The Jewish community is preparing for what it calls the High Holidays, or High Holy Days. Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 11-13) is a happy celebration of the Jewish new year with sweet eats such as apples and honey, and Yom Kippur (Sept. 20-21) is a day of atonement that typically involves a fast that ends with a bagel and schmear. Whatever you want to nosh, get your orders in soon at these area restaurants and delis.
Bagel Uprising
Order your Rosh Hashanah platter by Sept. 8, 11:30 p.m., for pick-up on Sept. 11 and 12 at either the location in Del Ray or the new Ballston spot. The $90 platter comes with bagels; challah rolls; two cream cheese flavors of your choice; a tub of whitefish, tuna, egg or chicken salad; half a pound of smoked salmon; sliced veggies; and babka bites. 901 N. Glebe Road, Arlington (Ballston), and 2307 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria (Del Ray)
Celebrity Delly
Get your Rosh Hashanah order in by Sept. 9 for a complete $45-per-person dinner. The feast comes with matzo ball soup; a choice of brisket, oven-roasted chicken or grilled salmon; two sides, such as caramel apple noodle kugel or mashed potatoes; and a round challah. Prefer to go piecemeal? You can also order any of those items a la carte, along with gefilte fish with red horseradish, potato latkes, and/or potato or meat knishes. Pick up your order Sept. 11 or have it delivered. Need eats for Yom Kippur? Get break-the-fast foods Sept. 21. Options include smoked fish platters, a dairy spread or a kosher-style buffet that feeds 10. Individual servings are available, too. 7263 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church
Call Your Mother
The bad news: This menu is available only for a limited time. The good news: This wildly popular DMV bagel shop has a new location in Ballston (joining outposts in National Landing and McLean), making pickup and delivery more convenient for Orange Line corridor residents. Order a platter of 12 crispy latkes with sour cream and apple jam, or a box of apple & honey black & whites, a sweet twist on the classic cookie. You can also give the new year a sweet start with assorted babka goodies, including chocolate and cinnamon-roll babka muffins. And don’t forget the bagels. 6232 Old Dominion Drive, McLean; 1671 Crystal Drive, Arlington (National Landing); and 4000 Wilson Blvd., Arlington (Ballston)
Sunflower Bakery
This MoCo bakery employs people with intellectual disabilities and delivers to addresses throughout the DMV, including two Northern Virginia pickup spots. Place your Rosh Hashanah order by Sept. 4 at noon for round challahs in traditional, vegan, almond cream and honey wheat; Bubbie’s Apple Bundt cake; a vegan and gluten-free salted caramel chocolate tart; and dessert platters. On the savory side, throw in orders of chicken soup, apple cider and honey mustard salmon, pomegranate-glazed brisket, and kugel. Pick up baked goods only on Sept. 9 at Congregation Etz Hayim (2920 Arlington Blvd.) in Arlington. Full orders, including sides and mains, will be available for pickup Sept. 10 at Temple Rodef Shalom (2100 Westmoreland St.) in Falls Church. For additional locations, check this list. 5951 Halpine Road, Rockville
Brooklyn Bagel Bakery
The platters are plentiful at this small, family-owned business that opened in 2000. The aptly named Bagel and Baked Goods Bonanza Platter is piled with muffins, pastries, bagels, cream cheese and mixed fruit. Or get just salads and spreads. Or just bagels and veggies—you get the idea. For smaller gatherings, the bakery offers “All in One” Boxes with bagels, smoked salmon, whitefish salad, tuna salad, egg salad, cream cheese and sweets/cookies. Pair any order with a tray of Grandma Iris’ Sweet Noodle Kugel, which requires 48 hours’ notice. 2055 Wilson Blvd., Arlington (Courthouse)
Bethesda Bagels
This bagelry’s Yom Kippur menu, featuring nova lox, white fish and homemade salad platters, will be especially welcome after a day of fasting. Each serves 10 and comes with bagels. Feeding a smaller gathering? The all-in-one family boxes can be sized for four, six or eight people and include bagels, smoked salmon, house-made whitefish salad, tuna salad, egg salad, cream cheese, all the fixings and cookies. A la carte items are available, too, including challah, kugel and even a quart of pickles. 1851 N. Moore St., Arlington (Rosslyn)
Chutzpah Deli
This buzzy New York deli in Fairfax has all the fixings for a traditional Rosh Hashanah feast: chicken noodle soup, stuffed cabbage, kasha varnishkes, potato knishes, potato pancakes, noodle kugel with raisins, and brisket. For an easy Yom Kippur breakfast, consider a smoked fish or deli meats sandwich platter. 12214 Fairfax Town Center, Fairfax
Sababa
Yes, it requires a schlep into D.C., but this Israeli restaurant and Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand winner in Cleveland Park is worth the drive. Complete your Rosh Hashanah table with roasted halloumi with honey and apple marmalade; golden beet & pomegranate salad; braised salmon or beef brisket; and date tzimmes. Break the fast on Yom Kippur with a hummus sabich salad with hummus tahini, roasted eggplant, hard-boiled egg, harissa, sumac onions and pita; heirloom carrots with Turkish coffee tahina and spiced pecans; sumac crusted salmon with mixed herb salad; and brisket with walnut and date tzimmes. 3311 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.
The Kosher Kitchen Catering Co.
Act fast if you want a spread from this Maryland-based kitchen, which delivers to Northern Virginia. It’s accepting orders only through 5 p.m. on Sept. 7. The special Rosh Hashanah menu features holiday sides and starches such as potato kugel, Moroccan couscous, roasted spaghetti squash and basmati rice pilaf. 12205 Nebel St., Rockville, Maryland
