through the cracks
Clone this list- Final headcount (kids and new partners included)
- Ask about allergies, vegetarians and vegans
- Lock the menu and send it to whoever is bringing something
- Count the chairs, or borrow from the neighbors
- Get out the good tablecloth and serving dishes, check they're clean
Shana Tova calls to make before the holiday (and the texts that count)
Clone this list- Grandparents: a call, not a text
- Parents, and ask what to bring
- Siblings
- Aunts and uncles: one short call per side
- Cousins: a personal message, not only in the group
Tishrei game plan: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot in one list
Clone this list- Rosh Hashanah: Friday night to Sunday, Sept 11–13. Three holiday meals in a row: agree with the family where each one is
- Check the school and daycare holiday calendar: Tishrei is a month of short days
- Coordinate at work: who is off when, and when everyone is really back
- Fast of Gedaliah: Monday, Sept 14
- Yom Kippur: Sunday night to Monday, Sept 20–21. The pre-fast meal and the break-fast