Food
What do you dip in the honey?
Apple
The start of a Jewish New Year
What Australian Jew won a medal in the Olympics?
Jessica Fox
What is the shofar made of?
Ram's horn
Why is Challah round on Rosh Hashanah?
The year is round
What is the translation of rosh hashana?
The head of the year
What is the Hebrew date of Rosh Hashana?
First of Tishrei
Name all 3 sounds of the shofar
Tekiah, Shevarim, Truah
What food is eaten to symbolize the head of the year?
Fish Head
What colour is it customary to wear on Rosh Hashana and yom kippur?
White
What Hebrew year is it now?
5782
How many times do you hear the sound of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah?
100 times
How many seeds is thought to be inside a pomegranate?
613 - to represent the 613 'mitzvot'
How many days are between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
10 days
What are the two 'High Holidays' in Judaism?
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Why do some people eat beetroot on rosh hashana?
Because beetroot in Hebrew is 'selek' which is from the same root as to exile. On rosh hashana we hope to exile our enemies.
What are the holidays in the month of Tishrei?
Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Somchat Torah
When was the first time in Jewish history that the shofar was blown?
Binding of Isaac - when Abraham was going to sacrifice his son, Isaac