FUN FACTS
What is the Hebrew word for fish?
דג
Elul
Some people have the head of a fish on their Rosh Hashannah table because
We want to be leaders in the year ahead (leaders and not followers) ראש ולא זנב
The word for pomegranate in Hebrew
רימון
What special bracha do we add on holidays that thanks Hashem for a unique mitzvah that is only rarely done?
Shehecheyanu
where bees live
in a hive
Besides Rosh Hashannah, another holiday we blow the shofar
YOM KIPPUR (at the very end)
The words for round challah in Hebrew
חלה עגולה
TASHLICH is
On Rosh Hashannah afternoon, we throw bread crumbs into flowing water. People are symbolically "throwing away their sins.
What does Avinu Malkeinu mean?
Our Father Our King
Name 3 types of apples
GRANNY SMITH
GOLDEN DELICIOUS
FUGI
GALA
Can an elephant tust be used as a Shofar? Why?
No. It's a tooth, not a horn.
THE BLESSING OVER THE APPLE
בורא פרי העץ
The Hebrew date of Rosh Hashannah is
א\ב תישרי
The first and second days of Tishri
What do we call the time between Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur?
The Ten Days of Repentance
In Hebrew Aseret Y'mai Teshuvah
How many miles can a honey bee fly per hour?
Honey bees can fly as fast as 15 miles per hour
NAME THE SOUNDS OF THE SHOFAR
TEKIAH________________
SHEVARIM____ ____ _____
TRUAH__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
TEKIAH GEDOLA_____________________________
One of the names of Rosh Hashanah that is connected to the shofar
Yom Teruah
What are at least two other names for Rosh Hashannah?
The birthday of the world הַיּוֹם הֲרַת עוֹלָם
Yom Ha-Din (The day of judgement)
Yom Teruah
What brachot to you say when lighting Rosh Hashanah candles?
Lehadlik ner shel yom tov and Shehecheyanu
The word for bee in Hebrew
דבורה
What 2 parts ingredients is a shofar comprised of?
Bone and Keratin
What does the pomegranate symbolize on Rosh Hashannah?
That our mitzvot (good deeds) should be as many as the seeds in a pomegranate (and maybe there are around 613, like the mitzvot in the Torah)
WHAT DO WE WISH EACH OTHER ON Rosh Hashannah (in hebrew)
שנה טובה ומתוקה
Do you say Shehecheyanu when lighting candles on both nights of Rosh Hashanah?
Yes.