Rosh Hashanah

Question 1

What is the Jewish New Year called?

Answer 1

Rosh Hashanah

Question 2

When does Rosh Hashanah usually occur?

Answer 2

In September or October

Question 3

How many days does Rosh Hashanah last?

Answer 3

Two days

Question 4

What is the blowing of the shofar?

Answer 4

A key ritual on Rosh Hashanah

Question 5

What is the significance of eating apples dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 5

To symbolize a sweet new year

Question 6

What is the traditional greeting during Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 6

Shanah Tovah (Happy New Year)

Question 7

What is the Tashlich ceremony?

Answer 7

A custom of casting off sins into a body of water

Question 8

What is the Book of Life in relation to Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 8

A metaphorical book in which God inscribes the fate of every person for the coming year

Question 9

What is the purpose of blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 9

To awaken people to repentance

Question 10

What is the Hebrew word for repentance?

Answer 10

Teshuvah

Question 11

What is the central theme of Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 11

Repentance and introspection

Question 12

What is the traditional color of clothing worn on Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 12

White

Question 13

What is the name of the Rosh Hashanah prayer service?

Answer 13

Machzor

Question 14

Exodus 12:2 (this month)

Answer 14

It shall be the first month of the year for you

Question 15

What is the shofar made from?

Answer 15

A ram’s horn

Question 16

What is the significance of 100 shofar blasts on Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 16

To confuse Satan and prevent him from accusing the Jewish people

Question 17

What is the traditional meal eaten on Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 17

Apples dipped in honey, challah bread, and other sweet foods

Question 18

What is the name of the prayer recited at the beginning of Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 18

Kiddush

Question 19

What is Rosh hashanah

Answer 19

Day of Judgment and the new year

Question 20

What is the concept of ‘Tikkun Olam’ in relation to Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 20

The idea of repairing the world through acts of kindness and social justice

Question 21

What is the significance of eating pomegranates on Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 21

To symbolize a year of mitzvot (good deeds)

Question 22

What is the meaning of the phrase ‘May you have a good sealing’?

Answer 22

A wish for a favorable judgment on Rosh Hashanah

Question 23

What is the name of the ceremony involving the casting off of sins into a body of water on Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 23

Tashlich

Question 24

What is the purpose of the sounding of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 24

To awaken people to repentance

Question 25

What is the significance of the Tashlich ceremony on Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 25

Symbolic casting off of sins and starting anew

Question 26

What is the meaning of the Hebrew word 'Teshuvah'?

Answer 26

Repentance

Question 27

What is the Book of Life in relation to Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 27

A metaphorical book where God inscribes the fate of every person for the coming year

Question 28

What is the significance of the shofar blasts on Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 28

To awaken people to repentance and signal the start of the new year

Question 29

What is the traditional color of clothing worn on Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 29

White, symbolizing purity and new beginnings

Question 30

What is the special blessing recited over the challah bread on Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 30

HaMotzi, blessing the bread as the source of sustenance

Question 31

What is the significance of the phrase 'May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year'?

Answer 31

A blessing for a favorable judgment and a year of blessings

Question 32

What is the shofar traditionally made from?

Answer 32

A ram's horn, symbolizing sacrifice and repentance

Question 33

What is the central theme of Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 33

Repentance, introspection, and renewal

Question 34

What is the traditional meal eaten on Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 34

Apples dipped in honey, symbolizing a sweet new year, and other symbolic foods

Question 35

What is the name of the Rosh Hashanah prayer book?

Answer 35

Machzor, containing special prayers and liturgy for the holiday

Question 36

What is the meaning of the term 'Yom Hadin' in relation to Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 36

Day of Judgment, when God assesses each person's deeds

Question 37

What is the concept of 'Tikkun Olam' in relation to Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 37

Repairing the world through acts of kindness and social justice