High Holidays

Hebrew

100

שׁוֹפָר

shofar

200

how do you say prayer in Hebrew?

tefillah

300

אבינו מלכינו

Avinu Malkeinu

400

תְּשׁוּבָה

teshuvah

500

שנה טובה

Shanah Tovah

Traditions/Customs

100

What is the popular greeting we say on Rosh Hashanah?

Shana tova

200

What do we eat on Rosh Hashanah? 

sweet things. apples dipped in honey. 

300

What do we abstain from on Yom Kippur?

working, eating, drinking, wearing leather shoes, anointing oneself, using electronics

400

It is customary to _______ to family and friends to wish them a ________. 

write/send cards & happy new year

500

It is customary to read ______ twice a day every day from the first day of the month of Elul all the way to Sukkot. 

Psalms 27

Symbolism

100

We dip our challah in ____?

honey

200

Why do we blow the shofar?

To inspire reverence: The shofar is a symbolic battle cry and a reminder of the covenant between God and the Jewish people. 

To call for repentance: The shofar is a symbolic wake-up call to stir Jews to mend their ways and repent. 

To mark the coronation of God: The shofar is blown to proclaim God as King, and to remind ourselves to live as loyal subjects. 

To remember the sacrifice of Abraham: The shofar is blown to remind us of the ram that Abraham offered in place of his son Isaac. 

To mark the end of Yom Kippur: The shofar is blown to mark the end of the fast day of Yom Kippur. 

To mark the beginning of Elul: The shofar is blown throughout the month of Elul, the last month of the Jewish civil year, to counteract the diminishing inspiration of Rosh Hashanah. 

To mark the beginning of Rosh Hashanah: The shofar is blown 100 times during a traditional Rosh Hashanah service. 

300

It is customary to wear ____. Why do we wear _____?

• Symbol of purity: White symbolizes purity and is a reminder of the biblical High Priest who wore white linen on Yom Kippur. 

  
  

• Atonement: White clothing is a reminder that atonement is possible, as the prophet Isaiah said that sins can be made white as snow. 

  
  

• Mortality: White is also a color that represents death, which is a reminder of mortality and a motivation to repent. 

  
  

• New year: White symbolizes starting the new year spiritually clean or pure. 

  
  

• Seriousness: Rosh Hashanah is a serious holiday, and the Talmud mentions that white clothing should be worn to illustrate the festive mood. 

  
  

400

Tashlich is the act of _____?

casting off sins from the previous year.

500

It is said on Rosh Hashanah it is _____ and on Yom Kippur it is ______. 

written(inscribed) & sealed

Numbers

100

For how long do we celebrate Rosh Hashanah?

2 days

200

How many days in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?

10

300

How many commandments are in the Torah?

613

400

What Jewish year are we going into?

5785

500

How long is Yom Kippur?

Begins and ends at sundown / 25 hours

Review

100

What is the month that we are in right now?

Elul

200

What are some things we should do during this month?

Reflect

Pray

Read Psalms

Teshuva

Tzedakah

.....

300

When doing teshuvah we must first ask forgiveness from _____ before we ask for forgiveness from G-d.

the person we wronged/hurt

400

Yom Kippur is the day of ________?

Atonement

500

What does Rosh Hashanah literally mean?

head of the year