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Why stop with apples and pomegranates? In addition to the classic simanim there is a custom to develop new simanim that express your wishes for the coming year (See Magen Avraham 583:2)
1.Raisin and celery — Attributed to Rabbi Moshe Heinemann of Baltimore this is likely the most well-known of the new simanim. It is accompanied with the heartfelt prayer for a “raise in salary.”
2. Animal Crackers — For those too squeamish to have an actual goat head on the table this is a clever alternative. If you are too squeamish to have a fish head on your table — just deal with it and be happy no one is actually going to make you eat it.
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