I love love this song. It made my soul sing so much that I got up out of my seat and started dancing around, singing and praising the Lord. It is a soulful contemporary Jewish worship track that came out in September 2025.
It was created to celebrate the High Holidays and usher in the Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah. It really captures the beautiful custom of dipping apples into honey to symbolize the prayer and hope of a prosperous and gentle new year. It sings of the internal reflection that is so valuable at the beginning of a new year. I love the sound of the shofar. Just listen with your eyes closed and let it hit the depths of your soul. This ancient ram’s horn is meant to wake up our sleeping souls; it is a prayer for healing and to release anger. This prepares our hearts and mind for the High Holy days that are full of fun and communing with The Lord. The bible says in Leviticus 23:2 God calls the festivals “My appointed times” the mo’adim of the Lord. It is such a beautiful and special time of year we are heading into.
This year of 2026 at sundown on Friday, September 11 begins Rosh Hashanah widely known as the Jewish New Year and it will continue until nightfall on Sunday, September 13. According to the Sukkah Project This festival ushers in the Jewish year 5787.
The Apple & Honey Song is heavily anchored in traditional Jewish liturgy, beautifully weaving together ancient rituals and spiritual renewal. The journey begins with a two-part ritual prayer. First, the standard fruit blessing, Borei p'ri ha-eitz, is recited. This is immediately followed by a targeted, poetic prayer for the future: Hebrew: יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ שֶׁתְּחַדֵּשׁ עָלֵינוּ שָׁנָה טוֹבָה וּמְתוּקָה Translation: "May it be Your will... to renew for us a good and sweet new year." The song then transitions to the sounding of the Shofar, an awakening of the soul to personal accountability and the releasing of internal anger. This powerful theme directly mirrors the Unetanneh Tokef, one of the most prominent and moving prayers recited during the Rosh Hashanah Musaf services. In it, we are reminded that a "great shofar is sounded" to stir a deep spiritual awakening. This focused self-examination gives way to three direct human actions that can ease our soul's burdens: Teshuvah (repentance and returning), Tefilah (prayer and healing), and Tzedakah (charity and righteous acts).
As the year renews, so do we. Stand up, sing, dance, and make way for the renewal of your soul, the new year, and the sweetness the Lord has prepared for you. Shanah tova umetuka—have a happy and sweet New Year!
