Food Fun
In Hebrew, this Rosh Hashanah treat is tapuchim v'dvash.
What is apples and honey?
This is the name of instrument we use on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
What is a shofar?
We are trying to act like these beings on Yom Kipppur.
What is angels?
These are two different ways of translating teshuva.
What is repentance and return?
Originally signed by the Buffalo Bills in 2013, this safety was released and re-signed from the Pittsburgh Steelers (and their practice squad) several times before his still-active signing in March of 2020.
Who is Jordan Dangerfield.
Sephardic Jews put this on the Rosh Hashanah table to symbolize the holiday being the 'head' of the new year.
What is a fish head?
A shofar is made of this.
What is a ram's horn?
It's customary to wear these kinds of clothes on Yom Kippur.
What are white garments?
This is the number of times you should try to apologize when making teshuvah.
What is three?
This retired NFL wide receiver played twelve seasons (and won three Super Bowls) with the New England Patriots.
Who is Julian Edelman?
A pomegranate is thought to have this many seeds.
What is 613?
These are the three sounds a shofar makes.
What is Tekiah, Teruah and Sh'varim?
Traditionally, this is the number of hours a Yom Kippur fast should be.
What is 25 hours?
This is the period when we make teshuva.
When is the Days of Repentance (or Asseret Yimei Teshuva)?
This former New England Patriot and current New York Giant is not only an excellent safety and special teamer, but has also competed in the Olympics on the US National Rugby Sevens Team.
Who is Nate Ebner?
This is the Hasidic tradition of waving a chicken as a means of atonement.
What is kaparot?
We hear the shofar this many times each day (in theory) during the High Holy Days.
What is 100 (or 101)? [I'll also accept 30--30 are required, 100 or 101 are tradition.]
Jonah was swallowed by this in a story we read on Yom Kippur.
What is a big fish? [No, I will no accept a whale. It wasn't a whale and this is the hill I choose to die on.]
These are the four steps of teshuvah.
What is recognize (or acknowledge), stop, regret, and determine not to repeat? [I'll accept anything that gets the gist of it.]
Who is Joseph "Doc" Alexander?
These seven fruits and vegetables are listed in the Tanakh and called the Seven Species of Israel.
What is wheat, barley, grape, fig, pomegranates, olives and dates?
What is a cow (or bull)?
This is the final service of Yom Kippur.
What is Ne'eilah?
This person is the person who created and defined the four steps of teshuva.
Who is Rambam (or Maimonides)?
This former Pittsburgh Steelers tight end (and four time Super Bowl champion) played tight end for eight seasons in the 70s and 80s.
Who is Randy Grossman?