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Figs • הנאת

ליח לא ליחמ הלענו הנאתה ירפכ א ָּ שינש ןוצר יהי
May we be elevated like a fig and rise up from strength to strength.

Pomegranates • ןומיר

ןומירכ תווצמ הברנש ןוצר יהי
May we have many mitzvot like a pomegranate.

Etrog • גורתא

גורתאכ בוט לכ היהי ונלוכבש ןוצר יהי
May we be full of goodness like an etrog.

Apples • חופת

אוה ךורב שודקה לש וליצב דימת בשנ חופתכש ןוצר יהי
May we be like an apple tree and always rest in the shade of G-d.

Almonds • דקש

'ה ןוצר תושעל דקשנו רהמנש ןוצר יהי
May we always hurry and be diligent to do the will of G-d.

Some also eat carob and tell the following Talmudic story (Ta’anit 23a):

“Rabbi Yochanan said: “This righteous man [Choni] was troubled throughout the whole
of his life concerning the meaning of the verse, ‘A Song of Ascents: When the L-rd brought
back those that returned to Zion, we were like dreamers’ (Tehillim 126:1). [Choni asked]
Is it possible for 70 years to be like a dream? How could anyone sleep for 70 years?”

One day Choni was journeying on the road and he saw a man planting a carob tree. He
asked, “How long does it take [for this tree] to bear fruit?” The man replied: “70 years.”
Choni then further asked him: “Are you certain that you will live another 70 years?” The
man replied: “I found [already grown] carob trees in the world; as my forefathers planted
those for me so I too plant these for my children.”

Choni sat down to have a meal and sleep overcame him. As he slept a rocky formation
enclosed upon him which hid him from sight and he slept for 70 years. When he awoke, he
saw a man gathering the fruit of the carob tree and Choni asked him, “Are you the man who
planted the tree?” The man replied: “I am his grandson.” Thereupon Choni exclaimed: “It is
clear that I have slept for 70 years.”

Remember to recite Al HaMichya at the conclusion of your Seder.
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