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100

The definition of the word Shanah.

What is year?

100

The name of the object that we blow on Rosh HaShanah.

What is a Shofar?

100

The event in history that is celebrated on Rosh HaShanah.

What is the creation of the world?

100

We dip apples in this.

What is honey?

100

The color of the robes worn by the service leaders.

What is white?

200

The literal definition of the word Rosh. (Not the way it is used in the phrase Rosh Hashana.)

What is head?

200

A shofar is made from this.

What is a ram's horn?

200

This existed before God created the world

What is chaos?

200

The difference between the challah on Rosh HaShanah and on Shabbat.

What is the challah on Rosh HaShanah is round? (has raisins is also acceptable)

200

The name of the person who leads the prayers (not the rabbi).

What is cantor?

300

The phrase you use as a greeting on Rosh HaShanah.

What is Shana Tova?

300

The number of different types of shofar blasts that can be called.

What is four? (Three is acceptable also.)

300

It was the first thing created.

What is light?

300

The reason that we dip apples in honey.

What is "to have a sweet new year?"

300

We don't do this when Rosh HaShanah is on Shabbat.

Blow the shofar.

400

The meaning of the phrase Shana Tova.

What is Happy New Year?

400

The Shofar sound that is one long blast.

What is Tekiah?

400

The first Hebrew word of the Torah. (Also the name of the first book of the Torah.)

What is Bereishit?

400

The reason that the challah is round on Rosh HaShanah.

What is "to symbolize the cycle of life?"

400

The place where God "sits" from Rosh HaShana until Yom Kippur.

What is the throne of judgment?

500

The Hebrew word for repentance.

What is Teshuvah?

500

The number of small blasts that make up Teruah.

What is nine?

500

The way in which God created the world.

What is speaking/words?

500

The last three words of the blessing said over apples and honey.

What is Boreih pri ha'eitz?

500

The name of the special siddur for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.

What is a Mahzor?

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