FOODS
What do we dip apples in?
Honey
What is the name of the bread we eat?
Challah
What is the name of the instrument we use on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur?
A Shofar
What is Rosh Hashana?
The beginning of the Jewish New Year
What do we eat to symbolize a sweet New Year?
Apples and honey
What shape is the bread we eat on Rosh Hashana?
Round
What is a Shofar made out of?
A rams horn
What do you say to others on Rosh Hoshana in Hebrew?
Shana Tova
Why do we eat sweet things on Rosh Hashana?
For a sweet New year
Why do we eat round challah on Rosh Hashanah? (There are multiple right answers)
To represent the creation of the world/cycles of the year/continuity of life
How many shofar blasts are there?
3
What does Shana Tova mean?
Have a good year
What do some people put on the Rosh Hashanah table to symbolise the holiday being the 'head' of the new year?
A Fish Head
What fruit represents the 613 mitzvot?
A Pomegranate
Why do we blow the Shofar? (there are multiple answers for this)
The way holidays were announced during biblical times OR the loud sound is to wake up a call for our souls
What do we do on Tashlich?
Throw bread into water
What does Rosh Hoshanna mean?
The Head of the New Year
Why do people eat pomegranates on Rosh Hashanah?
There are the same amount of pomegranate seeds as there are mitzvot (good deeds) in the Torah. 613 to be exact!
Name one of the three sounds a shofar makes
Tkiah, Teruah, Sh'Varim
What does "Teshuva" mean? (hint: It's one of the things you are supposed to do between Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur)
To ask for forgiveness or apologize