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Rosh Hashanah 5787 in Lakewood
Rosh Hashanah 5787 in Lakewood, NJ falls on September 12-13, 2026. Lakewood's Jewish community celebrates Rosh Hashanah with traditional foods like Apples and Honey, Round Challah, Pomegranate, Honey Cake (Lekach). Kosher Connect lists 80 Lakewood-area restaurants, caterers, and bakeries serving the community, most concentrated around Route 9 Corridor. Plan your Rosh Hashanah 5787 meals with kosher certification details shown for every establishment.
Traditional Rosh Hashanah Foods
Find these classics at Lakewood kosher restaurants and caterers.
Apples and Honey
The most iconic Rosh Hashanah food: sliced apples dipped in honey to symbolize a sweet new year.
Round Challah
Sweet, round challah bread (often with raisins) symbolizing the cyclical nature of the year and the crown of God's sovereignty.
Pomegranate
A siman (symbolic food): pomegranates represent the wish to be filled with merits like a pomegranate is filled with seeds.
Honey Cake (Lekach)
Traditional sweet honey cake served as a dessert or given as a gift, symbolizing sweetness in the new year.
Tzimmes
A sweet carrot and fruit stew, often made with honey and prunes. The sweetness is symbolic of a sweet new year.
Kosher Rosh Hashanah in Lakewood
Four Corners Chestnut
Upper Crust Pizza Todd Plaza
Kicking Bundt LLC dba Nothing Bundt Cakes
4015 US-9
Eigner's Bakery
Gelbstein's Bakery
415 Clifton Ave.
Gingerbread House
32 Cross Street
Matza Bakery of Elad
Longshot Coffee
Shapiro Bakery
Shore Pita
The Rolling Pin
French Press Coffee Rt 9
The Acai Co
Cream
12 America Avenue Unit 1B
Avery & Jays Frozen
Bagel King
Bagel Nosh
380 Clifton Avenue
Burger Bar
Josephs Dreamburger
Cafoteria
PH Grill - Pita Hut
681 River Ave Unit 1E
Entree
Flysh
Four Corners South
Glatt Bite
163 E Kennedy Blvd
Ha'Misada
J2
Jerusalem Glatt
515 River Ave
Kalamata
French Press Coffee Kennedy Blvd.
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