Shofar
What is a shofar made of?
A Ram's Horn
What Hebrew month are we right now?
אלול
Which Rosh Hashana food represents a happy, healthy, sweet new year?
What is the name for the siddur we use on Rosh Hashana?
מחזור
How do we say Happy New Year in Hebrew
שנה טובה
Name and sound out the three sounds of the Shofar.
Tekiah
Shevarim
Teruah
What is the Hebrew date for Rosh Hashana?
א תשרי
What shape are our Rosh Hashana Challot and why?
Round - to represent the cycle of the year.
What is the name of the service we do by the lake?
תשליך
What does Rosh Hashana celebrate?
Finish the Brocha we say on hearing the Shofar.
ברוך אתה ה אלקינו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו במצותיו וציונו...
לשמע קול שופר
What are the four holidays in the month of Tishrei
ראש השנה
יום כיפור
סוכות
שמחת תורה
Why do we eat pomegranates on Rosh Hashana?
They represent all the many mitzvot we hope to do.
What tefilla was inspired by Rabbi Akiva's prayer for water?
אבינו מלכנו
Can you sing one Rosh Hashana song?
Many possible answers
What is the name Rosh Hashana is called in the Torah?
יום תרועה
In which Hebrew month do we celebrate Chanukah?
Kislev
Why do we have a fish head on our Rosh Hashana table?
We want to be like a leader, not a follower.
What is the last sentence of אבינו מלכנו?
אבינו מלכנו חננו ועננו כי אין בנו מעשים
עשה עמנו צדקה וחסד והושיענו
What does is mean to teshuva?
to say sorry for the things we've done in the past and commit to not doing them in the future.
What are two reasons we blow the Shofar?
The Shofar sounds like an alarm clock-it wakes us up and reminds us to do Teshuvah
2. Crowning G-d as king
3. Reminder of Har Sinai – Giving of the Torah
What are the 12 Hebrew months of the year?
תשרי, חשון, כסלו, טבת, שבט, אדר, ניסן, אייר, סיון, תמוז, אב, אלול
List five foods we need for the Rosh Hashana table in Hebrew.
תפוחים, דבש, רימון, חלות עגולות, יין, ראש של דג
Which sefardic prayer has a sentence that starts with each letter of the Alef Bet?
אדון הסליחות
What does Rosh Hashana being Yom Hadin mean?
Hashem reviews all we have done and judges us, determines what type of year we'll have.