Rosh Hashanah
It means "head of the year."
What is Rosh Hashanah?
We don't do this on Yom Kippur and it makes us very hungry!
What is eat?
It is based on the moon circling the earth and has a leap month 7 times in every 19 years.
What is the Jewish calendar?
This is a holiday of 8 days.
What is "Sukkot"?
This holiday is celebrated on the 8th day of Sukkot for Reform Jews and Israelis and the following day for all others in the diaspora.
What is "Simchat Torah."
These are the special sweets associated with Rosh Hashanah.
What are apples and honey?
This is what Yom Kippur means in English.
What is Day of Atonement?
It is the month when people reflect on their behavior in preparation for the High Holy Days.
What is Elul?
They are the huts that people build to represent the huts that Israelites lived in during the 40 years of wandering.
What are "sukkot"?
You dance with these on Simchat Torah.
What are Torah scrolls?
This is the shape of challah specifically for Rosh Hashanah.
What is round?
These are the three things we can do between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to temper judgmen'ts severe decree.
What are T'shuva, T'fillah & Tzedaka (Repentance, Prayer and Charity?)
It is the holiday on the Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah.
What is S'lichot?
You have to be able to see the stars through the roof.
Why are sukkot made with branches for their roof?
You read the last portion of the Torah, roll it back and start the cycle again by reading the first portion of the Torah.
Why do we celebrate Simchat Torah?
Shanah Tovah
What is the holiday greeting for Rosh Hashanah?
We blow this instrument made from a ram's horn for as long as possible to end Yom Kippur.
What is a shofar?
It is an acronym for "Ani l'dodi v'dodi li" which means I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine.
What is Elul?
Palm, Myrtle, Willow and Etrog
What do people wave around on Sukkot?
This day marks the beginning of the rainy season in Israel and is known as the "Eighth Day of Assembly"?
What is "Sh'mini Atzeret"?
T'kia, Sh'varim and T'ruah.
What are the names of the shofar calls?
We hope to be written into this book for a good year.
What is the "Book of Life?"
This is when people symbolically throw away their sins with bread crumbs.
What is Tashlikh?
Ushpizin
It means "Eighth Day of Assembly."
What is "Sh'mini Atzeret"?