Traditions
What do we eat on Rosh Hashanah?
Apples and honey
In what book are the holiday's prayers found?
Machzor
How many days is Rosh Hashanah?
2
Shofar
Hollowed-out ram's horn sounded on Rosh Hashanah
What do the apples and honey that we eat on Rosh Hashanah represent?
A good and sweet new year
In English, what are the three steps to forgiveness?
2. Prayer
3. Charity
In total, how many blessings do we recite at Rosh Hashanah dinner?
Six
(candles, Kiddush, Shehecheyanu, washing hands, Hamotzi, apples/honey)
On which Hebrew date does Rosh Hashanah fall?
1 and 2 of Tishrei
Machzor
Prayer book for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
What are the 3 sounds blown by the shofar on Rosh Hashanah?
Tekiah, Shvarim, & Truah
L'shana tovah
What prayer do we recite on both nights of Rosh Hashanah?
Shehecheyanu
How many days after Rosh Hashanah is Yom Kippur?
10
Tefillah
Prayer
What's the other name for Rosh Hashanah?
Yom Hazikaron
In what Hebrew month do we prepare for Rosh Hashanah?
Elul
Who's birth do we read about in the Torah on Rosh Hashanah?
Isaac/Yitzchak
How many shofar blasts do we hear during each day of Rosh Hashanah?
At least 100
Zikaron
Remembrance
What is the Hebrew wish for the new year we say on Rosh Hashanah?
L'shana tovah umetukah
In Hebrew, what are the three steps to forgiveness?
1. Teshuvah
2. Tefillah
3. Tzedakah
What is the bracha for hearing the shofar?
לשמוע קול שופר
What kind of animal's horn is the shofar usually made out of?
Ram
Or any kosher animal that has a hollow horn.
Teshuvah
According to Jewish tradition, how does G-d review our deeds from the past year?
G-d reviews our deeds in a book that has a page for each of us and considers all we have done