Shofar
The shofar is traditionally made from the horn of which animal?
Ram
What fruit is dipped into honey for a sweet new year?
Apples!
What do you say on Rosh Hashanah to wish someone a good new year?
Shanah tovah
bonus: umetukah :)
What is Rosh Hashanah?
Beginning of the jewish new year!
You are you NOT allowed to blow the shofar on rosh hashanah if it falls on this day...
Shabbat
What red fruit is eaten on Rosh Hashanah because it is said to contain 613 seeds, matching the number of commandments in the torah?
Pomegranate
During this afternoon ceremony on the first day we symbolically cast away our sins into a flowing body of water, whats it called?
Tashlich
What are you suppose to do in the 10 days between rosh hashanah and yom kippur?
Reflect on your year and apologize for anything bad you have done in the past
What do you call the long, final, single blast of the shofar?
Tekaih Gedolah
Instead of braided loaves of challah, rosh hashanah is traditionally baked into what shape to represent the continuity of life and the crown of god?
Rosh hashanah marks the beginning of these ten days culminating in yom kippur
ten days of repentance
(Aseret yemei teshuva)
What does the word teshuva mean?
hint: its one of the things we are suppose to do between rosh hashanah and yom kippur
Repent, or apologize
What are the three traditional sounds made by the shofar?
200 point bonus if you know what they each represent
Tekiah, Shevarim, Turah
Tekiah: single long continuous blast represents royal coronation blast declaring god as king, signifying wholeness, faith, and the call to stand in awe before the divine
Shevarim: three medium length broken bursts, meant to sound like sighing represent a broken/contrite heart, recognizing out human imperfections and expressing the tears, sighs and repentance of the soul
Teruah: rapid series of at least 9 staccato like short bursts serves as a spiritual alarm clock representing an urgent wake up call from spiritual slumber
fish, sheep or ram (more with the sephardic and mizrahi jews)
or for the vegetarians: cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower
What color is the torah cover and rabbis mantle worn during the high holidays?
white (symbolizes purity)
What year are we ending? What year are we about to start?
ending 5787, starting 5788
The horn of what farm animal is strictly prohibited to be used as a shofar?
cow
because it reminds god of the sin of the golden calf
Why do we eat carrots on rosh hashanah?
(2 right answers, only need one)
- yiddish word mehren means carrot but also to "increase" or "multiply" eating them represents the wish that your good deeds, merits, and blessings multiply
-sliced carrots traditionally looked like gold coins (symbolizing wealth and prosperity)
Meaning "the day of remembrance" or "the day of sounding the shofar" this is the actual Torah name for the holiday of rosh hashanah:
Yom Teruah (day of sounding of the shofar)
or Yom HaZikaron (day of rememberance)
What are the 10 commandments?
1. no other gods
2. no idols
3. do not misuse gods name
4. keep the sabbath holy
5. honor your parents
6. do not murder
7. do not commit adultery
8. do not steal
9. do not lie
10. do not covet