Six13’s ‘Simanim’ Recasts Destiny’s Child Hit as a Rosh Hashanah Food Parody

# What happened Jewish a cappella group Six13 released a short parody called "Simanim," a take on Destiny's Child's 1999 hit "Say My Name." Kveller published the item on Sept. 10, 2026, two days before Rosh Hashanah this year (which falls on Sept. 11) and five days after Beyonce's birthday (Sept. 4).

# What the parody does "Simanim" swaps the original song's lyrics for a roll call of symbolic Rosh Hashanah foods — the simanim. The parody is concise: it names a set of traditional foods used in Rosh Hashanah celebrations across Jewish cultures and sets those names to the familiar melody and rhythm of the Destiny's Child track.

# Which foods are included Six13 lists several simanim by name:

• Apples and honey
• Carrot
• Cabbage
• Beet
• Date
• Pomegranate
• Gourd
• Fish or sheep's head

These items reflect common ritual or symbolic foods served on Rosh Hashanah tables rather than a comprehensive inventory of every community's customs.

# A small production detail that matters At the beginning of the original "Say My Name," producer Rodney Jerkins — known as Darkchild — used a spoken tag, "Darkchild 99." In the Six13 parody, that exact moment is repurposed to sound like "Rosh Hashanah." Kveller's writer Daci Platt highlights this as a clever editing choice that bridges the secular pop moment with the holiday theme.

# Why the pun works The Hebrew word simanim (plural of siman, meaning sign or symbol) is pronounced in a way that resembles "say my name." That phonetic overlap makes the Destiny's Child song an economical and recognizable vehicle for a holiday-themed parody: the phrase "say my name" naturally becomes "simanim," and the chorus structure lends itself to listing items.

# Context and tone Kveller frames the parody as playful and timely: released right before Rosh Hashanah and shortly after a high-profile pop-culture birthday. The piece is written by Daci Platt, who notes personal nostalgia for the original song and points out the parody's fit with Jewish holiday food traditions.

# Practical takeaway If you're looking for a light, pop-culture way to bring holiday foods into a Rosh Hashanah gathering, Six13's "Simanim" provides a short, shareable riff that names familiar ritual foods and leans on a widely recognized melody to get people smiling and singing along.