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1.Rosh Hashanah translates as:
a. “The New Year”
b. “Head of the Year”
c. “The First Day”
b. “Head of the Year”
How Long is Rosh Hashanah?
A .Rosh Hashanah is one day, the first day of the Jewish year
B .Rosh Hashanah is observed for two days in the Diaspora and one day in Israel
C. Rosh Hashanah is celebrated for two days everywhere
B .Rosh Hashanah is observed for two days in the Diaspora and one day in Israel
What is the central mitzvah of Rosh Hashanah?
a. Hearing the shofar blowing
b. Eating apples dipped in honey
c. Casting our sins into the water
a. Hearing the shofar blowing
Which of the following foods is NOT eaten on Rosh Hashanah?
a. Carrot tzimmes
b. Raisin challah (bread) dipped in honey
c. Gefilte fish in horseradish
c. Gefilte fish in horseradish
When do we eat an apple dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah?
a. After we make kiddush on the first night
b. After we eat challah on the first night
c. After we make kiddush on the second night
b. After we eat challah on the first night
What should one do if they cannot attend services on Rosh Hashanah?
a. Arrange to hear the shofar blowing at home
b. They may not hear shofar that year, as it may only be blown in the presence of a congregation
c. They may make up for it by hearing the shofar at the conclusion of Yom Kippur
c. They may make up for it by hearing the shofar at the conclusion of Yom Kippur
What is “tashlich”?
a. A dish of raisins, cinnamon, carrot, and shredded apple eaten by Sephardim on Rosh Hashanah
b. A Yiddish term that denotes collecting “pocketfuls” of inspiration for the coming year
c. A prayer said near a body of water on the first afternoon of Rosh Hashanah
c. A prayer said near a body of water on the first afternoon of Rosh Hashanah
. Why do we eat a new fruit on the second night of Rosh Hashanah?
a. It ensures that the Shehecheyanu blessing is not in vain
b. It expresses our wish that the coming year be sweet, fresh, and good for us
c. It is an ancient custom, with no apparent reason, attributed to Ezra and Nehemia
b. It expresses our wish that the coming year be sweet, fresh, and good for us
How calls the day after Rosh Hashanah? The day after Rosh Hashanah (except when it is Shabbat) is observed as:
a. Yom Sheini: The “first day of the rest of the year”
b. Isru Chag: a minor holiday celebrating the afterglow of the holy experience
c. Tzom Gedaliah: a fast day
a. Yom Sheini: The “first day of the rest of the year”
When the High HolyDays start/end in 2020?
Rosh Hashanah 2020 begins before sundown on Friday, Sept. 18, and ends after nightfall on Sunday, September 20.
What is blowing on Rosh Hashanah and Yom kippur?
The Shofar
When we saying braha on challah in Rosh ha Shana –before Kiddush or after Kiddush?
After
What braha saying on fruits in Rosh ha Shana?
oetz
Does Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat?
Yes
WHAT IS Yom Kippur and when start/end date in 2020?
Yom Kippur -the Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur 2020 begins before sundown on Sunday, September 27, and ends after nightfall on Monday, September 28.
What braha is saying on cookies in New Year?
Mezonot
What is a Rosh Hodesh?
Beginning a new month on Jewish calendar and new Moon
Which month falls Jewish High Holiday?
Tishrei
When starts month of Tishri ?
September 19
Name food we use for Rosh Hashanah?
Red wine, Hallah , Apple dip to honey, Pomegranate, Head of fish, Carrots Tzimmes
Why we don’t have permission to it nuts on Rosh Hashanah?
not to eat nuts on Rosh Hashanah, as the numerical value of the Hebrew word for nuts equal sin Hebrew word.”chet”
What to Expect at a Shabbat Dinner?
Big holidays family Shabbat meal in family surrounding with blessing of children
Name the holidays on month of Tishri?
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Succot
Which song we begin on Shabbat table before meal?
Shalom Aleyhem, and Eshet Hail
What Is Emunah?
Generally translated as faith