HHD Music
This melody establishes the somber tone of the Kol Nidre Service.
What is Kol Nidre?
We dip this in honey to welcome the New Year.
What is an apple?
This prayer likens God to a parent and sovereign.
What is Avinu Malkeinu?
This is God’s accounting book.
What is the Book of Life?
This Rosh Hashanah custom is performed next to a flowing body of water.
What is Tashlich?
This melody was made famous in a recording by Barbra Streisand.
What is Janowski’s Avinu Malkeinu?
This food comes in a round shape for the High Holy Days.
What is a challah?
This prayer the cantor says before the open ark to prepare to lead the congregation.
What is Hineni?
These are three things we can do to avert a negative decree as to our fate.
What are repentance, prayer, and good deeds?
This ancient instrument calls us to repent.
What is a shofar?
This important prayer changes its tune for the HHDs. (several choices)
What is the Barchu, Shema, Mi chamocha, or Avot?
This is the beverage we use to sanctify the Holy Days.
What is wine?
This prayer portrays the moment in which God decides who will live and who will die.
What is B’rosh Hashanah?
This is the Hebrew term for changing ourselves.
What is T’suvah?
This action customarily accompanies the recitation of sins.
What is beating your chest for each sin.
This is the name of the ancient collection of melodies associated with the HHDs.
What are the Misinai Tunes?
This dessert is often served to welcome the New Year.
What is honey cake?
This prayer asks that we be forgiven our vows in the coming year.
What is Kol Nidre?
This biblical event is commemorated on Rosh Hashanah.
What is the creation of the world?
This service precedes Rosh Hashanah and is traditionally observed at Midnight.
What is Selichot?
This prayer is the call and response confession of sins.
What is Ashamnu?
This traditional holiday dish also represents the sweetness of the New Year.
What is Tsimmes?
This group of prayers helps us remember our dead loved ones.
What is Yizkor?
This heavenly event is symbolically linked with the close of Neilah services.
What is the closing of the gates of heaven?
This is the only evening of the year on which it is customary to wear a tallit.
What is the Kol Nidre service?