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Teki'ah Gedolah
Rosh Hashanah 101
Fasting: Fun without Food
Random Jewish Facts
100
What do we eat the symbolizes a sweet new year?
What is apples and honey
100
What is the name of instrument we use on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
What is shofar
100
What is Rosh Hashanah?
What is the beginning of the Jewish new year
100
What is the holiest holiday in Judaism?
What is Yom Kippur
100
Why do we put honey on our food on Rosh Hashanah?
What is to symbolize a sweet new year
200

What is the Hebrew name for apple?

 תַפּוּחַ

200
What is a shofar made out of?
What is a rams horn
200
How do you wish people a happy rosh hashanah in Hebrew? Hint: Translates to 'Have a sweet and happy new year'
What is Shana Tova Umetukah.
200

What is the tradition of tashlich? (anyone remember the paper and water activity last year)

What is throwing bread into a moving body of water to symbolize getting rid of our sins

200
Name one of three things you cannot do on Yom Kippur?
What is eating, drinking, wearing leather, putting on perfume etc.
300

How many seeds do we say that a pomegranate has? Hint: It is the number of mitzvot or good deeds that a person can do throughout their lifetime.

What is 613

300
Name one of the three sounds a shofar makes
What is Tkiah, Teruah and Sh'varim
300
What are you supposed to do in the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
What is reflect on your year and apologize for anything bad you have done in the past.
300
How long does the Yom Kippur fast last?
What is from sunset to sunset (25 hours!)
300

What part of our body do we knock on and why?

Heart, why??

400

Name one of the 7 fruits or vegetables listed in the torah called the Seven Species of Israel

What is wheat, barley, grape, fig, pomegranates, olives and dates

400

What story in the Torah does the Shofar connect us to?

It reminds us of the Ram that was sacrificed by Abraham in Isaac's place

400
What does the word teshuva mean? Hint: It's one of the things you are supposed to do between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
What is repent or apologize
400

Besides fasting, what is something you can do to participate in Yom Kippur?

Giving something up like technology, dessert, arguing..

400
What color clothes do you traditionally wear on Yom Kippur?
What is white
500
Why do we eat round challah on Rosh Hashanah? (There are multiple right answers)
What is creation of the world/ cycles of the year
500
Why do we blow the shofar? (there are multiple answers)
What is the way holiday's were announced during biblical times OR the loud sound is a wake up call for our souls
500
The Days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are called the Days of...?
What is Days of Awe
500
Why do we fast on Yom Kippur?
What is concentrating on the past year and your relationship with G-d
500
What is the number of times a shofar can be heard during a Rosh Hashanah service? Hint: It is between 50 and 300
What is 100
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