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14. Beet Greens or Chard
Collectively called silka, beet greens or chardare eaten with an invocation that all enemies will be expelled from the presence of the community

15. Couscous with Seven Vegetables
A Sephardic tradition, couscous is served with vegetables and loaded with meaning. Couscous grains represent a wish for a year with many blessings (as many as the grains in the bowl) and the vegetables are a reminder of the number seven, which represents goodness in the natural order and the number of days God needed to create the world.