Shofar
Hebrew Terms
Rosh Customs
Rosh Facts
Rosh Misc.
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What is the animal from which we get the shofar?
Ram
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The literal meaning of Rosh Hashanah
What is head of the year?
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Something we eat to symbolize a sweet year.
What is apples and honey?
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The number of days we celebrate Rosh Hashanah.
What is one. Two if you are Conservative/Orthodox.
100
Rosh Hashanah celebrates the birthday of ....
What is the world?
200
If Rosh falls on this day we are not allowed to blow the shofar
What is Shabbat?
200
The Hebrew greeting we use on Rosh Hashanah.
What is Shanah Tovah?
200
We send these to friends and relatives on Rosh Hashanah.
What are New Year Cards?
200
The color of the Torah scrolls on Rosh Hashanah.
What is white?
200
We hope that God inscribes us in the Book of ....
What is life?
300
The shofar must be made from a ____________ animal. We usually use the term when describing types of food.
What is kosher?
300
The name of the Hebrew month that Rosh Hashanah falls.
What is Tishri?
300
The shape of challah on Rosh Hashanah.
What is round?
300
The number of days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur.
What is ten?
300
Like the secular New Year we can all make a New Year's ______ to do better at something.
What is resolution?
400
The long last blast of the shofar is called...
What is Tekiah Gedolah?
400
The meaning of the word Tzedakah.
What is justice or righteous?
400
the ceremony where we throw bread to symbolizes the casting out of our sins.
What is tashlich?
400
These days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are called...
What is "The Days of Awe"?
400
The Hebrew word for prayer
What is Tefillah?
500
The reason we use a ram for the shofar
What is "It reminds us of the binding of Isaac.
500
the meaning of the word Teshuvah
What is repentance or turning to God?
500
We ask God and our friends to _______ us during Rosh Hashanah.
What is forgive us?
500
The High Holy Day prayer book is called...
What is the Machzor?
500
Another Jewish New Year we celebrate in Judaism.
What is trees?
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