Yom Kippur
Translations and Dates
The Shofar
The Reason Is...
Rosh Hashanah
200

All of these are not allowed on Yom Kippur.

Eating, drinking, and wearing leather

200

What is the Hebrew word for repentance?

T'shuvah

200

Why do we use a ram's horn for the shofar?

To remember how Avraham almost sacrificed Yitzchak

200

During which service do we throw our mistakes in the water in order to have a fresh start?

Tashlich

200
What are the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur called?

The Ten Days of Repentence

400

What is the name of the Haftarah that is recited during the Yom Kippur afternoon service? (HINT: he was swallowed by a dag gadol)

The Book of Jonah

400

What does Rosh Hashanah literally translate to?

The head of the year

400

What is the name of the longest note of the shofar? HINT: It is the one that we do to end Yom Kippur

T'kiah G'dolah

400

Why do we eat a round challah?

To symbolize the cycles of a year

400

What is the special food that we eat on Rosh Hashanah?

Acceptable answers include:

Apples and honey, pomegranates, fish heads, round challot

600

What is the service called where we hear t'kiah g'dolah, and signals that we can finally eat?

Neilah 

600

What is another phrase for the 10 days in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?

Aseret Yimei T'shuvah

600

What are the three different sounds of a shofar?

t'kiah, shevarim, and teruah

600

Why do we observe Yom Kippur?

To give us a time to repent and ask for forgiveness

600

What is the greeting in Hebrew that we say to each other during the High Holidays?

L'shana tovah

800

What color do people traditionally wear on Yom Kippur?

White

800

What is apples and honey in Hebrew?

Tapuchim v'dvash

800

What is the number of times the shofar can be heard during a Rosh Hashanah service?

100

800

What is the white robe that is worn to symbolize purity called?

A kittel

800

Which of these is another name for Rosh Hashanah:

a. Tu B'Shvat (15th day of Sh'vat)

b. Yom Hadin (Day of Judgement)

c. Lag Ba'Omer (33rd day of the Omer)

B. Yom Hadin

1000

Synagogue services on Yom Kippur are known as this.

The longest services of the year.

1000

What Hebrew month are the High Holidays observed?

Tishrei

1000

What animal does a shofar come from?

A ram

1000

Why do we eat apples and honey during Rosh Hashanah?

To have a sweet new year.

1000

What special occasion does Rosh Hashanah celebrate?

The Jewish New Year.