Traditions
This Jewish holiday marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
This fruit, filled with seeds, symbolizes the hope for a year full of good deeds.
What is pomegranate?
This Jewish holiday, seen as the "birthday of the world," occurs at the start of Tishrei, when God is said to have created the world.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
The shofar is traditionally blown this many times during the Rosh Hashanah service.
What is 100?
This is the practice of reflecting on one's actions and asking for forgiveness during Rosh Hashanah.
What is Teshuvah?
Apples dipped in this sweet substance are eaten to symbolize a sweet new year.
What is honey?
Although Rosh Hashanah is not explicitly mentioned in this text, it does refer to a sacred occasion on the first day of the seventh month.
What is the Torah?
This is the name of the long, uninterrupted blast of the shofar.
What is Tekiah?
It is customary to greet others with this phrase during Rosh Hashanah, which means "a good year."
What is "Shanah Tovah"?
This curved instrument, made from a ram's horn, is blown during Rosh Hashanah services.
What is the shofar?
This Jewish code of law, compiled in 200 A.D., mentions Rosh Hashanah by name for the first time.
What is the Mishna?
This series of short, staccato blasts of the shofar is meant to symbolize sobbing or crying.
What is Shevarim?
This special prayer recited during Rosh Hashanah reflects on divine judgment for the coming year.
What is U'Netaneh Tokef?
This round food item is eaten during Rosh Hashanah to symbolize the cycle of the year.
What is a round challah?
The Hebrew calendar begins with this month, though Rosh Hashanah is celebrated in Tishrei.
What is Nisan?
This combination of short, staccato sounds followed by a single long blast is called this.
What is Teruah?
Rosh Hashanah is part of this 10-day period, which concludes with Yom Kippur.
What is the Ten Days of Repentance?
The head of this animal is sometimes eaten during Rosh Hashanah to symbolize the hope to be "at the head" and not "at the tail" in the coming year.
What is fish?
On Rosh Hashanah, Jewish law teaches that God inscribes the names of the righteous in this book.
What is the Book of Life?
his shofar sound is blown to symbolize the end of Yom Kippur, though it is also used during Rosh Hashanah.
What is Tekiah Gedolah?