Elul
What is the acronym of Elul?
אני לדודי ודודי לי
How many names does Rosh Hashana have?
4
How many blows, in total, are sounded on Rosh Hashana?
100
On which days of the month is Rosh Hashana?
1st and 2nd of Tishrei
What do we eat on the first night of Rosh Hashana?
If you can also tell the blessing, you will get double the points!
An apple dipped in honey
Blessing: Baruch ata Adonai (....), Boreh Prei HaEtz
What is special about the 40 days from Rosh Chodesh Elul until Yom Kippur?
These are days of Divine Mercy:
When Moshe was on Har Sinai and Hashem forgave the Jewish People for the sin of the Golden Calf
What name represents Hashem judging us for the year
יום הדין
Day of Judgement
What is the minimum amount of sounds you MUST hear on Rosh Hashana?
30
Tekiah, Shevarim, Teruah, Tekiah, x3
Tekiah, Shevarim, Tekiah, x3
Tekiah, Teruah, Tekiah, x3
What should we increase in doing during the month of Elul?
Torah learning
Tefilla - prayer
Tzedaka - Charity and acts of kindness
Why do we have round Challah's on Rosh Hashana?
Symbolizes the cycle of life
and the crown with which we coronate Hashem every year
What is repentance?
Saying sorry to your loved ones before the new year starts.
What is the meaning of
יום תרועה?
The Day of Blowing
We Blow the שׁוֹפָר on this Day.
When does the Torah command us to blow the Shofar?
Only on Rosh Hashana
What is done in the afternoon of the 1st day of Rosh Hashana?
Tashlich:
Recite a prayer by water (with fish), to fulfil the verse "...and You shall throw into the depth all their sins..."
What do we eat on the 2nd day of Rosh Hashana? Why?
A new fruit, to recite the Shehechiyanu blessing
Which name represents Hashem remembering all the mitzvoth we did?
יום הזכרון
The Day of Remembering - Hashem takes into account all that we did this past year
On which days of Elul do we NOT blow the Shofar?
Shabbat and the last day before Rosh Hashana
True or false: According to Jewish tradition, all creatures, human and animal, are judged on Rosh Hashanah.
True
Why do we eat the 1) head of a fish and 2) pomegranates on Rosh Hashana
1) Fish head: We should be "a head and not a tail"
2) Pomegranates: Our merits should be many like the seeds of the pomegranate.
When is it an additional minhag of the Sages to blow the Shofar?
During the month of Elul
This is 1 reason why we don't blow on Erev Rosh Hashana; to separate between the two.