Yom Kippur
How do you celebrate yom Kippur?
Fasting,no electronics, no driving, etc.
How long Is Rosh Hashanah?
10 days
What is the Lulav and Etrog?
(two of the arba minim)
What's the reason we celebrate Yom Kippur?
Seeking forgiveness, cleansing your soul and having a fresh start
Why do we eat apples with honey?
To have a sweet year
How many years did the Israelis spend in the desert?
40 years
What marks the start of the fasting, etc.
The sun setting
How many seeds are in a pomegranate?
613
What do we decorate a Sukkah with?
Paper Chains
What is the shofar and what are the three different types of horns?
A horn made from Rams. 1) Tekiah (תקיעה) is a single long blast of the shofar. 2)Shevarim (שברים) is composed of three connected short sounds. 3)Teruah (תרועה) - in most Sephardic and Ashkenazi traditions, this is a string of many short-lived, broken blasts made by the tongue
What is Rosh Hashanah for Israel?
The Israeli new year
What holiday comes right before Sukkot?
Yom Kippur
What happened to cause us to celebrate Yom Kippur?
We betrayed god's trust and needed his forgiveness so on Yom Kippur we try to apologize for our sins.
What does a pomegranate represent?
The 613 seeds in a pomegranate represent the mitzvot.
Why did they build sukkot when they were in the desert?
(its easier to build and take down than a house)