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Shofar
Hebrew Terms
Rosh Hashanah Customs
Rosh Hashanah Facts
Odds & Ends
100
The animal most commonly used for a shofar
What is a ram
100
It is the literal meaning of the words Rosh Hashanah
What is Head of the Year
100
It is something we eat that symbolizes a sweet year
What is apples and honey
100
The number of days we celebrate Rosh Hashanah
What is 2
100

It symbolizes the 613 mitzvot of the Torah, representing righteousness and abundance due to its many seeds

What is pomegranate?

200
It's when we are NOT allowed to blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah
What is Shabbat
200
It is the Hebrew new year's greeting
What is Shanah Tovah
200
It is what we send to friends and relatives to wish them a good year
What is New Year's cards
200

Wearing ______ clothes is a widespread custom on Rosh Hashanah to signify purity, a blank slate for the new year, and a request for mercy in judgment.

What is white

200
The Torah reading on the first day of Rosh Hashanah is about his birth
Who is Isaac
300

It is the name for one long blast of the shofar

What is Tekiah

300
It is the Hebrew month in which Rosh Hashanah falls
What is Tishrei
300
It is something special about the challah we serve on Rosh Hashanah
What is that it is round
300
The number of days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur
What is 10
300

Dates, Leeks, Apples, Pears, Pomegranate, Gourd

what is not related to Rosh HaShana

400
It is the name for 3 short blasts on the shofar
What is Shevarim
400

Instead of saying "Baruch ata Adonai..." on Rosh HaShana we start our prayers with...

What is "Yehi ratzon milfanecha"

400
It is the ceremony in which we symbolically throw away our sins
What is Tashlich
400
The name of the special prayer book we use on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
What is Machzor
400

When attending services on Rosh Hashanah, men wear a _______ during the morning services.

What is tallit?

500
It is the name for 9 very short blasts on the shofar
What is Teruah
500

The prayer for _______is that "our enemies be cut off,"

What is Leeks

500

It is the name of the service held at midnight on the Saturday before Rosh Hashanah

What is Selichot

500

The Hebrew year that we will celebrate this year

What is 5786

500

Parsley, dates, dill, carrots, green onion, leeks, watermelon

what are the tree foods that symbolize Rosh HaShana?