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Rosh Hashanah 101
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What is the translation of "Rosh Hashanah"?

What is "head of the year" 

100

What is the instrument we use on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?

What is a shofar

100

What do we eat that symbolizes a sweet new year?

What are apples and honey.

100

True or False: Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat this year.

What is: True

100

What is Rosh Hashanah?!

What is the Jewish New Year!

200

"Mitzvah" means? 

What is "good deed" or "commandment" 
200

What is a shofar most commonly made of?

What is a ram's horn.

200

What shape do we make challah in on Rosh Hashanah?

What is a circle.

200

How many days do we celebrate Rosh Hashanah?

What are two days.

200

How do you say "happy new year" in Hebrew?

What is "Shanah Tovah"!

300

What does "teshuva" mean?

What is "repentance" or "returning"
300
What is the name of three short blasts on the shofar? 

What is Shevarim

300

What is the name of the ritual where we throw bread crumbs into the water, symbolizing letting go of the ways we missed the mark?

What is "tashlich"

300
The number of days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur.

What are 10 days.

300

What is the holiday immediately following Rosh Hashanah that is about asking for forgiveness? 

What is Yom Kippur.

400

"Tapuchim U'dvash" means?

What is "Apples and Honey"!

400

What is the name of one long blast on the shofar?

What is Tekiah.

400

Name one of the "Seven Spices of Israel" mentioned in the Bible.

What are wheat, barley, grape, fig, pomegranates, olives, and dates 
400

What color clothing do you traditionally wear on the high holidays?

What is white.

400
The days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are called the Days of...

What is "The Days of Awe"

500

Rosh Hashanah begins the Hebrew month of...

What is Tishrei

500

What is the name of the last and longest blast on the shofar? 

What is Tekiah G'dolah
500

How many seeds do we say are in a pomegranate? Hint: it's the number of mitzvot that a person can do throughout their lifetime. 

What are 613 seeds. 

500

Name the special prayer book we use on the high holidays.

What is "machzor"

500

The name of the Hebrew month leading up to Rosh Hashanah.

What is Elul.

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