Rosh Hashanah Tablescape – Decor & Gift Ideas!
I hope you enjoy this beautiful and doable Rosh Hashanah tablescape, and get some great ideas for your own table! When you’re done, you can check out these printable simanim cards – in case you forgot about them! This post contains affiliate links.
I’m excited to share this gorgeous Rosh Hashanah tablescape – full of ideas for table settings, those little extra touches, and of course, serving up your holiday-specific stuff.
I’d like to extend a big thank you to Sabavi Home – a Jewish owned home decor marketplace that helped facilitate this by providing some of the pieces you’ll see.
I love featuring Jewish retailers in Jewish content and I hope you’ll check out the lovely decor items they sell!
Some of these pieces make fabulous hostess gifts if you’re going away for the holiday, and I’m happy to show them to you in the context of how beautiful they make the holiday table.
I tried to include versatile pieces that can be used beyond the holiday, but will make your Rosh Hashanah table complete. And finally, I am staging this in advance of the holiday just to show you how beautiful it can look!
The theme
One of my favorite ways to make my holiday table my own is to decorate around a theme. You may have noticed on my Passover seder tablescape, that I like to create a vague theme – one that has elements of the holiday but isn’t tacky or in-your face.
For this one, I tried to bring in items, colors and shapes that are reminiscent of every child’s Rosh Hashanah favorites: apples and honey.
I kept the tones for this Rosh Hashanah tablescape bright but warm – a nod to summer that has just slipped away and the approaching autumn.
Apple green combines with geometric shapes that pull from the honeycomb aesthetic. Gold accents pull it together for a touch of glam that still stays warm and comfy.
The various coordinating serving pieces also serve practical uses for Rosh Hashanah specifically, but are also fabulous for year-round, so you can use it instead of just storing it!
The Background and Decor
I started with my tan colored tablecloth because that gives that warm but bright vibe I was looking for. It’s a spill-proof cloth that’ll handle some honey drips.
I used a simple cream colored vase with pampas to keep things light and airy.
I did not add a lot of accents (although you can pull in some apple branches or vines to complete the look) to leave room for serving pieces and movement.
The gold ball you see on the table is the gorgeous Kate Spade On the Dot salt shaker. It fit so well with this table, I had to include it!
Serving up the Simanim (symbolic foods)
One of my favorite pieces on this table is this dip dish and tray by Caesarea. It’s made of high quality lucite and is surprisingly large and spacious – making it a true centerpiece.
The dishes come off the removable tray and can be placed in the fridge independently, since they come with lids. It’s perfect for storing Simanim or small salads that are inspired by Simanim, that are taken out again for each meal.
The lacy laser-cut look inlay on the base and the lids resemble honeycomb (without being explicitly so) making it really spot on for this Rosh Hashanah tablescape!
This honey dish goes perfectly with it, and features a tray for the apples too! It’s out of stock right now, so if you do spot it, you’ll want to grab it – it’s clearly a popular item! If you don’t see it, this honey dish still mimics the shapes of the dip dish and looks fabulous together.
You can also use the dip dish above for honey, apples, and pomegranate seeds – it’s a gorgeous display that is perfect for Rosh Hashanah – and then repurposing for year-round!
Traditionally, on Rosh Hashanah we serve round Challahs. This gorgeous brass-colored aluminum oval-shaped tray from Beatriz Ball goes beautifully with two round challahs. It then serves as a year-round platter for charcuteries, fruit, and more!
I actually love having something like this for serving up cut Challah year-round, as it’s lightweight enough to pass around the table and holds the Challah better than a board.
The gold tones of the Sierra Modern Strie Brooklyn platter pick up on the other warm, apple-and honey tones and I can not begin to show you in images how gorgeous the finish is, but I’m gonna try my best!
The Settings
Since we will be having lots of guests, I decided to pull out the better paper goods for Rosh Hashanah. I also am not using placemats or chargers because those take up precious table space.
I started with these plastic plates that have gold geometric accents. They go beautifully with the Caesarea dip dish above. I get them from Bingo but if you don’t have one in your area, these are similar.
To complement it, I added these Zafferano Perle tumblers in apple green. They add a pop of color and are so perfect for Rosh Hashanah! The white detail on them prevent things from getting too dark and the warm tones of the gold throughout the settings go beautifully with the green.
I used simple white cloth napkins to keep things neat – I find it easier to use “real” napkins when I have lots of guests than dishes, since I can just dump them all in the wash! Instead of napkin rings, I decided to use a bit of green burlap ribbon to tie in a little more apple green.
After tying those in place, I slid in a honey stick (which can be used in lieu of honey for the meal – but I find that it serves more as decor for the meal and people sometimes use it for tea at the end.) I also added a honey stirrer just for the decor angle.
I decided to use the honey stirrers as name cards for the meals we’re having a lot of guests! I just used a paint marker to add the name!
For the flatware, I chose my late grandfather-in-law’s floral set because it goes with the whole late summer/early fall, bee look, keeping things warm and cheerful.
Some finishing touches
If you’re looking for the perfect finishing touches for your Rosh Hashanah tablescape try these:
- Make your own place cards or napkin rings featuring pomegranates – or simply print a ready-made set.
- Or, print these easily – they go with the apples and honey look!
- Simanim cards are a must-have – unless you have simanim party picks!
- And finally, you can fill up vases with apples for a gorgeous Rosh Hashanah centerpiece
- You can hand out the bulk of the simanim on smaller mini plates. We’ve done that in the past.
Got any Rosh Hashanah tablescape ideas to add to the list? Comment below!
