Apple or challah in honey

Meals and sybmolic foods during Rosh ha-Shanah

Question

What is one supposed to dip in honey on Rosh Hashana, an apple or a challah?

Answer

The accepted Jewish custom is to eat an apple dipped in honey on Rosh Hashana. There are communities where the custom is to dip the challah in honey as well.

Source

Shulchan Oruch, section Orach Chaim, ch. 583, §1, Remo; Mishnah Berurah, ibid., subsection 3

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