Fun with Food
Tek’iah Gedolah
Rosh Hashanah 101
Fasting:Fun Without Food
Random Jewish Facts
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We eat this to symbolize a sweet new year


Apples and Honey

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The instrument we use on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

What is shofar

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Rosh Hashanah is…

What is the beginning of the Jewish new year

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This holidays is the holiest in Judaism.

What is Yom Kippur

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We put honey on our food in Rosh Hashanah to symbolize…

What is to symbolize a sweet new year

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We put this on the Rosh Hashanah table to symbolize the holiday being the 'head' of the new year?

What is fish

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A shofar is made out of this material

What is a ram’s horn

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One wishes people a happy Rosh Hashanah by saying this phrase in Hebrew

What is Shana Tova (Umetukah)

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The tradition of Tashlich is…

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

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Name one of three things you cannot do on Yom Kippur

What is eating, drinking, wearing leather, putting on perfume etc.

300

We say that a pomegranate has this many seeds 


What is 613
300

Name one of the three sounds a shofar makes

What is Tkiah, Teruah and Sh'varim

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In the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we are supposed to do this action.

What is reflect on your year and apologize for anything bad you have done in the past.

300

Yom Kippur lasts this long.

What is sunset to sunset.

300

You can try to apologize to someone before Yom Kippur this many times


What is three

400

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

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

400

We blow the shofar for this reason


What is the way holiday's were announced during biblical times OR the loud sound is a wake up call for our souls

400

The Hebrew word teshuva means this is in English.

What is apologize or repent.

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The prayer we say on Yom Kippur is called...

What is Kol Nidrei

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On Yom Kippur, you traditionally wear this color of clothes

What is white

500

We eat round challah on Rosh Hashanah for this reason

What is creation of the world/ cycles of the year

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It is custom to blow the Shofar every day during this Jewish month

What is the month of Elul.

500

The Days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are called…

The Days of Awe

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We fast on Yom Kippur for this reason

What is concentrating on the past year and your relationship with G-d

500

A shofar can be heard during a Rosh Hashanah service this number of times.

What is 100