Rosh Hashanah This year: 2020

Wow looking back, I have some pretty memorable Rosh Hashanah dinner tablescapes, certainly enough to do a little round up here with you! However this year, will top them all because this year, we are still, celebrating in a pandemic.

My pandemic Rosh Hashanah looks like this…

I moved to Toronto and am in Quarantine. When my 2 week isolation is up, I will host my family in my backyard for a traditional, home cooked Rosh Hashanah and I am busting with excitement.

I can’t wait to show you my tablescape from this year’s dinner but in the meantime, I’ll share my tips and tricks for putting together a chic and easy Rosh Hashanah dinner table yourself. I’ll also share my menu to help inspire you…and don’t forget, call in your orders NOW. You still may have time to reserve your minced fish.

Happy Cooking, tablescaping and L’Shana Tova! I’m wishing you all the honey in the world so you can either drown yourself in it or put out the fire on this year.

My Rosh Hashanah Menu:
Boobie’s Matzo Ball Soup
Gefilte Fish
Homemade Challah (Second Helpings Please)
Aunt Mandy’s autumn salad
Green Beans with slivered almonds
Aunt Sandy’s Peach Brisket
Mashed Potatoes

Color Palette:

We’re on the very brink of fall here so I like to build deep colors into my mix. I am always drawn to a simple and chick white + black base however this year I’m changing things up with farm wood, baby soft pink and rose gold. I will layer in burgundy and mustard color florals to give a rich seasonal tone.

Place Cards:

This was a Rosh Hashanah dinner that I hosted in Toronto at my cousin’s apartment. I made him let me do a takeover in there. ha. I am utterly obsessed with the idea of using baby pictures as photo cards. I had these printed through Artifact Uprising (stands from there too) but now that we’re in Quarantine, I’m going to leaf through old photos with the kids as an activity one afternoon and print out from my computer. The kids can add their names and any memories that they may have from when they were younger and feel like they are a part of setting the table with their personalized place card photos.

Apples and Honey:

Most important part of the Jewish New Year. Even when the year feels like it’s on fire.

The year that I hosted at my cousin’s house in Toronto, I set individual plates with cheese, crackers and honey dippers and honey dipper cones. I mean…this was beyond.

This year, I’ll do something similar because individuality for Covid is key, but will save on the fancy items and just use cute, assorted small bowls from around my kitchen to pour honey into and serve with sliced apples (and brie because yum).

Kids Crafts:

Naturally my Aunti Marissa always has great ideas for kids crafts for the holidays. She once came up with the hope tree which is such a thoughtful way for the kids to craft out what they are hopeful for the upcoming year. We once posted a blog post with the instructions for making this tree so you can follow along by clicking here.

Tablescape design:

Now is it necessary to fill up your table with flowers? Absolutely NOT. But I can’t help myself especially since the flower market seems to be strongest in the fall season. I find that fresh flowers give the table a beautiful pop of color and make it feel so fresh.

If you are looking to get a bit crafty with florals, we once did a floral runner tutorial on our YouTube channel so you can see just how easy it is to lay down a stunning table runner without having to use any vases. Follow along here.

Now don’t forget to have a playlist on hand for cooking and dinner (!!) (I’m going to work on one with Gavin tomorrow and will share on my Instagram story once it’s live) and of course plenty of wine and/or Grape juice.

L’Chaim!