Holiday Foods
What fruit is traditionally dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah to wish for a sweet new year?
An apple
What do we blow on like a trumpet during Rosh Hashanah services?
A Shofar
What is the common Hebrew greeting used to wish someone a "Good Year"?
Shanah Tovah
What does the Hebrew phrase "Rosh Hashanah" literally translate to in English?
Head of the Year
What shape is the Challah bread baked in for Rosh Hashanah to represent the cycle of the year?
Round
Which animal's horn is most commonly used to make a shofar?
A ram
What is the name of the custom where people walk to a body of water to "cast away" their mistakes?
Tashlich
This seed-filled fruit is eaten on Rosh Hashanah representing good deeds (mitzvot).
Pomegranate
Why do some families eat the head of a fish during the holiday meal?
To symbolize being "at the head" (a leader) and not at the tail
What is the name of the long, single, continuous blast of the shofar sounded at the very end of a sequence?
Tekiah Gedolah
What Hebrew word means "returning" or "repentance," referring to making things right with others before the new year?
Teshuvah
What is the name of the Hebrew month in which Rosh Hashanah takes place?
Tishrei
If the first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on this day of the week, the shofar is not blown until the second day.
Shabbat (Saturday)
Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of a 10-day period of reflection. What holiday comes at the very end of these 10 days?
Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement)
What other names does Rosh Hashanah have?
Yom Teruah (Day of Sounding the Shofar) or Yom HaZikaron (Day of Remembrance), Yom Hadin (Judgement Day)