Shofar Facts
What is the name of the long shofar blast
What is tekiah?
On this holiday we sit in a Sukkah and celebrates the gathering of the harvest and commemorates the miraculous protection G‑d provided for the children of Israel when they left Egypt.
What is Sukkot?
We dip foods into this to symbolize a sweet new year.
What is honey?
What we are celebrating on Rosh Hashanah.
What is the new year?
The Hebrew word Rosh means....
What is head?
What is the name of the three short shofar blasts?
What is shevarim?
This is the day of atonement where some adults fast.
What is Yom Kippur?
Our challah is this shape on Rosh Hashanah to symbolize the cyclical nature of life.
What is round?
Rosh Hashanah is this many days.
What is 2?
The Hebrew word Yom means...
What is day?
What is the name of the nine staccato shofar blasts.
What is teruah?
On this Holiday, we complete and immediately begin the annual Torah reading cycle. We celebrate the Torah.
What is Simchat Torah?
Many people eat this on Rosh Hashanah. It is red and has seeds which symbolizes our hope that we will come before God with abundant merits.
What is pomegranates?
The greeting we use on Rosh Hashanah to friends and family to wish them a sweet new year.
What is L’shana tovah?
L’shana tovah u’metukah means...
What is "For a good and sweet year?"
The shofar sound is a call to...
What is raise our voices?
Similar to Shabbat, on the High Holidays, many Jews do not _______.
What is work?
We eat this fruit on Rosh Hashanah as ancient Jews believed they had healing properties.
What are apples?
On Rosh Hashanah, some Jews practice a custom known as _______, which they throw pieces of bread into a flowing body of water while reciting prayers to cast away sins.
What is tashlich?
The Hebrew word Teshuvah means...
What is repentance?
The shofar is made from this animal's horn
What is a ram?
What is the name of the prayer book used throughout the High Holidays?
What is the Machzor?
On Rosh Hashanah there is a tradition to eat the head of a ______ to symbolize that we want the "head not the tail".
What is a fish or ram?
Rosh Hashanah is the start of this month
What is Tishrei?
Tashlich means....
What is casting off?