Editing Pomegranate (section)

====Historical and traditional use====
[[File:Shekel_from_third_year_of_the_first_Jewish-Roman_war.jpg|thumb|A sprig of pomegranates (right) depicted on a silver [[shekel]] of the [[First Jewish Revolt coinage|Great Jewish Revolt]] (66–73 CE), featuring the inscription '[[Jerusalem]] the Holy' in [[Paleo-Hebrew script]]]]
The pomegranate appeared on the ancient coins of [[Judaea]], see [[Hasmonean coinage|Hasmonean]], [[Herodian coinage|Herodian]] and [[First Jewish Revolt coinage]].

[[File:Zeughausmuseum Köln. Rimonim, Torakrone, Mantel, Zeiger und Schild.jpg|thumb|Jewish [[Sefer Torah|Torah]] ornaments in the shape of pomegranates]]

The handles of [[Torah scroll]]s, when not in use, are sometimes covered with decorative silver globes similar in shape to pomegranates (''[[Torah rimmonim]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mobley |first=Beth |date=2009 |title=Ceremonial Objects from the Collection of Rabbi David A. Whiman |url=https://digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=exhibits |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=Digital Commons @ Touro Law Center}}</ref>

[[File:Girl with a pomegranate, by William Bouguereau.jpg|thumb|upright|''Girl with a Pomegranate'', by [[William-Adolphe Bouguereau]], 1875]]

Consuming pomegranates on [[Rosh Hashana]], the Jewish New Year, is traditional because, with its numerous seeds, it symbolizes fruitfulness.<ref name="PomRel" />