Shofar
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Minhagim
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100
Which animal do we get a shofar from?

A ram

100

What is the literal meaning of the words Rosh Hashanah

Head of the Year

100

What is something we eat that symbolizes a sweet year?

Apples and honey

100

How many days is Rosh Hashanah

2

100

What is the hebrew date of Rosh Hashana?

Alef and Bais Tishrei

200

When we are NOT allowed to blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah

When it's also Shabbos

200

What does Shana Tova mean?

Have a good year

200

What is something special about the challah we serve on Rosh Hashanah

It is round

200

100

How many blasts of the shofar are we supposed to hear?

200

Take a nap

What is one thing most people don't do on Rosh Hashana afternoon?

300

What is the name for one long blast of the shofar

Tekiah

300

Which Hebrew month does Rosh Hashanah fall in?

Tishrei

300

What is the ceremony in which we throw away our aveiros called

Tashlich

300

How many days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur

10

300

Name at least 5 Hebrew months

Tishrei, Cheshvan, Kislev, Teves, Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul

400

What is the name for 3 short blasts on the shofar

Shevarim

400

What does the word "Teshuva" means

To get forgiveness (or return)

400

What do men wake up early to say the days before Rosh Hashana?

Selichot

400

What is the name of the special siddu we use to daven from on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

A Machzor

400

What and when is Tzom Gidalya?

A fast day the day after Rosh Hashana
500

What is the name for 9 very short blasts on the shofar

Teruah

500

What is another Hebrew name for Rosh Hashanah?

Yom Hazikaron or Yom Teruah

500

Why do we eat carrots on Rosh Hashana

We should have a lot of mitzvos/zechusim


500

What is the Hebrew year that we will celebrate this year

5784

500

What is the haftarah we read on the first day of Rosh Hashanah about a woman who prays for a child?

Cannah