🍎 Foods & Symbols
What fruit is often dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah?
Apples
What is the special horn we hear on Rosh Hashanah?
Shofar
Rosh Hashanah celebrates the _____ ______ ______
Jewish New Year
Finish the phrase: “Shanah _____!”
Tovah
True or False: Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish holiday.
True
Why do we eat pomegranates?
To symbolize the 613 mitzvot
A shofar is traditionally made from the horn of what animal
A ram
What does “Shanah Tovah” mean?
A good year / Happy New Year
During Rosh Hashanah, do we think about how we can make the new year better or worse?
Better
Which comes first: Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur?
Rosh Hashanah
What special bread is often eaten on Rosh Hashanah?
Challah
What do we do with a shofar?
Blow it
What year will it be?
5787
What Rosh Hashanah tradition involves going near water and symbolically letting go of our mistakes?
Tashlich
What are TWO things you might see, eat, or hear on Rosh Hashanah?
Apples, honey, challah, shofar, etc.
What shape is Rosh Hashanah challah often made into?
A circle / round shape
What is the name of the long, unbroken shofar blast?
Tekiah
How many days is Rosh Hashanah traditionally celebrated?
Two days
What word beginning with T means turning, returning, or trying to make better choices?
Rosh Hashanah is a time to think about the year that passed AND what else?
The year ahead / how we want to do better
Why might a round challah be used on Rosh Hashanah?
It can represent the cycle of the year
Put these shofar sounds in order from one blast to three blasts to many short blasts: Teruah, Tekiah, Shevarim.
Tekiah → Shevarim → Teruah
How many days are in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
10 days
During Tashlich, what are we symbolically trying to leave behind?
Our mistakes / wrong choices from the past year
Name THREE important Rosh Hashanah traditions or symbols
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