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100

What does the apples and honey symbolize during Rosh Hashanah?

What is a sweet, prosperous new year?

100

What is a practice performed on Rosh Hashanah that honors the tradition of letting light into one's home?

What is lighting candles?

100

What animal does the Shofar come from?

What is a ram?

100

How many days does Rosh Hashanah last?

What is 2 days?

200

What does the round challah symbolize during Rosh Hashanah?

What is the unbroken, never ending cycle of life?

200

What Jewish place of worship is typically visited on Rosh Hashanah?

What is a Synagogue?

200

How many blasts are in Tekiah?

What is one blast?

200

What season does Rosh Hashanah fall in?

What is autumn?

300

What does the fish head symbolize during Rosh Hashanah?

What is being a leader, not a follower (head, not tail)?

300

What is a traditional practice performed on Rosh Hashanah that utilizes an instrument?

What is sounding the shofar?

300

How many blasts are in Shevarim?

What is three blasts?

300

What calendar month does Rosh Hashanah typically fall in?

What is September?

400

What does the number of seeds in a pomegranate symbolize?

What is the 613 commandments?
400

What is the exception to using the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah?

What is Shabbat falling on the same day as Rosh Hashanah?

400

How many blasts are in Teruah and how are they played?

What is nine or more short blasts?

400

What important Jewish holiday follows Rosh Hashanah?

What is Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement)?

500

What do the dates eaten on Rosh Hashanah symbolize?

What is a wish to end grievances against enemies (t'marim, the Hebrew word for dates, sounds similar to tam, the word for end)?

500

What is the Jewish ritual of repentance performed on Rosh Hashanah?

What is tashlich (casting of sins by throwing bread into water)?

500

What sound is created during Tekiah Gedolah?

What is a long blast (as long as the user's breath lasts)?
500

What Hebrew month does Rosh Hashanah fall in and which day does it begin in that month?

What is the first of Tishrei?

500

What do people say to wish others a happy new year?

What is Shanah Tova?