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Teki'ah Gedolah
Rosh Hashanah 101
Fasting: Fun without Food
Random Jewish Facts
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What do we eat the symbolizes a sweet new year?

apples and honey

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When do we start blowing the Shofar?

on Rosh Chodehs Elul

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What is Rosh Hashanah?

The beginning of the Jewish new year

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What is the holiest holiday in Judaism?

 Yom Kippur

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Why do we put honey on our food on Rosh Hashanah?

to symbolize a sweet new year

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What do we put on the Rosh Hashanah table to symbolize the holiday being the 'head' of the new year?

head of a fish

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What is a shofar made out of?

 a rams horn

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How do you wish people a happy rosh hashanah in Hebrew? Hint: Translates to 'Have a sweet and happy new year'

 Shana Tova Umesukah.

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What is the tradition of tashlich? 

Saying a special Tefilla by a body of water (with fish) to symbolise throwing away our sins into the water

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Name some of the Simanim we eat on Rosh Hashanah?

head of fish, round challah, pomegranate, carrots, beets

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How many seeds do we say that a pomegranate has? (Bonus: What else is the size number?)

613

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Name  the three sounds a shofar makes

Tkiah,  Sh'varim and Teruah

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What are you supposed to do in the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?

Do Teshuva! Ask forgiveness from Hashem and friends

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What are we not allowed to do on Yom Kippur?

Eat, drink, wear leather shoes, wash hand until knuckles. Yom Kippur is like Shabbos as well

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How many times can you try to apologize to someone before Yom Kippur?

Three

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Name one of the 7 fruits or vegetables listed in the bible called the Seven Species of Israel

wheat, barley, grape, fig, pomegranates, olives and dates

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What animal's horn cannot be used to make a shofar?

a cow/bull

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What does the word teshuva mean? Hint: It's one of the things you are supposed to do between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

repent or apologize

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What is the prayer we say on Yom Kippur called?

 Kol Nidrei

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What color clothes do you traditionally wear on Yom Kippur?

 white

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Why do we eat round challah on Rosh Hashanah? (There are multiple right answers)

creation of the world/ cycles of the year

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Why do we blow the shofar? (there are multiple answers)

To remind us to do Teshuva! also to remind Hashem of the עקדת יצחק

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The Days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are called?

עשרת ימי תשובה

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Why do we fast on Yom Kippur?

It is a Mitzvah from the Torah, and we want to only focus on asking Hashem for forgiveness

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What is the number of times a shofar can be heard during a Rosh Hashanah service? Hint: It is between 50 and 300

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