Rosh Hashanah
Shofar
The Reason Is..
Jewish History
Yom Kippur
100

Days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

10 Day of Repentance

100

Abraham's sacrifices this instead of Isaac

a ram

100

Bread crumbs into the water

Tashlich- throwing away our bad deeds

100

The "father" of the Jewish people.

Who is Abraham?

100

Prohibited on Yom Kippur

Eating & drinking

200

Any Special Food

Apples & Honey

Pomegranate

Fish Head


200

Last Blast of the shofar

Tekiah Gadolah

200

Symbol of a new year

Round Challah, Fish Head

200

He led the Hebrew people out of slavery.

Who is Moses

200

Major Story read in the Afternoon of Yom Kippur

Jonah and the Whale

300

Rosh Hashanah Greeting

La Shana Tova

300

3 sounds made with the shofar

Tekiah, Shevarim, Teruah


300

Why Yom Kippur is celebrated

Atonement, cleansing, confession, repentance

300

Name one of the first three kings of Israel.

Who are Saul, David and Solomon

300

5th and Final service of Yom Kippur

Neilah

400

Rosh Hashanah celebrates this special occasion 

Jewish New Year

400

The number of holidays the shofar is blown on

2 (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at the end)

400

The white robe worn during marriage and in burial (kittel)

Purity and cleansing, gravity of the occasion

400

What year was the State of Israel created?

1948

400

Activity other than fasting which is prohibited on Yom Kippur?

Annointing, bathing, sexual relations, and wearing leather shoes

500

Rosh Hashanah also marks this special birthday

Humanity
500

Number of blasts of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah?

100

500

Apples & Honey

A sweet new year

500

The date both Holy Temples were destroyed

What is the 9th of Av (Tisha B'av)

500

Name of Yom Kippur in relation to a weekly holy day

Shabbat of all Shabbats