Dates
True or False:
In Judaism, Rosh Hashanah is the birthday of the world.
True. It is the start of the Jewish new year.
Why do we eat sweet foods on Rosh Hashana?
We eat sweet food as a way of asking for a sweet year.
What does Rosh Hashana mean? (half points if you can get either word)
Rosh = head, shana = year
What do we blow into on Rosh Hashana?
A shofar
What was created on the 6th day of creation?
Man
(Adam and Eve)
What is another food that symbolizes Rosh Hashana?
Apples and honey
What is the other main High Holy Day that happens right after Rosh Hashana?
Yom kippur
How many types of sounds do we make when we blow on the shofar?
3
How long does Rosh Hashana last?
2 Days
What shape is our challah on Rosh hashana and why?
Our challah on Rosh Hashana is round to symbolize the cycle of a year.
What are the two purposes of celebrating Rosh Hashana?
(Hint: the second one relates to our lesson last week)
1. Celebrating the Jewish New Year
2. Reflect on ourselves and our interactions the last year to begin preparing for Yom Kippur–we're supposed to think about forgiveness and making amends with people
What is a shofar made out of?
A ram's horn!
How many days are there between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur?
What type of food do we throw in the water on Rosh Hashana?
We throw bread crumbs
Where do we ask that God record our name on Yom Kippur?
The Book of Life
True or false: We use the same prayer book on the High Holy days that we do during regular services the rest of the year
How long do we spend preparing for the High Holy Days before they happen? (a day? A week? A month?)
One month! We start preparing for Rosh Hashana the month before it happens–the month of Elul
What type of fruit with lots of seeds is important to Judaism and why?
A pomegranate–because the 613 seeds are supposed to represent the number of mitzvot we should do in one year
What do we wish each other on Rosh Hashana and what does it mean?
Shana Tovah Umetukah
It means "Happy and sweet new year!"
What do we do at tashlich?
We go to a body of water with fish and say a special tashlich prayer. After we say the prayer, we shake out the crumbs of our pockets into the water which represent our bad deeds–they are then washed away so we may start the year with a clean slate