Rosh Hashana Traditions
This fruit is traditionally dipped in honey
Apple
What sweet food represents hopes for a sweet new year?
Honey
What instrument is blown during Rosh Hashanah?
Shofar
During which Hebrew month or Month does Rosh Hashanah occur?
Tishrei or September
What does “Rosh Hashanah” literally mean?
Head of the Year
What is the tradition of throwing bread crumbs into a body of water called?
Tashlich
What type of challah is traditionally eaten on Rosh Hashanah?
round challah
What animal's horn is most commonly used to make the instrument blow during Rosh Hashana?
Ram's Horn
How many days does Rosh Hashanah traditionally last?
2 days
What does “Shanah Tovah” mean?
Good Year
What special blessing is often said when eating a new fruit on Rosh Hashanah?
Shehecheyanu
What fruit is traditionally eaten because its many seeds can symbolize numerous mitzvot?
pomegranate
What is the name of the long, continuous instrument blast?
Tekiah Gedolah
What are the ten days beginning with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur called?
Ten Days of Repentance / Ten Days of Awe
What does “L'shanah tovah tikatevu” mean?
May you be inscribed for a good year
During _____, what are people symbolically casting away?
Sins/transgressions
Why are apples and honey eaten together on Rosh Hashanah?
sweet year
What are the three main types of instrument sounds called?
Tekiah, Shevarim, and Teruah
What biblical event involving Abraham and Isaac is traditionally associated with the Rosh Hashanah Torah reading?
Binding of Isaac (Akedah)
What is another name for Rosh Hashanah meaning “Day of Judgment”?
Yom HaDin
Why is ____ challah traditionally eaten on Rosh Hashanah?
cycle of the year / continuity of life
What food is sometimes eaten to symbolize the wish to “increase” or “multiply” blessings in the coming year?
Fish (Fish can symbolize fertility, abundance, or multiplication in some Rosh Hashanah traditions)
Which instrument sound consists of three shorter blasts?
Shevarim
What biblical name for Rosh Hashanah means “day of sounding/blasting”?
Yom Teruah
What Hebrew phrase is used for the symbolic “inscription” in the Book of Life?
Ketivah v'chatimah tovah