Rosh Hashanah BasicS
This is the Hebrew name for the Jewish New Year
What is Rosh Hashanah?
The shofar is made from this animals horn.
What is a ram?
This sweet fruit dipped in honey is the most iconic Rosh Hashanah food.
What is an apple?
This High Holiday prayer is a central part of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
What is the Unetaneh Tokef?
Rosh Hashanah begins on this Hebrew month.
What is Tishrei?
Rosh Hashanah usually occurs during this Gregorian month.
What is September?
This is the loud, single long note blown on the shofar.
What is Tekiah?
Eating sweet foods on Rosh Hashanah symbolizes this wish for the new year.
What is a sweet new year?
This prayer service is recited both mornings of Rosh Hashanah.
What is the Musaf service?
The Hebrew year changes on Rosh Hashanah; the year 5786 began in this Gregorian year.
What is 2025?
Rosh Hashanah marks the anniversary of this Biblical event: the creation of this.
What is the creation of the world?
This set of 9 staccato notes is one of the shofar sounds.
What is Teruah?
This head of a fish or ram is sometimes served to symbolize leadership.
What is to be like the head and not the tail?
This custom involves symbolically casting off sins into flowing water.
What is Tashlich?
The Hebrew calendar is based on this type of cycle.
What is a lunar-solar cycle?
This many days does Rosh Hashanah last (in most Jewish traditions).
What is two days?
This is the purpose of blowing the shofar, according to tradition.
What is to awaken the soul and call for repentance?
Pomegranate is eaten because it is said to have this many seeds, representing mitzvot.
What is 613?
This greeting means may you be inscribed (in the Book of Life)
What is L,Shana Tovah tikatevu?
This day comes 10 days after Rosh Hashanah and is known as the Day of Atonement.
What is Yom Kippor
According to Jewish tradition, this is what God opens during Rosh Hashanah to judge all people.
What is the Book of Life
The shofar is not blown on this Jewish day of rest if Rosh Hashanah falls on it.
What is Shabbat?
Round challah symbolizes this, representing the cycle of the year.
What is continuity or eternity?
This is the name of the extra-long silent prayer recited during High Holy Days.
What is the Amidah?
The 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are called this.
What are the Ten Days of Repentance (Aseret Yemei Teshuvah)?