Exploring why honey, a food that lasts 3,000 years, symbolizes the enduring sweetness we seek on Rosh Hashanah when dipping apples.
Honey is the only food that lasts forever, it never spoils. This Rosh Hashanah, when you dip the apple in honey, you're praying for sweetness that endures, not just momentary pleasure.
The post states that honey is the only food that lasts forever and never spoils, but does not explain the scientific reason why.
He found a small sealed jar of alabaster containing 3,000-year-old honey that was still fresh and delicious.
It's a special prayer for a sweetness that endures and lasts forever, rather than momentary sweetness that fades like candy.
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