The other day, as I walked into my local Target, I found myself face to face with a delightful amount of apple-themed paraphernalia. “Incredible!” I thought to myself. “Target has a Rosh Hashanah section!”
I quickly realized, however, that I was wrong. The section was to celebrate a secular holiday that precedes Halloween: apple picking season — which also coincides with back-to-school season, which is filled with apple imagery. But when life gives you a bushel of apples, you repurpose them for the Jewish New Year, when Jews customarily dip apples in honey for a sweet new year.
And as it turns out, there’s a lot of great apple-picking kids’ fashion that makes for the perfect Rosh Hashanah outfit — for services, for that family photo shoot where you can never get everybody to actually smile at the same time, or just to wear around the house during the High Holidays.
Here are some of our favorite sartorial apple picks (hehe) for your Rosh Hashanah celebrations.
Family Pajamas
This is an actual Rosh Hashanah outfit! And it's one that you can buy for the whole family if you've always wanted cute matching holiday PJs. These 100% cotton pajamas, designed by Rabbi Yael Buechler, are perfect for a cozy, in-home celebration, and you can get them for 20% off by using code Kveller20.
Another adorable and colorful Rosh Hashanah family pajamas option. Use code Kveller20 at checkout for 20%.
Kids
Hanna Andersson's apple prints are pretty lovely, and their quality clothes will hopefully survive even the worst grape juice stain. I'm particularly partial to this skater dress, which I wish came in adult sizes.
How cute is this apple sherpa from Carter's? Perfect for a chilly Rosh Hashanah outdoor kids' service.
Make all your "Anne of Green Gables" fantasies come true — through your kids, of course — with this apple puffed sleeve dress. (Anne did love apples!)
This may be the cutest apple baby and little toddler dress I've ever seen.
A really cool apple unisex sweater that your kid can wear on Rosh Hashanah and all fall and winter, too.
A onesie with apples AND Rosh Hashanah puns?! How did we get so lucky!
For the kid who doesn't want to dress up at all but still wants to do something for the season.
The perfect festive Rosh Hashanah dress.
A very cute outfit for warmer climates.
Rainbow apples from one of my favorite kids' brands.
Adults
As a mom who wears overalls 75% of the time, I do love this more dressy option, perfect for a photoshoot at the orchard and for Rosh Hashanah services.
Not only does this sweater have an apple on it, but it is also a reminder of the fact that we eat new fruit on Rosh Hashanah for a fruitful year!
I personally believe this apple knit vest will elevate all your holiday outfits.
Just a really cute apple sweater to dress up or down.
I love this ode to apple varieties; I personally love having an apple sampling station at my Rosh Hashanah dinner.
Halloween Apple Costume
A gag Rosh Hashanah outfit that you can also reuse for Purim!
Accessories
The cutest apple socks we've ever seen.
Another great apple sock option for the grown-ups.
Just a little apple purse to complete your outfit.
Looking to keep a keppie warm this Rosh Hashanah? Celebrating outdoors? These apple beanies are beyond adorable AND they come in adult sizes.
