Hebrew
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Shofar
Food
Facts
100

The definition of the word Shanah.

What is year?

100

Some people will send this to family and friends to wish them a 'Happy New Year'.

What is a (New Year's) card?

100

Traditionally a shofar is made from the horn of this animal.

What is a Ram?

100

We dip apples in this.

What is honey?

100

TThe number of days we celebrate Rosh Hashanah?

What is 2?

200

The literal definition of the word Rosh. (Not the way it is used in the phrase Rosh Hashana.)

What is head?

200

The color of the robes worn by the service leaders.

What is white?

200

On this day we are NOT allowed to blow the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah.

What is Shabbat?

200

The difference between the challah on Rosh HaShanah and on Shabbat.

The challah on Rosh HaShanah is round.

200

The name of the special siddur for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.

What is a Mahzor?

300

The phrase you use as a greeting on Rosh HaShanah.

What is Shana Tova?

300

The Torah reading on the first day of Rosh Hashanah is about the birth of this person.

Who is Isaac?

300

The number of short blasts that make up Shevarim?

What is 3?

300

The reason that we dip apples in honey.

What is "to have a sweet new year?"


300

The number of days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

What is 10?

400

The meaning of the phrase Shana Tova?

What is Happy New Year?

400

The name of the service held at midnight the Saturday before Rosh hashana.

What is Selichot?

400

The number of different types of shofar blasts that can be made.

What is 4?

400

The reason that the challah is round on Rosh HaShanah.

What is "to symbolize the cycle of life?"

400

Rosh Hashanah falls on the first day of what Hebrew month,

What is Tishrei?

500

The name of the person who sings the prayers. (This is NOT the rabbi.)

What is cantor?

500

The name of the robe worn by the leaders (and some other people) on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.

What is a kittel?

500

These are the names of the different shofar blasts.

What is Tekiah, Shavarim, Teruah, Tekiah Gedolah?

500

One way of participating in this ritual is to throw bread, or other foods, to ducks / fish to symbolically cast off sins. 

What is Tashlich?

500

Rosh Hashanah will begin this Hebrew year.

What is 5781?