Rosh Hashanah Traditions
What is the traditional greeting used on Rosh Hashanah?
Shanah Tovah
What is the name of the prayer book used during Rosh Hashanah?
Machzor
Which country do Jews traditionally face during prayer?
Israel
Which sweet fruit is traditionally dipped in honey?
Apple
How many types of shofar blasts are there?
Three (Tekiah, Shevarim, Teruah)
What item is blown during Rosh Hashanah services?
Shofar
What Hebrew word means “repentance”?
Teshuvah
In which city is the Western Wall located?
Jerusalem
What round bread is eaten to symbolize the cycle of the year?
Round challah
What is the name of the long, unbroken shofar blast?
Tekiah
How many days is Rosh Hashanah celebrated in most of the Jewish world?
Two days
Which biblical matriarch is remembered in the Torah reading on Rosh Hashanah?
Sarah
Name the Ukrainian town where many Hasidic Jews travel for Rosh Hashanah?
Uman
What food is placed on the table to symbolize leadership?
A head (of a fish or ram)
On which day is the shofar not blown if it falls on Shabbat?
The first day of Rosh Hashanah
What book is believed to be opened and closed on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
The Book of Life
What special section is added to the Amidah on Rosh Hashanah?
Malchuyot, Zichronot, and Shofarot
Which U.S. city has a large public Tashlich ceremony at the Hudson River?
New York City
What symbolism is tied to the pomegranate?
Its many seeds represent mitzvot (good deeds)
How many total shofar blasts are traditionally heard?
100
What is the custom of Tashlich?
Casting off sins by throwing bread into a body of water
Which prophet’s vision of a great shofar blast is associated with Rosh Hashanah?
Isaiah
In which continent is it springtime during Rosh Hashanah?
Southern Hemisphere
What is the meaning of eating dates, leeks, or beets on Rosh Hashanah?
A wish to remove enemies or negative decrees
What is the name of the section in the service about kingship, remembrance, and the shofar?
Malchuyot, Zichronot, and Shofarot