Fun with Food
What do we eat that symbolizes a sweet new year?
Apple dipped in Honey
What is the name of instrument we use on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
The Shofar
What is Rosh Hashanah?
It is the beginning of the New Year
What is the holiest holiday of the year?
Yom Kippur
Why do we put honey on our food?
To symbolize a sweet new year
What do we put on the Rosh Hashanah table to symbolize the holiday being the 'head' of the new year?
The head of a Fish
What is a shofar made out of?
A rams horn
How do you wish people a happy Rosh Hashanah in Hebrew?
א כתיבה וחתימה טובה לשנה טובה ומתוקה.
What is the tradition of tashlich? (We will be doing tashlich together next week :) )
What is throwing bread into a moving body of water to symbolize getting rid of our sins
Name one of three things you cannot do on Yom Kippur?
Eat, Drink, Wear leather shoes, wear perfume etc.
How many seeds do we say that a pomegranate has? Hint: It is the number of mitzvot or good deeds that a person can do throughout their lifetime.
613
Name one of the three sounds a shofar makes
Tkiah, Teruah and Sh'varim
What are the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur called and what are you supposed to do during this time?
Aseres Yimei Teshuva, and you are supposed to reflect on your year, do teshuva and make hachlata to increase in your Yiddishkeit.
How long does the Yom Kippur fast last?
Approximately 26 hours.
How many times can you try to apologize to someone before Yom Kippur?
Three
Name at least two of the seven fruits that are special to Eretz Yisroel.
wheat, barley, grape, fig, pomegranates, olives and dates
What animal's horn cannot be used to make a shofar?
A cow/bull
What is the prayer we say on Yom Kippur called that removes our broken promises
What is Kol Nidrei
What color clothes do you traditionally wear on Yom Kippur?
What is white
Why do we eat round challah on Rosh Hashanah? (There are multiple right answers)
What is creation of the world/ cycles of the year
Why do we blow the shofar? (there are multiple answers)
What is the way holiday's were announced during biblical times OR the loud sound is a wake up call for our souls
What is a term for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Yomim Noraim
Why do we fast on Yom Kippur?
What is concentrating on the past year and your relationship with G-d
What is the number of times a shofar can be heard during a Rosh Hashanah davening?
What is 100 and then another 30 after Kadish