Come fall, there is one iconic food pairing that dominates Jewish homes around the world, and has become synonymous with the Jewish New Year or Rosh Hashanah: apples and honey!
There's nothing sweeter than Israeli honey, and nothing better for serving it than a beautiful honey dish that makes your holiday table pop! Many Israeli artists find inspiration in the Land of Israel and in other holiday motifs like pomegranates, and unleash their creativity to bring you gorgeous honey dishes that are a High Holiday must. They make for beautiful and practical Rosh Hashanah gifts, and can be used for serving honey - or another favorite condiment - the rest of the year as well, and can even be displayed as stunning works of Israeli art when not in use.
And here are our 10 favorite honey dishes from Israel that will ensure you have a Sweet New Year and a gorgeous Rosh Hashanah table!
1. Dorit Judaica Rosh Hashanah Honey Dish (Choice of Designs)
Coming from acclaimed Israeli religious designer Dorit Judaica, this magnificent honey dish is available in a choice of pomegranate-themed motifs. Each features ornate lacy designs on a stainless steel disk that surrounds a glass bowl to hold the honey itself. This honey dish is ripe with meaning, and the perfect holiday tableware. It makes a great gift for a hostess, newlyweds in their new home, or yourself!
2. Ceramic Pomegranate Rosh Hashanah Honey Dish
This ceramic pomegranate honey dish is the perfect centerpiece for Rosh Hashanah 2025! Colored in a gorgeous shade of red, it's shaped like a pomegranate to add some extra-special holiday symbolism, and comes with its own saucer and spoon. Designed right in Israel, this vibrant work of art will add both meaning and function to your home - or that of a lucky loved one.
3. Dorit Judaica Birds and Flowers Holiday Honey Dish
Get ready for your apples dipped in honey this Rosh Hashanah with this chic and contemporary honey serving dish! An original work by Israeli artist Dorit Judaica, this will be a beautiful and meaningful centerpiece on any High Holiday table. It's made up of a glass bowl and a perspex base that's decorated with birds, flowers, and the lovely Hebrew verse "Shana tova m'leah ahava, briut, simcha, shalom, v'shalva" ("Have a good year filled with love, health, happiness, peace, and serenity").
4. Dorit Judaica Apples Metal Honey Dish Set for Rosh Hashanah
If you love apples with honey and Israeli contemporary art, you'll absolutely adore Dorit Judaica's cute and trendy apple-shaped honey dish set! The stunning triple-apple shaped base is made from laser-cut metal, and it accompanies a glass bowl to hold your honey along with spaces for apple slivce. With impeccable style and a budget-friendly price point, it's the perfect Rosh Hashanah gift to brighten up anyone's table.
5. Golden Filigree Glass & Metal Honey Dish
Adorn your Rosh Hashanah table in sweetness with this stunning honey dish designed in Israel. It's made of glass and metal, featuring a traditional filigree design, elegant handle, and beautiful spoon in a lovely bird shape. This is a level of style and class your holiday table deserves!
6. Bier Judaica Glass Honey Dish with Decorative Silver Lid
Sweeten your Rosh Hashanah 2025 and the rest of the year with this beautiful honey dish from renowned Israeli studio Bier Judaica! Reminiscent of an apple in shape, it's adorned with a small sterling silver bee on top and comes with a honey serving wand for drizzling the honey on your apples and challah this Rosh Hashanah. It'll be a stylish, meaningful, and functional centerpiece for your holiday table, or an unforgettable gift for any loved one appreciates sleek Israeli design.
7. Flowers Sugar and Honey Bowl - Armenian Ceramics
If you've ever toured Jerusalem, you've probably seen the iconic, handcrafted Armenian ceramics the city is known for. And now you can bring a piece of the Holy City right to your Rosh Hashanah table, with this authentic Armenian Ceramics honey bowl! Crafted and painted by hand by local artisans who have been in the business for generations, this gorgeous dish features a colorful floral motif that will make your High Holidays all the more meaningful.
8. Dorit Judaica Stainless Steel & Glass Rosh Hashanah Honey Dish
You'll be ready to serve your apples and honey in style this Rosh Hashanah with this lovely holiday honey dish! The glass bowl for honey sits atop a stainless steel plate that boasts an intricate pomegranate cutout design and the Hebrew text of a traditional Rosh Hashanah blessing. You can also add a matching honey serving spoon decorated with a pomegrate, and a jar of Israeli-made honey for a full gift set.
9. Sterling Silver "Sweet New Year" Honey Dish Set
Masterfully crafted from 925 sterling silver, this luxurious honey dish features a polished finish and is decorated around the rim with a cut-out of the Hebrew words SheTechadesh Aleinu Shana Tova Umetuka ("May You renew for us a Sweet and Good Year"). This designer dish also comes with a polished sterling silver honey spoon, as well as a glass insert to protect the silver from the honey and make it easy to wash after use. This work of art by acclaimed studio Bier Judaica is sure to become a family heirloom and will be enjoyed for years to come.
10. Bier Judaica Sterling Silver Apple Honey Dish
Taste the sweetness of the new year with this elegant designer honey dish, skillfully crafted in the heart of Jerusalem by local favorite Bier Judaica. Made of 925 sterling silver, the top of the dish is shaped like an apple and includes a stem and leaf motif, while the body of the dish beautifully displays the Hebrew phrase "Shana Tova U'Meteka," the commonly used Rosh Hashanah greeting that means "[Have a] Good and Sweet Year." The perfect accessory to ring in Rosh Hashanah 2025 right!
Don't forget the honey! Shop Israeli honey here, and check out our guide to learn more about what makes Israeli honey special.
And shop the rest of our Israeli honey dishes collection here!
