Food
Shofar
Hebrew Terms
Rosh Hashanah Specifics
Miscellaneous
100

What do we eat that symbolizes a sweet new year?

What is apple and honey

100

The animal most commonly used for a shofar


What is a ram


100

What is the literal meaning of the words Rosh Hashanah

What is Head of the Year

100

The number of days we celebrate Rosh Hashanah

What is 2

100

What is the holiest jewish holiday?

What is yom kippur

200

What do we put on the table to symbolize the holiday being the head of the new year

What is the head of a fish?

200

It's when we are NOT allowed to blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah


What is Shabbat


200

What is the Hebrew new year's greeting

What is Shanah Tovah

200

The color of the Torah covers on Rosh Hashanah

What is white

200

Who is the prime minister known for standing on his head?

What is Ben Gurion

300

How many seeds do we say that a pomegranate has? Hint: the # of mitzvot or good deeds that a person can do throughout their lifetime.

What is 613?

300

It is the name for one long blast of the shofar


What is Tekiah


300

It is the Hebrew month in which Rosh Hashanah falls

What is Tishrei

300

The number of days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur

What is 10

300

What can you see a lot of Israeli kids doing on the street on the day of yom kippur?

What is riding bikes

400

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

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

400

It is the name for 3 short blasts on the shofar


What is Shevarim


400

It is what the word "Teshuva" means


What is repentance (turn or return)

400

The name of the special prayer book we use on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

What is Machzor

400

How many times LESS likely are babies in Israel to be allergic to peanuts than in other countries (3x…)?

What is 10 times less likely

500

Why do we eat round challah on Rosh Hashanah?

What is creation of the world/ cycles of the year?

500

It is the name for 9 very short blasts on the shofar


What is Teruah


500

It is another Hebrew name for Rosh Hashanah


What is Yom Hazikaron or Yom Teruah


500

The Hebrew year that we will celebrate this year

What is 5778

500

At what rate is the Dead Sea shrinking every day (in cm or inches)?

What is 1-3cm per year 0.393701/ 1.1811in