FUN FACTS
דג
How many blasts of the shofar do we hear on Rosh Hashannah?
100
The word for pomegranate in Hebrew
רימון
TASHLICH is
On Rosh Hashannah afternoon, we throw bread crumbs into flowing water. People think of things they’ve done wrong in the past year and then “throw them away,” promising for improvement in the coming year
What special prayer do we add for every holiday, that thanks Hashem for keeping us alive to celebrate that moment?
Shehecheyanu
where bees live
in a hive
Besides Rosh Hashannah, another holiday we blow the shofar
YOM KIPPUR (at the very end)
Some people have the head of a fish on their Rosh Hashannah table because
We want to be leaders in the year ahead (leaders and not followers) ראש ולא זנב
The Hebrew date of Rosh Hashannah is
א\ב תישרי
The first and second days of Tishri
What does Avinu Malkeinu mean?
Our Father Our King
Name 3 types of apples
GRANNY SMITH
GOLDEN DELICIOUS
FUGI
GALA
One of the names of Rosh Hashannah that is connected to the shofar
Yom Teruah
The words for round challah in Hebrew
חלה עגולה
HOW MANY DAYS BETWEEN ROSH HASHANNAH TO YOM KIPPUR
TEN DAYS
What do we call the time between Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur?
The Ten Days of Repentance
In Hebrew Aseret Y'mai Teshuvah
How many miles can a honey bee fly per hour?
Honey bees can fly as fast as 15 miles per hour
Elul
THE BLESSING OVER THE APPLE
בורא פרי העץ
What are at least two other names for Rosh Hashannah?
The birthday of the world הַיּוֹם הֲרַת עוֹלָם
Yom Ha-Din (The day of judgement)
Yom Teruah
What prayer is said twice a day from the first of Elul until after Yom Kippur?
Psalm 27
The word for bee in Hebrew
דבורה
NAME ALL THE SOUNDS (Calls) and Combinations OF THE SHOFAR
TEKIAH________________
SHEVARIM____ ____ _____
TRUAH__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
SHEVARIM TRUAH
TEKIAH GEDOLA_____________________________
What does the pomegranate symbolize on Rosh Hashannah?
That our mitzvot (good deeds) should be as many as the seeds in a pomegranate (and maybe there are around 613, like the mitzvot in the Torah)
WHAT DO WE WISH EACH OTHER ON Rosh Hashannah (in hebrew)
שנה טובה ומתוקה תכתיבו
Prayer we say over ראש השנה candles
להדליק נר של יום טוב ראש השנה