General Knowledge
Hebrew month of Rosh Hashanah?
Tishrei
How many days does Rosh Hashanah last?
Two days
Central mitzvah instrument?
The shofar
English translation of Rosh Hashanah?
The Head of the Year
Traditional greeting?
Shanah Tovah
Minimum shofar blasts according to Chazal?
Thirty
What must one avoid before the second night?
Preparing on the first day for the second
Bracha on an apple?
Borei Pri Ha'etz
May one carry a shofar when Rosh Hashanah is Shabbos?
No
What does each day have separately?
Its own Kiddush and meals
What are simanim?
Symbolic foods with hopeful prayers
Why eat apples and honey?
For a sweet new year
What is Tashlich?
Prayer traditionally said near water
Common minhag regarding nuts?
Many avoid eating them
Common minhag regarding daytime sleeping?
Many avoid sleeping
Three themes of Mussaf?
Malchuyot, Zichronot and Shofarot
What does Malchuyot proclaim?
Hashem as King
What does Zichronot express?
Hashem remembers all creatures and deeds
What do Shofarot recall?
Sinai, redemption and the call of the shofar
Special Amidah additions?
HaMelech HaKadosh and HaMelech HaMishpat
Biblical source for shofar?
Vayikra 23:24
What is tekiah?
A long continuous sound
What is teruah?
A broken series of sounds
What is shevarim?
Three medium broken sounds
Why is it called Yom HaDin?
It is a day of judgment