As full of blessings as the pomegranate is full of seeds.
Pomegranates are eaten on Rosh Hashanah as a wish that the year ahead be as full of good deeds and blessings as the fruit is full of seeds. That makes the pomegranate one of the most beloved motifs in Jewish art, and a beautiful pomegranate dish, bowl, or print carries the symbolism all year long.
As a gift it is meaningful without being fragile in the emotional sense, anyone can appreciate a gorgeous ceramic bowl or a framed piece of art, whether or not they know the custom behind it. For those who do know it, the meaning makes it richer.
A hand-painted pomegranate serving dish earns a permanent spot on a holiday table; a print earns a spot on the wall. Either way you are giving a symbol of abundance that keeps its wish alive well past the New Year.
A Rosh Hashanah host, a new home, or anyone who loves Jewish art and design. A meaningful piece that works past the holiday.
Judaica shops, Jewish museum stores, and ceramicists and print artists selling through their studios or Etsy.