Ask anyone when the tradition of celebrating Rosh Hashanah with apples and honey began, and chances are few know.

So, here: the initial mention of apples and honey eaten to bring in the Jewish new year, at least according to the legal work Arba’ah Turim, came in the 14th century. German Jews ate the combination to bring sweetness into the new year.

Who, particularly, is first credited for introducing the combination, remains a mystery.

No matter, the ritual is tasty, and has stood the test of time.

“Think about the story of the apple and the honey,” Rabbi Sruly Koval of the Jewish Family Experience in University Heights, told the Cleveland Jewish News. “How did this apple even come to the world? Enter the honey bee. Yes, G-d created a creature that does both simultaneously. The bee goe

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